The 456 GTA is a rear wheel drive Pininfarina designed coupé passenger car with a front located engine, produced by Ferrari.
The Ferrari 456 GTA belongs to the F116 range of cars from Ferrari.
Its 12 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 5.5 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 436 bhp (442 PS/325 kW) at 6250 rpm and 550 Nm (406 lbft/56.1 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
The claimed kerb weight is 1770 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 298 km/h or 185 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) | 1585 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1606 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Length | 4730 mm | 186.2 inches | |
| Width | 1920 mm | 75.6 inches | |
| Height | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1770 kg | 3902 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 110 litres | 24.2 [29.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.345 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ferrari | ||
| Engine code | F116C | ||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 65° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.5 litre 5474 cc (334.044 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 75 mm
3.46 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.17 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
442 PS (436 bhp) (325 kW) at 6250 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
550 Nm (406 ft·lb) (56.1 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
59.4 kW/litre 80.8 ps/litre 79.6 bhp/litre 1.31 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
100.47 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic 5.2 fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1262.6 kPa (183.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7250 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 456.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 23.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 298 km/h (185 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 249.75 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 PS/kg 183.69 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 246.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.44 kg/kW 9.09 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 255/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 394218 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | F116 | ||
| RAC rating | 57.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Ferrari 456 GTA added 2015-01-04. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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