Some youngsters have dad and mom with more cash than they know what to do with. These dad and mom preserve outfits like The Little Automotive Firm in enterprise. The latest car to situation forth from the corporate? The Ferrari Testa Rossa J, a 75%-sized EV duplicate of the enduring Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa.
One model of this duplicate is at the moment on show at Harrods in London. For many readers, this gained’t matter. The kind of of us who can afford one gained’t thoughts nipping as much as the Northern Hemisphere for the weekend to test it out.
Testa Rossa J, for Junior
If it’s not instantly apparent, you in all probability can not afford one in every of these little EVs. The Testa Rossa J will probably be constructed in a restricted run of 299 automobiles with the help of Ferrari itself. It’ll be accessible in a variety of finishes, with all the pieces from the paint to the livery to the inside being customisable. How a lot it’ll value is one thing of a thriller however you’ll want to lay down 20% of the fee once you pre-order and one other 50% of the rest once you’ve selected what the ultimate end will encompass. It gained’t be low-cost.
You’ve obtained handmade 12in wire rims, real Pirelli tyres, and a completely purposeful dashboard exhibiting all the pieces from pace to battery data to thank for that. The aluminium physique is hand-shaped the identical manner as the unique and the steering and suspension methods are each actual, if smaller, replicas. It’s powered by three batteries and will get as much as 90km on a cost. You possibly can, technically, drive it to work.
You’d suppose that one thing like this, regardless of being smaller than the actual deal, is meant for adults. That’s… not strictly true. Positive, adults can drive the factor nevertheless it’s obtained a number of modes “catering for drives of all ages and talents”. This goes from Novice (maxing out at 24km/h) to Race (80km/h), permitting for some joyful terrorising of the horses on the grand property the Testa Rossa J will likely wind up residing.
And, if this Ferrari isn’t fairly your cup of overpriced tea, there’s all the time a equally arrange Bugatti to discover that’ll set you again round R500,000.