The Ferrari F355 Berlinetta is a 2 door coupé-bodied car styled by Pininfarina with a mid positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The Ferrari F355 Berlinetta is one of the F 129 range of cars from Ferrari.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 5 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3.5 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 375 bhp (380 PS/280 kW) at 8250 rpm and 363 Nm (268 lbft/37 kgm) at 6000 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1350 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 295 km/h (183 mph).
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 | 2451 mm | 96.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1615 mm | 63.6 inches | |
| Length | 4249 mm | 167.3 inches | |
| Width | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1171 mm | 46.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1350 kg | 2976 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 41% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 82 litres | 18 [21.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ferrari | ||
| Engine code | F 129 B | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3496 cc (213.339 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 77 mm
3.35 × 3.03 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
5 valves per cylinder 40 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
380 PS (375 bhp) (280 kW) at 8250 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
363 Nm (268 ft·lb) (37 kgm) at 6000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
80 kW/litre 108.8 ps/litre 107.3 bhp/litre 1.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
103.83 Nm/litre
1.25 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light-alloy head & block | ||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic 2.7 fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1304.8 kPa (189.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 437 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 10.6 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13 s
@ 112 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 23.4 s
@ 230 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 295 km/h (183 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 281.64 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 PS/kg 207.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 277.78 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.83 kg/kW 8.06 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.200 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 265/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.02 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 71786 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | F 129 AB | ||
| Model family | F 129 | ||
| RAC rating | 35.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1994 Ferrari F355 Berlinetta added before December 1995. Last modified 2019-09-07. |
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