This car has a 2 door coupé body style styled by Giotto Bizzarrini with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a dry sumped naturally aspirated engine of 3 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, a 60 degree V 12 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 296 bhp (300 PS/221 kW) of power at 7500 rpm, and maximum torque of 294 N·m (217 lb·ft/30 kgm) at 5500 rpm. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Having a stated kerb weight of 950 kg, the Ferrari 250 GTO performs the 0-60 mph yardstick in 6.1 seconds and the quarter mile from rest in 13.5 seconds.
Maximum claimed speed is 254 km/h (158 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Giotto Bizzarrini | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2398 mm | 94.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1351 mm | 53.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1349 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Length | 4400 mm | 173.2 inches | |
| Width | 1674 mm | 65.9 inches | |
| Height | 1194 mm | 47 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Kerb weight | 950 kg | 2094 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 133 litres | 29.3 [35.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ferrari | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2953 cc (180.203 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 73 × 58.8 mm
2.87 × 2.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.24 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
300 PS (296 bhp) (221 kW) at 7500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
294 Nm (217 ft·lb) (30 kgm) at 5500 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
74.7 kW/litre 101.6 ps/litre 100.2 bhp/litre 1.64 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
99.56 Nm/litre
1.2 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 6 Weber 38 DCN carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1251.1 kPa (181.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 8400 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 246.08 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 13.1 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 254 km/h (158 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 315.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.32 PS/kg 232.34 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 kW/kg 311.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.31 bhp/kg 0.14 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.3 kg/kW 7.19 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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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE.TA.CS.WL. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 4.25 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 1518 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 39.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Ferrari 250 GTO added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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