This vehicle has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style designed by Scaglietti with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 12 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 276 bhp (280 PS/206 kW) at 7000 rpm and 275 Nm (203 lbft/28 kgm) at 5500 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The power is transmitted to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1000 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Scaglietti | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1354 mm | 53.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Length | 4450 mm | 175.2 inches | |
| Width | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1000 kg | 2205 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 120 litres | 26.4 [31.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ferrari | ||
| Engine code | Tipo 168/61 | ||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2953 cc (180.203 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 73 × 58.8 mm
2.87 × 2.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.24 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (CUNA) |
280 PS (276 bhp) (206 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (CUNA) |
275 Nm (203 ft·lb) (28 kgm) at 5500 rpm |
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| Specific output (CUNA) |
69.7 kW/litre 94.8 ps/litre 93.5 bhp/litre 1.53 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (CUNA) |
93.13 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 Weber carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1170.3 kPa (169.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 246.08 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 279.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 PS/kg 205.81 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 276 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.86 kg/kW 8.12 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Dunlop 6.00-16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Dunlop 6.00-16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.57 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 559295 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 39.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Ferrari 250 GT Spyder California SWB added 2018-09-23. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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