Ferrari 400 Super America Prototype is a car that has a 2 door coupé body style styled by Pininfarina with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 4 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 12 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 320 bhp (324 PS/239 kW) of power at 7000 rpm, and maximum torque of 319 N·m (235 lb·ft/32.5 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 4 speed manual with overdrive gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1361 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2413 mm | 95 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 4521 mm | 178 inches | |
| Width | |||
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.87 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1361 kg | 3000 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 119.3 litres | 26.2 [31.5] 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 (SAE) |
324 PS (320 bhp) (239 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
319 Nm (235 ft·lb) (32.5 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
60.2 kW/litre 81.8 ps/litre 80.7 bhp/litre 1.32 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
80.41 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 So carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1010.5 kPa (146.6 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) | 6.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 20 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 238.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 PS/kg 175.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 235.12 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.7 kg/kW 9.53 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.300 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 3613 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 28688 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 44.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1960 Ferrari 400 Super America Prototype added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-03-04. |
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