The 400 Super America is a passenger car from Ferrari, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a Pininfarina-designed 2 door coupé body style.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 4 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, a 60 degree V 12 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 335 bhp (340 PS/250 kW) of power at 7000 rpm, and maximum torque of 343 N·m (253 lb·ft/35 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual with overdrive gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1247 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 266 km/h or 165 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2600 mm | 102.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1395 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Length | 4670 mm | 183.9 inches | |
| Width | 1770 mm | 69.7 inches | |
| Height | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1247 kg | 2749 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ferrari | ||
| Engine code | 163 | ||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3967 cc (242.081 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 71 mm
3.03 × 2.8 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 340 PS (335 bhp) (250 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 343 Nm (253 ft·lb) (35 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 63 kW/litre 85.6 ps/litre 84.4 bhp/litre 1.38 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
86.46 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 Weber 40 DCL 6 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1086.5 kPa (157.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 330.58 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 266 km/h (165 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 272.38 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 PS/kg 200.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 kW/kg 268.64 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.99 kg/kW 8.34 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 28666 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 44.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1963 Ferrari 400 Super America added before December 1995. Last modified 2017-02-18. |
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