The Porsche 356 B 1600 is a rear wheel drive car, with its powerplant positioned in the rear, and a 2 door coupé body.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.6 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 59 bhp (60 PS/44 kW) at 4500 rpm and 110 Nm (81 lbft/11.2 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 900 kg.
It is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 163 km/h which is 101 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 | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2100 mm | 82.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1306 mm | 51.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1272 mm | 50.1 inches | |
| Length | 4010 mm | 157.9 inches | |
| Width | 1670 mm | 65.7 inches | |
| Height | 1330 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.91 | ||
| Kerb weight | 900 kg | 1984 lb | |
| 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 | 616/1 | ||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1582 cc (96.54 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 74 mm
3.25 × 2.91 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
60 PS (59 bhp) (44 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
110 Nm (81 ft·lb) (11.2 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
27.8 kW/litre 37.8 ps/litre 37.3 bhp/litre 0.61 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
69.53 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Zenith 32 NDIX carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 873.8 kPa (126.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 395.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 10.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 19.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 163 km/h (101 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 66.47 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 48.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 65.56 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.46 kg/kW 34.17 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 | rear | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.300 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.TB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 5.60-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.60-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1432 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.43 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 31856 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Porsche 356 B 1600 added before December 1995. Last modified 2015-02-01. |
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