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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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Anzahl türen | 2 | ||
| Entwerfer | Vignale | ||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 2650 | 104.3 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1325 | 52.2 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1320 | 52 Zoll | |
| Länge | 4550 | 179.1 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1600 | 63 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1430 | 56.3 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | |||
| 1.72 | |||
| Leergewicht | 1200 kg | 2646 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 105 litres | 23.1 [27.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | Ferrari | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Hubraum | 4.1 litre 4102 cc (250.319 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 80 × 68 mm
3.15 × 2.68 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.18 | ||
| Verteilung | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 24 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung | 200 PS (197 bhp) (147 kW) bei 5000 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment | 363 Nm (268 ft·lb) (37 kgm) bei 3000 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung | 35.8 kW/litre 48.7 ps/litre 48 bhp/litre 0.79 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment |
88.49 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | trockensumpf | ||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 8:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | 3 Weber 40 DCF carburettors | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 1112 kPa (161.3 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | |||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 341.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | 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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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | |||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | |||
| Wendekruis | |||
| Radaufhängen vorn | I.DW.TL. | ||
| Radaufhängen hintern | LA.SE. | ||
| Rädergröße vorn | |||
| Rädergröße hintern | |||
| Reifen vorn | 5.50-16 | ||
| Reifen hintern | 6.00-16 | ||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | |||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | 4 gang Schaltgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 4.00 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 88880 | ||
| Production total | |||
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| 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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