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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | Vignale | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2650 | 104.3 | |
| Voies AV | 1325 | 52.2 | |
| Voies AR | 1320 | 52 | |
| Longueur | 4550 | 179.1 | |
| Largeur | 1600 | 63 | |
| Hauteur | 1430 | 56.3 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.72 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1200 kg | 2646 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 105 litres | 23.1 [27.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Ferrari | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 4.1 litre 4102 cc (250.319 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 80 × 68 mm
3.15 × 2.68 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.18 | ||
| Distribution | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 24 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 200 PS (197 bhp) (147 kW) à 5000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 363 Nm (268 ft·lb) (37 kgm) à 3000 tr/mn |
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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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88.49 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter sec | ||
| Taux de compression | 8:1 | ||
| Carburant | 3 Weber 40 DCF carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1112 kPa (161.3 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 341.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.DW.TL. | ||
| Suspension AR | LA.SE. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | 5.50-16 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 6.00-16 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.00 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 88880 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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