This is what the Ferrari Testarossa looks like in the original. The British inventors pimped it out on their YouTube channel with a more powerful electric motor from Tesla. (Symbolic image; photographer: emperornie on Wikipedia)
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Tuning and restoring classic cars is a great passion for many technology-loving tinkerers and hobbyists. The magazine Xataka reported on April 19, 2024 about a British company that combines both approaches with a modern twist.
It restores vintage cars and converts them into electric cars. On their Youtube channel you can follow their conversions. For example, they have a Tesla electric motor in one Ferrari Testarossa (Cover picture) installed: the birth of the TeslaRossa.
Why we report on it: From our point of view, it is a good approach to preserve history and at the same time adapt it for the modern world. The V12 combustion engine is thrown out and is replaced by a Tesla electric motor, which provides even more power.
For all car enthusiasts we have the technical specs of the original:
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- The Ferrari Testarossa came onto the market in 1984.
- It had a V12 engine with up to 390 hp at 6300 rpm
- The speedster's top speed was 290 km/h.
- The car needed 5.3 seconds to go from 0 to 100 km/h.
Video: This is what the converted TeslaRossa looks like. He doesn't seem to have lost his speed – on the contrary. Logically, only the sound has to be compromised:
Link to YouTube content
Technical specs after Conversion to an electric car »TeslaRossa«:
- A 60 kWh lithium battery is installed
- The car has a range of 240 km
- According to Xataka, the new electric motor delivers around 600 hp.
- In the video, the car reached 0 to 100 km/h in 3.99 seconds.
Less sound but old class
Perhaps such mergers will… Petrol Heads
among you, put your hands together above your head. In the channel's videos, at least the broad smiles of the electric tinkerers while accelerating prove that the fun factor definitely still seems to be there.
Specialization in classic cars: The company says it specializes in vehicles from the 1950s and 1980s. You can therefore find these exciting conversions on your channel:
- VW Beetle
- Porsche 911
- Triumph Vitesse
- Mercedes SL
- Land Rover
Fast records from electric cars
Those of you who are less focused on class and more focused on raw power will literally get their money's worth here. We have found some interesting videos that show you the possibilities of such electric motors.
Worth seeing: In this clip you can see the result of research work by students and alumni. They developed a real projectile and are currently breaking all sorts of records. This electric car can do 0 to 100 km/h in just about 100 km/h 0.9 seconds and leaves the competition in the dust:
Link to YouTube content
Electric motors in drag racing: It's not just the students who are working on ever faster electric cars. In this video you can see how an electric car performs in a classic drag race. Here a Ferrari SF90 (1000 hp) competes against an electric hypercar called Rimac Nevera
(1914 HP) to:
Link to YouTube content
What do you think about this fusion of an electric motor with vintage cars? Can electric motors deliver the same fun as combustion engines? Would you want to buy such an electric car? Which car do you think is missing from this list or is particularly suitable for this fusion? Feel free to write us your thoughts and opinions in the comments.