1982 Ferrari Mondial quattrovalvone
White outer layer let particularly strong emerge the fin-like extension of the rear roof pillars, the darker blue less. It should conceal a bit the always something strange structure of a mid-engine vehicle with moved forward
interior.
Moreover, the rear auxiliary seats of the 308 GT 4 were still granted a little more room. All not easy for the proportions of a coupe. In addition, the turning away from the beloved Weber twin carburettors. The first emission
regulations demanded the installation of the fuel injection, incidentally, not yet with catalyst and lambda control.
The K-Jetronic was nice, but barely useful for high performance. So the was first strongly reduced and made the first Ferrari, the reminded with the byname 'Mondial' even still of the racing cars of the 50s, to one of the
slowest in that time. Ferraris four-valve technology from 1982 created some relief.
It is worth noting again, the low angle between the valves, in this case 33° 30'. The apparently allowed the higher power output, in this case 19 kW (26 HP) more with the same rated speed and increased compression ratio
from 8.8 to 9.2 : 1. Later, there was also a slight increase in displacement. 09/14
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