The 342 America is a motor car from Ferrari, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a Vignale-designed 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
The 12 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4.1 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 197 bhp (200 PS/147 kW) at 5000 rpm and 363 Nm (268 lbft/37 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
The quoted kerb weight is 1200 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 186 km/h or 116 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Vignale | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2650 mm | 104.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1325 mm | 52.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 4550 mm | 179.1 inches | |
| Width | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1200 kg | 2646 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 105 litres | 23.1 [27.7] 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 | 4.1 litre 4102 cc (250.319 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 68 mm
3.15 × 2.68 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 200 PS (197 bhp) (147 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 363 Nm (268 ft·lb) (37 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 35.8 kW/litre 48.7 ps/litre 48 bhp/litre 0.79 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
88.49 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 Weber 40 DCF carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1112 kPa (161.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 341.83 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 | 186 km/h (116 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 166.45 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 122.42 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 164.17 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.17 kg/kW 13.64 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.TL. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.50-16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.00-16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.00 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 88880 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 47.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1952 Ferrari 342 America added 2001-11-12. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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