Replacing the Ferrari 512 BBi, also known as the Berlinetta Boxer, the Testarossa began production in 1984. It was longer, wider, taller, and improved over the predecessor, but kept the boxer engine.

It was called the Berlinetta Boxer. A mid-engined senior league supercar certainly wasn’t a leap in the dark for Ferrari. It had its experience with the Dino to draw on and, of course ...

the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione and the Ferrari BB512 Berlinetta Boxer. The 8C was, and to many people still is, the ultimate Alfa Romeo. It’s “the most beautiful car ever made,” according to ...

But the carmaker still named it a "Boxer" engine and placed it next to the Berlinetta name. It resulted in the BB plate used for several vehicles. Leonardo Fioravanti designed Ferrari Berlinetta ...