The Ferrari 400 Super America Cabriolet is a rear wheel drive automobile, with its engine placed in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell designed by Pininfarina.
Its 12 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 395 bhp (400 PS/295 kW) at 6750 rpm and 412 Nm (304 lbft/42 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively. It features dry sump-type lubrication.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual with overdrive gearbox.
The Ferrari 400 Super America Cabriolet weighs a quoted 1300 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2420 mm | 95.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Length | 4300 mm | 169.3 inches | |
| Width | 1680 mm | 66.1 inches | |
| Height | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1300 kg | 2866 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 125 litres | 27.5 [33] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ferrari | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 | ||
| 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 | 400 PS (395 bhp) (295 kW) at 6750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 412 Nm (304 ft·lb) (42 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 74.3 kW/litre 101 ps/litre 99.6 bhp/litre 1.63 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
103.86 Nm/litre
1.26 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 Weber 46 DFC 3 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1305.1 kPa (189.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 308.07 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.31 PS/kg 226.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 kW/kg 303.85 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.3 bhp/kg 0.14 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.41 kg/kW 7.37 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | RA.SE.RA. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Dunlop RS4 6.50-16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Dunlop RS4 6.50-16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 26565 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 44.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Ferrari 400 Super America Cabriolet added before December 1995. Last modified 2017-02-18. |
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