Only an island of fire can do justice to one of the most hallowed names in automotive history. On the roads of the volcanic island of Tenerife, we drove the open-top version of the new Ferrari 849 Testarossa.

Cockpit with a view: the Ferrari 849 Testarossa Spider high above the coast of Tenerife. (Image: Ferrari)

Wednesday, 15 July 2026 14:01

Text: Jorge S. B. Guerreiro; Images: Ferrari

Ferrari has revived its glorious Testarossa nameplate! The mythical name first appeared on several models in the 1950s – but it was above all the Testarossa of 1984 that seared it into collective memory.