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Porsche 356B Cabriolet  

1959-1961, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
59-61: flat-4/8V 7.5:1 1582cc.(97ci)

60DIN-hp

@4500rpm

37.9 hp/l 2x2bbl 81lb-ft. (110Nm)

@2800rpm

59-61: flat-4/8V 8.5:1 1582cc.(97ci)

75DIN-hp

@5000rpm

47.4 hp/l 2x2bbl 86lb-ft. (117Nm)

@3700rpm

60-61: flat-4/8V 9.0:1 1582cc.(97ci)

90DIN-hp

@5500rpm

56.9 hp/l 2x2bbl 89lb-ft. (121Nm)

@4350rpm

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

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
1.6l60hp: 160kph/99mph ?s 16.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

9.0-10.0 l/100km23.5-26.1 mpg
1.6l75hp: 175kph/109mph ?s 15.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

10.0-11.0 l/100km21.4-23.5 mpg
1.6l90hp: 180kph/112mph ?s 14.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

11.0-12.0 l/100km19.6-21.4 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 5.60-15
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4010 x 1670 x 1330 mm (157.9 x 65.7 x 52.4 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2100 mm - 1306/1272 mm (82.7 in - 51.4/50.1 in)
some calculations: base aera: 6.70 m² (72.0 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.83 m² (~19.7 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 8.91 m³ (314.6 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 925 - 940 kg (2039 - 2072 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 10.4 - 15.4 kg/hp (23.0 - 34.0 lb/hp) 65 - 96 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 13,900 - 15,700 DM (1959-1960) 
production: 30,963 (all 356B 1959-1963)

   

The Porsche 356B was greatly improved over the 356A.
The 356B was built between 1959 and 1963, with a facelift in 1961 (the new "T6" body).

Pictures taken in 2008 in the "EFA-Automuseum" in Amerang, Germany
Pictures are used by courtesy of the EFA-Automuseum
 
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