The 356 1300 Super Cabriolet is a motor vehicle from Porsche, with rear wheel drive, a rear positioned engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 1.3 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 59 bhp (60 PS/44 kW) at 5500 rpm and 88 N·m (65 lb·ft/9 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Maximum speed claimed is 160 km/h or 99 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2100 mm | 82.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1290 mm | 50.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1250 mm | 49.2 inches | |
| Length | 3950 mm | 155.5 inches | |
| Width | 1660 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Height | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.88 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 52 litres | 11.4 [13.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Porsche | ||
| Engine code | 589 | ||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.3 litre 1290 cc (78.721 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74.5 × 74 mm
2.93 × 2.91 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 60 PS (59 bhp) (44 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 88 Nm (65 ft·lb) (9 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 34.1 kW/litre 46.4 ps/litre 45.7 bhp/litre 0.75 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
68.22 Nm/litre
0.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Solex 32 PBI carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 857.2 kPa (124.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 322.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 3¼D x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 3¼D x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 5.00-16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.00-16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 399432 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1954 Porsche 356 1300 Super Cabriolet added 2015-01-31. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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