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Porsche 356A 1600 GS Carrera GT  

1958, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
58: flat-4/8V 9.8:1 1588cc.(97ci)

115DIN-hp

@6500rpm

72.4 hp/l 2x2bbl 93lb-ft. (126Nm)

@5500rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
1.6l115hp: 215kph/134mph ?s 11.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

12.0-13.0 l/100km18.1-19.6 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 5.90-15
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 3950 x 1670 x 1310 mm (155.5 x 65.7 x 51.6 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2100 mm - 1306/1272 mm (82.7 in - 51.4/50.1 in)
some calculations: base aera: 6.60 m² (70.9 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.80 m² (~19.4 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 8.64 m³ (305.1 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): 0.4 - drag area: 0.722 m² / 7.77 sq.ft.
weight: 880 kg (1940 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 7.7 kg/hp (16.9 lb/hp) 131 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 18,500 DM  
production: ~700 (all 356A Carrera)

   

The Porsche 356A was a slightly facelifted 356 "Pre-A" model (1950-1955).
Main difference: the new curved windshield. The 356A was replaced by the 356B (1959-1963) and
followed by the 356C (1963-1965)

Pictures taken in 2008 in the car museum "PROTOTYP" in Hamburg, Germany and
at the "Motorevival im Stadtpark 2009" in Hamburg, Germany
Pictures are used by courtesy of the car museum PROTOTYP Hamburg
 
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