The Ferrari Superamerica is a convertible/cabriolet with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power through the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 5.7 litre naturally aspirated dry-sumped 12 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 533 bhp (540 PS/397 kW) at 7250 rpm and 589 N·m (434 lb·ft/60.1 kgm) at 5250 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine powers the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1820 kg.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 320 km/h (199 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 34.5/14.3/21.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 499.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| 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 | 1277 mm | 50.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1820 kg | 4012 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 105 litres | 23.1 [27.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ferrari | ||
| Engine code | F 133 G | ||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 65° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5748 cc (350.764 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 77 mm
3.5 × 3.03 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.16 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 540 PS (533 bhp) (397 kW) at 7250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 589 Nm (434 ft·lb) (60.1 kgm) at 5250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 69.1 kW/litre 94 ps/litre 92.7 bhp/litre 1.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
102.47 Nm/litre
1.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1287.7 kPa (186.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 479 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.25 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 12.3 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 22 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 320 km/h (199 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 296.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.3 PS/kg 218.38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 kW/kg 292.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.58 kg/kW 7.65 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 34.5/14.3/21.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 34.5/14.3/21.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 2.9/7.0/4.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 8.2/19.8/13.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 6.8/16.4/10.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 499.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| 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 | 8½J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10½J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | Bridgestone RE 050 255/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | Bridgestone RE 050 305/30 ZR 19 | ||
| 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 | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 124322 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 58.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Ferrari Superamerica added 2004-12-22. Last modified 2022-11-27. |
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