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{{Short description|Sports cars}}
{{Infobox automobile
| name         = Dino 206 GT<br />Dino 246 GT and GTS
| image        = Dino 246 GT (24627987921).jpg
| caption      = Dino 246 GT
| type         =
| manufacturer = [[Ferrari]]
| production   =
| model_years  =
| assembly     =
| designer     = {{ubl|[[Pininfarina]]|[[Aldo Brovarone]]<ref name="Smale">{{cite book|last=Smale|first=Glen|year=2010|title=Ferrari Design: The Definitive Study|publisher=Haynes Publishing|pages=94–105}}</ref>|[[Leonardo Fioravanti (engineer)|Leonardo Fioravanti]]}}
| class        = [[Sports car]] ([[S-segment|S]])
| body_style   =
| layout       = [[Transverse engine|Transverse]], [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive]]
| platform     =
| related      =
| engine       = ''[[Ferrari Dino engine|Dino]]'' 65° [[V6 engine|V6]]
| transmission =
| successor    = [[Ferrari GT4|Dino 308 GT4 2+2]]
&  [[Ferrari 308 GTB/GTS]]
| sp           = uk
}}
The '''Dino 206 GT''', ''' 246 GT''' and '''246 GTS''' are [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Mid-engine design|mid-engined]] [[sports car]]s produced by [[Ferrari]] and sold under the [[Dino (automobile)|Dino]] [[marque]] between 1967 and 1974.
The Dino 246 was the first automobile manufactured by Ferrari in high numbers. It is lauded by many for its intrinsic driving qualities and groundbreaking design. In 2004, ''[[Sports Car International]]'' placed the car at number six on its list of [[Sports Car International Top Sports Cars|Top Sports Cars of the 1970s]]. ''[[Motor Trend|Motor Trend Classic]]'' placed the 206/246 at number seven in their list of the 10 "Greatest Ferraris of all time".
==Dino 206 GT==
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Dino 206 GT
| image = Dino 206 GT (15406731344).jpg
| production = 1967–1969<br />152 produced
| aka = Ferrari Dino 206 GT
| designer =
| body_style = 2-door [[berlinetta]]
| engine = {{cvt|1986.60|cc|L|1|order=flip}} ''[[Ferrari Dino engine|Dino]]'' 65° [[V6 engine|V6]]
| transmission = 5-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]]
| wheelbase = {{cvt|2280|mm|in|0}}<ref name="ferrari 206 GT">{{cite web |url=http://auto.ferrari.com/en_EN/sports-cars-models/past-models/dino-206-gt/ |title=Dino 206 GT |website=Ferrari official website, past models |accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref>
| length = {{cvt|4150|mm|in|0}}<ref name="ferrari 206 GT" />
| width = {{cvt|1700|mm|in|0}}<ref name="ferrari 206 GT" />
| height = {{cvt|1115|mm|in|0}}<ref name="ferrari 206 GT" />
| weight = {{cvt|900|kg|lbs|1}}<ref name="ferrari 206 GT" /> (dry)
| sp = uk
}}
[[File:2013-03-05 Geneva Motor Show 7866.JPG|left|thumb|Dino Berlinetta Speciale, the concept design that inspired the 206 GT<ref>{{Cite web |title=Even Enzo Ferrari adored this unique Pininfarina Dino prototype |url=https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/cars/even-enzo-ferrari-adored-unique-pininfarina-dino-prototype |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=www.classicdriver.com |language=en-US}}</ref>]]
[[File:Petersen Museum (52042599362).jpg|thumb|left|Dino Berlinetta GT prototype s/n 00106, displayed at the Petersen Automotive Museum]]
The production Dino 206 GT was designed by [[Aldo Brovarone]]<ref name="Smale" /> and [[Leonardo Fioravanti (engineer)|Leonardo Fioravanti]] at [[Pininfarina]]<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ahlgrim |first1=Steve |title=Amelia Island 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytonas |journal=[[Sports Car Market]] |date=June 2014 |volume=26 |issue=6 |page=67}}</ref> and built by [[Scaglietti]].<ref name="qv501">{{cite web |url=http://www.qv500.com/car-guide/ferrari/ferrari-dino-206-gt/ |title=Ferrari Dino 206 GT |last=Tyer |first=Ben |publisher=QV500.com |location=Hampshire, UK |access-date=2015-05-07 |archive-date=2016-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404044434/http://www.qv500.com/car-guide/ferrari/ferrari-dino-206-gt |url-status=dead }}</ref> It had the soft edges and curving lines typical of earlier Italian cars, unlike its angular successor, the [[Ferrari GT4|308 GT4]].
