Ferrari Daytona
| Ferrari 365 GTB/4 and GTS/4 "Daytona" |
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Ferrari 365 GTB/4
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ferrari |
| Production |
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| Designer | Leonardo Fioravanti at Pininfarina |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car (S) |
| Body style |
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| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 4,390 cc Colombo V12 |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,400 mm (94.5 in) |
| Length | 4,425 mm (174.2 in) |
| Width | 1,760 mm (69.3 in) |
| Height | 1,245 mm (49.0 in) |
| Kerb weight | 1,200 kg (2,646 lb) (GTB/4, dry) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor |
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| Successor | GTB/4: Ferrari 365 GT4 BB |
The Ferrari Daytona, officially designated the Ferrari 365 GTB/4, is a two-seat grand tourer produced by Ferrari from 1968 to 1973. It was introduced at the Paris Auto Salon in 1968 to replace the 275 GTB/4, and featured the 275's Colombo V12 bored out to 4.4 L (4,390.35 cc, 267.9 cid).
The Daytona was succeeded by the mid-engined 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer in 1973.
The unofficial Daytona name is reported to have been applied by the media rather than Ferrari and commemorates Ferrari's 1-2-3 finish in the February 1967 24 Hours of Daytona with a 330 P3/4, a 330 P4 and a 412 P. To this day, Ferrari itself only rarely refers to the 365 as the "Daytona", and refer to it as an "unofficial" name.
Unlike Lamborghini's then-new, mid-engined Miura, the Daytona was a traditional front-engined, rear-drive car.
The engine, known as the Tipo 251 and developed from the earlier Colombo V12 used in the 275 GTB/4, was a 4.4 L (4,390.35 cc, 267.9 cid)DOHC V12 with a 60° bank angle, 365 cc per cylinder, 81 mm (3.2 in) bore and 71 mm (2.8 in) stroke, featuring six Weber twin carburettors (40 mm Solex twin carburettors were used alternatively). At a compression ratio of 9.3:1, it produced 357 PS (263 kW; 352 hp) and could reach 280 km/h (174 mph). 0-60 mph (97 km/h) acceleration was just 5.4 seconds. For the American version, slight modifications were made - the compression ratio was reduced to 8.8:1 and the exhaust system was equipped with a large central silencer, necessitating visible alterations to the primary pipes.
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