This vehicle has a 2 door coupé body style with a rear mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 128 bhp (130 PS/95 kW) at 6200 rpm and 162 Nm (119 lbft/16.5 kgm) at 4600 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 4 speed manual transmission.
The Porsche 356 C 2000 GS Carrera 2 weighs a stated 1010 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 200 km/h (124 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 | 3980 mm | 156.7 inches | |
| Width | 1670 mm | 65.7 inches | |
| Height | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.9 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1010 kg | 2227 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Porsche | ||
| Engine code | 587/1 | ||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1968 cc (120.095 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 74 mm
3.62 × 2.91 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.24 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
130 PS (128 bhp) (95 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
162 Nm (119 ft·lb) (16.5 kgm) at 4600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
48.5 kW/litre 65.9 ps/litre 65 bhp/litre 1.07 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
82.32 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Solex 40 PII-4 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1034.4 kPa (150 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 492 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 128.49 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 94.5 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 126.73 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.58 kg/kW 17.68 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 4½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 165-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | 275 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 285 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.43 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 695453 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1963 Porsche 356 C 2000 GS Carrera 2 added 2020-07-25. Last modified 2020-07-25. |
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