A Swiss company is working on a modernized version of the Ferrari Testarossa.It has a more powerful version of the original car’s 4.9-liter flat-12.There’s no word yet on price or availability, but it won’t be cheap.In the 1980s, the Ferrari Testarossa was a spectacular supercar symbol of the era’s excess and conspicuous consumption. It also enjoyed a starring role in the later seasons of the ultimate ‘80s cop show, Miami Vice. The Testarossa quickly fell out of critical favor, but in recent years interest has started to rise again and values have enjoyed a corresponding increase. Now a Swiss tuner is set to offer a faster and modernized version of the original car.Based in Coldrerio in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, Officine Fioravanti has reportedly spent 14 months working on its retuned Testarossa. This company seems to be a continuation of a design agency that Leonardo Fioravanti started in the 1990s—Fioravanti himself led the team at Pininfarina that designed the original Testarossa.

The new car has a more powerful version of the original car’s 4.9-liter flat-12 that produced 380 horsepower and—with a long enough straight and a brave enough pilot—could push the Testarossa to just under 180 mph, enough to make it the fastest production car in the world at the time. We don’t know exactly how much more power and torque the new version has, but according to Veloce.it its rev limiter has been raised to 9000 rpm. With revised aerodynamics, around 260 pounds of weight savings, and new Michelin Pilot Sport tires, the Testarossa is now claimed to be capable of 200 mph.

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We’re not sure why Officine Fioravanti has opted to wrap its prototype in camouflage for these early images, as no obvious changes have been made to the original bodywork. Rather than try to diminish the problems of packaging its vast flat-12 engine, Fioravanti’s Testarossa design featured a dramatically squared-off rear end and also the iconic side strakes set into the doors and leading to the rear radiator inlets. Another famous feature of early Testarossas was the use of a single extra-long external mirror on the driver’s side only—one we are pleased to see Officine Fioravanti’s test car still wears.

Other changes include the addition of traction control and ABS, as well as electronic Ohlins dampers and an adjustable suspension. There is no word on power steering, another omission from the original Testarossa, but we wouldn’t be surprised if an electric system has been added to help low-speed maneuvering. Officine Fioravanti is also promising a fully retrimmed cabin with new leather, machined aluminium components in place of plastic, and a modern audio system.

