In this video, we take the Ferrari 849 Testarossa for a full road and track test.
We drive the car on public roads and on circuit to understand how it behaves in different environments, and what that means for owners who might actually use it. We look at how the Testarossa delivers its performance, how approachable it feels at speed, and whether it rewards commitment without demanding perfection.
We explore how the car feels from behind the wheel, how confidence builds on track, and how usable it is when driven hard and driven normally.
Presented by Rory Reid, this is a real-world assessment of Ferrari’s latest Testarossa, asking not just how fast it is, but how it deploys its performance, and how much of that performance drivers can realistically access.
If you’re interested in modern Ferrari performance cars, road and track testing, and what it’s actually like to live with extreme performance, this review is for you.
CHAPTERS
00:00 What is the 849 Testarossa, and what’s the price?
00:48 Road driving
01:54 Engine specs
3:52 Exterior design
4:31 How big is the boot?
6:15 Interior
8:16 Electric driving in town
9:23 Track driving
15:51 Ferrari Integrated Vehicle Estimator (FIVE)
19:47 Will it drift?
21:52 Verdict: Is it a good car?
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This or the Lamborghini Revuelto? What are you picking?
It looks drop dead ugly even worse than F80 they should definitely bring back pininferina
it's actually a great design . 9 out of 10. this car is a beauty
So a 1035 HP V8 wrapped in classic-modern Ferrari DNA. YES!
Unusable performance, iffy hybrid batteries and eye watering depreciation, it's all going in the wrong direction, just get a F8 Tributo instead.
I think we owe the R35 GT-R an apology, it was ahead of it's time.
One of the most hideous things I've seen.
74 liters of boot space is a lot of vodka!❤
The supercar definitely look good but not better than the SF90
Didn’t think Ferrari could put an uglier front end on one of their cars than the Cilindri, but now they have. What happened? Did the engineers beat up the designers? Lol. Performance is great; of course price for this performance is bloated compared to the new ZR1 and ZR1X (Sorry to spoil the coming out party) but I’m sure there is a market somewhere. Never thought the day would come where I could say a Vette looked better than a Ferrari. Lol
If I had to choose between this 2026 model and another car, like a 2012 Aventador. I would still choose the 2012 Aventador.
Pininfarina please come back…😢😢😢
Not the best looking car but holy 💩 the engineering is next level 👌
It looks sooooo ugly. Awful.
Terrible looking thing. Awful !
Ferrari producing Ugly car nowadays for no reason… what this Lego Style come from?
Definitely a good looking car. The rear is stunning
Ferrari designs of late aren't cutting it. Very ugly cars
front look like kia picanto
Looks terrible tell the truth and from the back even worse
I think the design team is trying to stop the depreciation of the SF90… successfully
Great video Rory!
Sorry, I hated the Sf-90 and this is just as ugly. The 458 Italia was the last Ferrari which I loved ❤❤❤❤❤
🤩😘, 849 Testarossa ❤💛🤌 absolutely magnificent
Don’t know what everyone is talking about it looks good to me I would drive it
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Every reviewer of this car seems to be holding back, especially with the design – are they afraid that Ferrari wont give them review cars anymore of they don't play the game?
Ferrari do not make pretty cars anymore.
Everyone complaining about the looks 90% can’t afford it 20 % that can afford it will buy it and ina few years after everyone sees it in person it will grow on people and it won’t be that bad
nice
No one is going to get this instead of the Sf90
to be fair an f1 cars weight slight less then half of this car with similar power.
This is the ugliest Ferrari ever made along with the 12cilindri. It's like 10 people designed in an argument, plus it sounds like a Dyson vacuum cleaner