The Ferrari 550 Barchetta is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 2 door roadster bodyshell designed by Pininfarina.
The 5.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 12 cylinder that produces 485 bhp (492 PS/362 kW) of power at 7000 rpm, and maximum torque of 568 N·m (419 lb·ft/57.9 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels through a 6 speed manual transmission.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1690 kg.
Its maximum speed quoted is 300 km/h or 186 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2500 mm | 98.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1632 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1586 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Length | 4550 mm | 179.1 inches | |
| Width | 1935 mm | 76.2 inches | |
| Height | 1258 mm | 49.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1690 kg | 3726 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 114 litres | 25.1 [30.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ferrari | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 | ||
| 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) |
492 PS (485 bhp) (362 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
568 Nm (419 ft·lb) (57.9 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
66.1 kW/litre 89.8 ps/litre 88.6 bhp/litre 1.45 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
103.76 Nm/litre
1.25 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | ESPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1303.9 kPa (189.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 12.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 22.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 300 km/h (186 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 290.97 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 PS/kg 214 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 286.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.67 kg/kW 7.81 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 83303 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 57.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Ferrari 550 Barchetta added 2001-07-17. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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