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GT Golden Age · 1961–1962

246 SP

Engine
V6
Displacement
2.417 L
Power
270 hp
Gearbox / layout
5MT / MR
Weight
590 kg
Top speed
260 km/h

Profile & significance

Ferrari’s pioneering mid-engined sports prototype: approximately 2.4-liter V6, 270 hp, very low mass and five-speed transaxle. Its importance exceeds production count because it established the architecture used by the succeeding SP and P-series racers. No ordinary market range.

Talking points

  • Ferrari’s pioneering mid-engined sports prototype: approximately 2.4-liter V6, 270 hp, very low mass and five-speed transaxle.
  • Its importance exceeds production count because it established the architecture used by the succeeding SP and P-series racers.

Raw archive entry

246 SP 2.417L V6 ≈270 5MT / MR ≈590 ≈260 very low-volume