The Ferrari 400 GTS is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 2 door coupé body designed by Pininfarina.
The 12 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 4.8 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 335 bhp (340 PS/250 kW) at 6500 rpm and 422 Nm (311 lbft/43 kgm) at 4600 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1884 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 245 km/h, which is 152 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2692 mm | 106 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Length | 4801 mm | 189 inches | |
| Width | 1798 mm | 70.8 inches | |
| Height | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1884 kg | 4154 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 | F 101 C.000 | ||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.8 litre 4823 cc (294.318 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 78 mm
3.19 × 3.07 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
340 PS (335 bhp) (250 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
422 Nm (311 ft·lb) (43 kgm) at 4600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
51.8 kW/litre 70.4 ps/litre 69.5 bhp/litre 1.14 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
87.5 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 6 Weber 38 DCOE 59/60 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1099.5 kPa (159.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 401.92 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 | 245 km/h (152 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 180.28 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 132.6 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 177.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.54 kg/kW 12.6 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/70 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/70 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 302 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 297 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.30 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 1650 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 48.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1976 Ferrari 400 GTS added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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