The Ferrari 250 GT SWB is a rear wheel drive automobile, with its motor placed in the front, and a 2 door coupé body designed by Pininfarina.
Powering the Ferrari 250 GT SWB is a single overhead camshaft, 3 litre naturally aspirated 12 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 276 bhp (280 PS/206 kW) at 7000 rpm and 260 N·m (192 lb·ft/26.5 kgm) at 6000 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
The stated weight at the kerb is 957 kg.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 270 km/h (168 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1354 mm | 53.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1349 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Length | 4150 mm | 163.4 inches | |
| Width | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 957 kg | 2110 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 88.6 litres | 19.5 [23.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ferrari | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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 (gross) |
280 PS (276 bhp) (206 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
260 Nm (192 ft·lb) (26.5 kgm) at 6000 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
69.7 kW/litre 94.8 ps/litre 93.5 bhp/litre 1.53 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
88.05 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 We carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1106.4 kPa (160.5 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 | 270 km/h (168 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 292.41 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 PS/kg 215.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 kW/kg 288.4 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.65 kg/kW 7.77 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.00-16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.00-16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| 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 | 68926 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 39.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1959 Ferrari 250 GT SWB added before December 1995. Last modified 2022-06-26. |
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