The 206 GT used a transverse-mounted 2.0 litre all-aluminium, 65-degree V6 engine with dual overhead camshafts and a 9:1 compression ratio, making {{cvt|180|PS|bhp kW|0}} at the 8,000 rpm redline. Torque was {{cvt|138|lbft|0}} at 6,500 rpm. The crankshaft featured four main bearings. Induction was via three Weber 40 DCN/4 2-barrel carburetors. The 206 GT was the first car sold by Ferrari which used an electronic ignition, a Dinoplex C capacitive discharge ignition system that was developed by [[Magneti Marelli]] for the high revving Dino V6 engine.<ref name="Dinoplex">{{cite web |url=http://www.dinoplex.org |title=The Magneti Marelli Dinoplex ignition |publisher=Dinoplex.org |date=2006-10-31 |accessdate=2011-08-04}}</ref> It was also the first Ferrari product to have a direct rack-and-pinion steering.<ref name="qv501" />
The 206 GT frame featured a light-weight, aluminium body, full [[independent suspension]], and all round [[disc brake]]s. It had a {{convert|90.0|in|mm|adj=on}} wheelbase and a top speed of {{cvt|146|mi/h|km/h|0}}.
152 were built in total between 1967 and 1969, in left hand drive only.<ref name="qv501" />
The same {{cvt|1986.60|cc|L|1|order=flip}} engine was used in the [[Fiat Dino]] Coupe and Spider, produced during the same period. The conversion of the [[Dino 206 S|Dino 206 SP/S]] twin-cam racing engine for road-going use in the Dino (and the two Fiat models) was entrusted by Fiat to [[Aurelio Lampredi]], to whom Ferrari owed so many great engines. Lampredi, interviewed in the early 1980s (he died in 1989 at the age of 71), noted that, "Things didn't work out exactly as Ferrari had foreseen." {{citation needed span|Ferrari had counted on building the engines at Maranello, but Fiat's management insisted on taking control of production, to avoid any breaks in the engine supply.|date=September 2018}}
Fiat quoted {{cvt|160|hp|0}} [[DIN]] for the Fiat Dino and [[Coupé]], and in 1967 Ferrari - presenting the first prototype of the Dino 206 GT - claimed {{cvt|180|hp|0}}. This, however, was not the case. Both engines were made by Fiat workers in Turin on the same production line, without any discrimination as to their destination, and all were identical. {{citation needed span|150 units were simply taken from the first production batch at the beginning of 1968 to power the Dino 206 GTs.|date=September 2018}}
Later Fiat Dinos also used the 2.4L engine, although significantly fewer were produced with this engine.
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==Dino 246 GT and GTS==
[[File:1972 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS 2.4 Interior.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Dino 246 GTS interior]]
{{Infobox automobile
| name       = Dino 246 GT<br />Dino 246 GTS
| image      = File:1973 Dino 246GTS.jpg
| caption    = Rear view of a 1973 US-spec Dino 246 GTS with optional Campagnolo wheels
| production = 1969–1974<br>3,569 produced
| aka          = Ferrari Dino 246 GT<br />Ferrari Dino 246 GTS
| body_style   = 2-door [[berlinetta]] (GT)<br />2-door [[targa top]] (GTS)
| engine       = {{cvt|2419.20|cc|L|1|order=flip}} ''[[Ferrari Dino engine|Dino]]'' 65° [[V6 engine|V6]]
| transmission = 5-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]] all-[[synchromesh]]<ref name="Motor1971-07" />
| wheelbase    = {{cvt|2340|mm|in|0}}<ref name="ferrari 246 GT">{{cite web |url=http://auto.ferrari.com/en_EN/sports-cars-models/past-models/dino-246-gt/ |title=Dino 246 GT |website=Ferrari official website, past models |accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref>
| length       = {{cvt|4235|mm|in|0}}<ref name="ferrari 246 GT" />
| width        = {{cvt|1700|mm|in|0}}<ref name="ferrari 246 GT" />
| height       = {{cvt|1135|mm|in|0}}<ref name="ferrari 246 GT" />
| weight       = {{cvt|1080|kg|lbs|1}}<ref name="ferrari 246 GT" /> (dry)
| sp           = uk
}}
Calls for more power were answered with the {{cvt|2419.20|cc|L|1|order=flip}} ''[[Ferrari Dino engine#V6|Dino]]'' 65° [[V6 engine]],<ref name="Motor1971-07">{{cite journal |first=Charles |last=Bulmer |title=Road Test: Ferrari Dino 246GT |journal=[[The Motor|Motor]] |pages=12–17 |date=10 July 1971}}</ref> [[Overhead camshaft#Dual overhead camshaft|DOHC]], 2 valves per [[Cylinder (engine)|cylinder]], 9.0:1 [[compression ratio]], [[Cylinder block#Cylinder blocks and crankcase integrated|iron block]] with [[alloy]] heads. It produced {{cvt|195|PS|bhp kW|0}} at 7,600 rpm and {{cvt|23|kgm|0|order=flip}} at 5,500 rpm of [[Torque#Machine torque|torque]], and was available as a fixed-top ''[[Grand tourer|GT]]'' [[coupé]] or, after 1971, an open [[Roadster (automobile)|Spyder]] ''GTS''. A detuned American version had an exhaust [[air pump]], and timing changes which resulted in {{cvt|175|hp|kW|0}}. The GT had 3X2-barrel 40 DCNF/6 or 40 DCNF/7 [[Weber carburetor]]s. For the 246 a new version of the [[Ignition timing#Background|Dinoplex ignition]] was deployed, the more compact [[Magneti Marelli]] AEC103A system.<ref name="Dinoplex" />
The 246 Dino GT weighed {{cvt|2380|lb|kg|0}}. The 246 Dino GTS weighed {{cvt|2426|lb|kg|0}}. The body was now mostly made of steel to save cost. The 246 Dino had a {{convert|2.1|in|mm|adj=on}} longer [[wheelbase]] than the 206, at {{convert|92.1|in}}. The height of the 246 was the same as the 206 at {{convert|43.9|in}}. The new car had a revised interior. Other differences were 2 rows of 7 vents on the slightly longer engine lid of the 246 instead of 6 and a fuel cap flap cover instead of the exposed one of the 206.
