1976 Ferrari 400 automatic
At this car will be clear for which clientele Ferraris are built. The main market is USA. There you will have with enough place a vehicle with much engine power. But always in the land of unlimited possibilities the circuit
by hand is perceived as a nuisance. It is well inconceivable that Enzo Ferrari feels as particulary successful the combination of one of its V-12 with a GM automatic transmission. but the car promises additional sales
potential. To Germany it is not even exported. The relevant prospectus is only in Italian, English and French language.
In 1976 it is introduced in Paris as the first Ferrari with fully automatic mode. In this constellation it will give it no more. In contrast to the at the same time appearing Berlinetta Boxer remains with it the position of the engine
and the cylinder arrangement of the 365 GT. That different the two engines in practice only by the angle between the cylinder banks.
The further development of the motor is also similar. 1979 is also due to the exhaust restrictions an injection system, which costs 22 kW (30 hp). This 'loss' will be compensated in 1985 by more displacement. This changes
the model designation.
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