Porsche 356 Carrera 2 is an automobile that has a 2 door coupé type body with a rear mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 128 bhp (130 PS/95 kW) of power at 6200 rpm, and maximum torque of 161 N·m (119 lb·ft/16.4 kgm) at 4600 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Porsche 356 Carrera 2 weighs a quoted 1012 kg at the kerb.
The Porsche 356 Carrera 2 is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 200 km/h, or 124 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2100 mm | 82.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1289 mm | 50.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Length | 4013 mm | 158 inches | |
| Width | 1676 mm | 66 inches | |
| Height | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.91 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1012 kg | 2231 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 52.3 litres | 11.5 [13.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.39 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Porsche | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1966 cc (119.973 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 (Net) |
130 PS (128 bhp) (95 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
161 Nm (119 ft·lb) (16.4 kgm) at 4600 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
48.6 kW/litre 66 ps/litre 65.1 bhp/litre 1.07 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
81.89 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 So carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1029.1 kPa (149.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 491.5 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 | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 128.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 94.32 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 126.48 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.6 kg/kW 17.71 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 | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.TB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 165 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.43 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 35288 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Porsche 356 Carrera 2 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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