Dino 246 production numbered 2,295 GT coupés and 1,274 GTS spyders, the latter being built after the Series III revision from 1972 to 1974 only, for a total production run of 3,569 cars. Three series of the Dino were built, with differences in wheels, windshield wiper coverage, and engine ventilation. The Series I cars (also known as L series), 357 of which were built until the summer of 1970, used the same center-bolt wheels and "clapping hands" windscreen wipers as did the 206. Series II cars (M series, built until July 1971 in 507 examples) received five-bolt Cromodora alloys and parallel moving wipers. The Series III cars (E series) had minor differences in gearing and fuel supply, and were built at a much higher rate as sales in the United States commenced with this version. 1,431 Series III GT coupés and 1,274 GTS removable top cars were built.<ref name=qv502>{{cite web |url=http://www.qv500.com/car-guide/ferrari/ferrari-dino-246-gt-gts/ |title=Ferrari Dino 246 GT & GTS |last=Tyer |first=Ben |publisher=QV500.com |location=Hampshire, UK |access-date=2015-05-07 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190415/http://www.qv500.com/car-guide/ferrari/ferrari-dino-246-gt-gts/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Dino_federal_comparison.jpg|thumb|left|250x250px|US market Dino compared with standard model]]The 246 had a claimed top speed of {{cvt|146|mi/h|km/h|0}}, although in July 1971 a road test by Britain's [[The Motor|Motor]] magazine reported a top speed of {{cvt|148|mi/h|km/h|0}}, which compared favourably with the {{cvt|136|mi/h|km/h|0}} achieved by a recently tested (though by now replaced) [[Porsche 911S]].<ref name="Motor1971-07" /> With a {{cvt|0 to 50|mph}} acceleration time of 5.5 seconds the Dino narrowly outperformed the Porsche again, although the Porsche was narrowly the winner on fuel economy.<ref name="Motor1971-07" /> The manufacturer's recommended UK retail price of £5,485 was higher than the £5,211 asked for the Porsche. For comparison, the much larger, four-passenger [[Citroën SM]] high-performance luxury coupe sold for £4,700.<ref name="Motor1971-07" />
A Dino 246 GTS won the [[Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash]] in 1975.
In one 1978 incident, a Dino 246 GTS [[Buried Dino 246 GTS incident|was discovered buried in a yard]] by some [[Los Angeles]] children. The car was later found to be the subject of an elaborate insurance fraud perpetrated by the owner.
The Dino's 2.4 L V6 was also used in the [[Fiat Dino#Fiat Dino 2400, 1969–1973|Fiat Dino 2400]] and the [[Lancia Stratos]] rally car.
Minor trim differentiated various markets, including side marker lights required in the US market. Group 4-style flared wheelarches were optional, as were seats from the [[Ferrari Daytona|365 GTB/4 Daytona]], the pair often ordered in conjunction with wide, sand-cast [[Campagnolo]] [[alloy wheel]]s.<ref name="qv502" /><gallery mode="packed" widths="250" caption="246 GTS at the Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari">
File:1969 Dino 246 GTS front side.jpg
File:1969 Dino 246 GTS rear.jpg
</gallery>
==References==
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===Bibliography===
* {{cite book|author=Smale, Glen|title=Ferrari Design: The Definitive Study|publisher= Haynes Publishing|year=2010|isbn=978-1-84425-487-3}}
==External links==
{{commons category multiple|Dino 206 GT|Dino 246 GT|Dino 246 GTS}}
*[http://www.dinoregister.com/production.php Dino Register]
*[http://www.dinoitalia.com Club Dino Italia] Ferrari, Fiat, Lancia Stratos
*[http://www.dinouk.com Dino UK] Ferrari, Fiat, Lancia Stratos
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