KW has launched a V3 Classic coilover kit for the Testarossa, adding even more impact and attitude to that gloriously '80s Ferrari supercar. There can’t be many cars that don’t draw the eye more with a lowered ride height, but just look at this thing: with the yellow, the strakes, the BBS, filling the arches out like the original never could. It screams supercar while being 40 years old. SF90s and 296s won’t get any attention with a Testarossa like this around.
The upgrade comprises six adjustable dampers (the rear features two per corner), with low-speed compression, low-speed rebound and low-speed compression all tweakable by the customer. The ride height has a range of adjustment, too, from 10-30mm. KW suggests that its new kit ‘enhances handling, straight-line stability, and ride comfort without compromising the car’s original character.’ It promises higher cornering speeds and direct handling as well as a comfier ride - the V3 Classic sounds little short of transformative.
It shouldn’t hinder usability, either, as a nose lift is included via a hydraulic system that can lift the front end by 45mm at the touch of a button. Once over 40mph, it lowers again, to avoid spoiling the silhouette on the move by accident. Onlookers don’t even need to know you’ve gone for KW suspension; those buyers that don’t want the purple spring perches and yellow springs like it’s a Megane track car can opt for the Classic Line spec that makes everything black. Where once this sort of look would require custom suspension work, it’s now possible like any other KW overhaul. Just for a bit more money.
"A Ferrari Testarossa with a V3 suspension drives noticeably more dynamically than one with a chassis that was state-of-the-art decades ago," said Sascha Daucher, a KW Classic expert. An exciting promise - what could be more appealing than a Testarossa that drives even better than it looks? And in the grand scheme of Ferrari modification, too, the KW overhaul doesn’t look tremendously expensive: the V3 coilovers are £6,491 without the lift or £8,346 with the hydraulic system, both including VAT but excluding shipping. When you’re looking at £90,000 even for a LHD model, it’s a small percentage of the value for what looks and sounds like a great upgrade. Imagine how good the new suspension might look on this one, complete with its OZ split rims…
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