Officine Fioravanti

There is no word on price or availability yet. The finished car certainly won’t be cheap, but if you already possess a Testarossa you are almost certain to have a high tolerance for painful bills. For reference, Ian Callum’s reimagining of the original Aston Martin Vanquish costs around $600,000 beyond the cost of the base car itself. But regardless of money, we are very keen to see what the finished version is capable of.
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Rezvani, a small automaker specializing in rebodied modern cars, has revealed its latest creation, the Retro RR1.Based on a Porsche 911, the RR1 comes with either 600 or 750 horsepower and is offered with both manual and automatic transmissions.Only 50 will be made, and the conversion will cost a whopping $195,000.Rezvani, a small boutique automaker based in Irvine, California, has made several intriguing, rebodied cars since its founding in 2013. The sleek Beast utilized the chassis from an Ariel Atom and Cosworth four-cylinder engines before switching to C8 Corvette underpinnings in 2024. The Tank, meanwhile, is a brutish V-8-powered adaption of the Jeep Wrangler, while the Vengeance is an armored take on the Cadillac Escalade. The company’s latest vehicle, the Rezvani Retro RR1, looks to the past for inspiration, emulating the Porsche 935 race car while using modern Porsche 911 bones. The latest 992-generation of the iconic 911 sports car forms the base for the Rezvani Retro RR1, which features curvaceous bodywork with old-school charm. The headlights are circular and upright like on classic 911s, while the rear features an integrated wing and bodywork that wraps around a simple light bar. Rezvani also carved substantial vents into the front and rear fenders and completely reworked the front and rear bumpers. The body is formed from carbon fiber, aside from the doors.Rezvani MotorsRezvani is offering the RR1 in two variants. As the name suggests, the RR1 600 features a turbocharged 3.0-liter flat-six engine pushing 600 horsepower to the rear wheels, allowing the car to blast from zero to 60 mph in a claimed 3.0 seconds. While Rezvani recommends starting the modifications with a Carrera T, the company says any 992 Carrera model can be converted into an RR1. That means a variety of transmissions are available, from six- and seven-speed manuals to an eight-speed automatic. The RR1 750, meanwhile, is formed from the 911 Turbo S. Predictably, the turbocharged 3.8-liter flat-six sends 750 horsepower to all four wheels, dropping the claimed zero-to-60-mph time to just 2.0 seconds. This model is also said to get a “more aggressive, throaty exhaust note,” and only comes with the quick-shifting eight-speed PDK automatic.Rezvani MotorsRezvani will offer suspension setups tuned for either street or track driving. Optional Brembo six-piston brakes will cost $12,500, and Rezvani is also selling a centerlock wheel conversion for the same price. Other options include a $550 bespoke shift knob, carbon-fiber turbofan wheel covers for $4500, and a steel roll cage for $5500.Rezvani only released one photo of the cabin—which showed off the wooden shift knob in the 2025 Carrera T—so the rest of the interior is presumably unchanged from a standard Porsche. That’s not a bad thing, of course. Rezvani will also sell you bespoke seat inserts ($3750) and a custom steering wheel with optional integrated shift lights ($4500).Just 50 examples of the RR1 will be available, and Rezvani says the first customer cars are already being built, with deliveries set to kick off this summer. Strangely, Rezvani says the first five cars will be sold for $195,000, but the price will increase for the remaining vehicles—and that likely doesn’t include the price of the donor car. The RR1 will be the first in a line of tributes to iconic car designs from Rezvani Retro, a new branch of the boutique automaker.More Rebodied Sports CarsCaleb Miller began blogging about cars at 13 years old, and he realized his dream of writing for a car magazine after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University and joining the Car and Driver team. He loves quirky and obscure autos, aiming to one day own something bizarre like a Nissan S-Cargo, and is an avid motorsports fan. More

The 2021 Land Rover Discovery Sport has a new electrical architecture and the Pivi Pro infotainment system from the Defender.
Lane-keeping assist, traffic-sign recognition, and a driver-condition monitor are now standard.
Land Rover has discontinued the base version, which raises the point of entry by $4100; the new starting price is $42,950 for the Discovery Sport S P250.
For 2021, Land Rover’s Discovery Sport receives an easier-to-use infotainment system made possible by a new electrical architecture that boasts a staggering 85 ECUs. Now if a British vehicle with 85 onboard computers doesn’t sound like the greatest idea you’ve ever heard, you’re not alone.

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Dubbed Pivi Pro, the new infotainment system adds standard Android Auto and Apple CarPlay and comes with a modem to allow for over-the-air updates. Land Rover boasts that it has the same intuitive usability as a smartphone and can be configured to suit the user’s needs and we’ve found it to work well in the Land Rover Defender. Drivers may also appreciate that the system doesn’t have to reboot every time the Disco Sport shuts off. A dedicated power source allows the infotainment system to sleep when the ignition is off.

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To let drivers and passengers breathe easier, Land Rover now offers a cabin air-filtration system that will keep even tiny particles out of the interior. The system can be manually turned on, but it also has sensors for pollutants and allergens and will automatically turn on when needed.

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For the safety minded, the Discovery Sport will now come standard with traffic-sign recognition, lane-keeping assist, a driver condition monitor that watches the driver to make sure eyes and attention remain on the road, and a surround camera that gives a view of the vehicle’s surroundings.
Land Rover has dropped the base Discovery Sport Standard 4WD model, which means the lineup now starts at the S 4WD model. While the price change from 2020 to 2021 on the S 4WD is only $400, the loss of the old base model means that the Discovery Sport’s point of entry is $4100 more than before, with the base model starting at $42,950 and topping out at $48,000 for the R-Dynamic SE P250.

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