2027 Testarossa: Bullet with Butterfly Wings
First glance: Is this thing serious?
To be honest, when I first saw the official picture of 2027 Testarossa, I almost sprayed coffee on the screen. Ferrari crazy people actually brought back the classic "flip" headlight! But it wasn't an old-school halogen lamp, but four slender strips of LED light hidden under an angular transparent cover-like a butterfly folding its wings but revealing a row of miniature missile launchers. The iconic side skirt air intake on the side of the car body is still there, but it has been redesigned into a guide groove with active fins. When the speed exceeds 120km/h, it will automatically open and breathe like a fish gills. The whole car is so low that it is almost close to the ground, and there are new shark fin cooling holes behind the front wheel arch... Wait, is this product really a 2027 production car? Not a conceptual model for a modification exhibition?
Sit in: fighter cockpit or sauna?
Pulling open the door (yes, it's still a butterfly wing door, but with added electric suction and anti-pinch functions), I looked at it. The interior was like taking the F1 steering wheel directly up and then covering it with a layer of hand-sewn leather and Alcantara. The center console is tilted 14 degrees towards the driver, and all physical buttons are gone-including the air conditioning! Air conditioning adjustment relies entirely on knobs on the steering wheel + touch feedback, as well as voice control. To be honest, at first, I searched for a defogging button for glass blowing for a long time, and I almost suffocated in the cockpit. The seat is a carbon fiber single shell with paper-thin cushions, but the waist is not broken after a long drive? The people at Ferrari said they were filled with memory foam, and I believed it. But back row? Forget it. There is only an electric storage compartment hidden behind the seat, just enough to put two helmets down.
Ignition: The roar of the V12 or the whining of the motor?
Pressing the red "start" button on the steering wheel, I expected a thunderous boom of the V12-the result was an electronic "whoosh ~" and then a low purr. Yes, 2027 Testarossa is a hybrid. But don't rush to scold, Ferrari added three motors to the 6.5-liter V12: one on the rear axle and two on the front wheel. Comprehensive horsepower? Officials say there are more than 1000 horses, but they are evasive about the exact number. I guess the actual power on the wheel may be close to 1100 horses. Torque? I don't know, because the instantaneous peak value of the motor cannot be measured numerically at all. I only knew that the first time I made a full throttle corner, the rear wheel idled for less than half a second before being held down by the traction control. Then the whole person was nailed into the seat, and his vision was blurred for half a second-it felt like being punched through the air with a fist, and it was like the airflow fanned out by a butterfly's wings pushing you into the universe.
Keep it on: Elegant thug or irascible lady?
To be honest, in normal mode, this Testarossa is as gentle as a civil servant. The chassis is even more comfortable to filter vibration than the previous generation SF90, and the power output is so smooth that you wonder if you were driving the wrong car. But as long as you turn the knob into "Performance" mode, most of the electronic system will immediately fade away. The V12 will start tearing your eardrums like a wild animal with a sound of more than 8,000 revolutions. The motor will burst out with an unannounced pull when it goes out of the corner. Feeling, the road feeling of the steering wheel is transmitted clearly like touching every stone on the road. But what's interesting is that even in this state, the steering is not as neurotic as a traditional Ferrari-it retains the right affinity, as if to say: "I know you are violent, but let me accompany you to adapt." Isn't this crazy and restrained contradiction the best portrayal of "butterfly wings wrapping bullets"?
Life-oriented scenarios: What psychological preparations do you need to make to buy it?
First of all, you have to accept its presence-the car is so wide that it can fit two standard parking spaces. When it is parked in the parking building, there is only three to four centimeters of space on the left and right sides. Every time you open the door, you have to be careful not to hit the pillar next to it. Secondly, although the chassis can be lifted and lowered, the front lip ground clearance is still smaller than the thickness of the iPhone14 Pro Max. The speed bump must be passed obliquely, otherwise you will hear the terrible sound of carbon fiber scraping the ground. Fuel consumption? Don't ask, drive it around the city, and the average fuel consumption shows 30 liters/100 kilometers, but who cares? The fuel tank has a capacity of 60 liters, which means that the battery life on full fuel may be less than 200 kilometers. There is also that weird storage space-the front compartment can fit into a boarding case, but the rear storage compartment can only hold a helmet. If you want to go shopping in the supermarket together, I'm sorry, there is no back seat, and there is not enough trunk. All this tells you: this is not a car, it is a hybrid of art and speed machine-breathtakingly beautiful and maddeningly troublesome.
Final thought: Is it worth it?
This question actually does not need to be answered. The purpose of the 2027 Testarossa's existence is not to compare data with the Porsche 918 Spyder or the McLaren Speedtail, but in a world where electrification is increasingly homogeneous, Ferrari stubbornly uses the combination of V12+ motors to retain a part of the fuel era. soul. When you drive it on a mountain road, press the start button, listen to the engine roar like a tiger tearing its prey after 7000 rpm, and the three motors provide instant thrust to make you forget the laws of physics-you will feel that all the noise, unevenness, and low practicality you endure are worth it. It's a bullet with butterfly wings: it can shoot you towards the horizon on a straight road, or it can pass it with elegant steps in a curve. Just remember to make sure you have a steady direction before shooting.
