The Dino 206 GT, 246 GT and 246 GTS are V6 mid-engined sports cars produced by Ferrari and sold under the 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 Top Sports Cars of the 1970s. Motor Trend Classic placed the 206/246 at number seven in their list of the 10 "Greatest Ferraris of all time".
The production Dino 206 GT was designed by Aldo Brovarone and Leonardo Fioravanti at Pininfarina and built by Scaglietti. It had the soft edges and curving lines typical of earlier Italian cars, unlike its angular successor, the 308 GT4.
The 206 GT used a transverse-mounted 2.0 litre all-aluminium, 65-degree V6 engine with dual overhead camshafts, making 180 PS at the 8000 rpm redline. The same 2.0 L engine was used in the Fiat Dino Coupe and Spider, produced during the same period.
152 were built in total between 1967 and 1969, in left hand drive only.
Calls for more power were answered with 246gt and gts; a 2.4 L Dino 65° V6 engine, DOHC, 2 valves per cylinder, iron block with alloy heads. It produced 195 PS at 7600 rpm and 226 N⋅m at 5500 rpm of torque, and was available as a fixed-top GT coupé or, after 1971, an open Spyder GTS.
The 246 had a claimed top speed of 235 km/h and with a 0 to 80 km/h acceleration time of 5.5 seconds the Dino narrowly outperformed the Porsche, although the Porsche was narrowly the winner on fuel economy.
The Dino's 2.4 L V6 was also used in the Fiat Dino 2400 and the Lancia Stratos rally car.
Dino 246 production numbered 2295 GT coupés and 1274 GTS spyders, the latter being built after the Series III revision from 1972 to 1974 only, for a total production run of 3569 cars. Three series of the Dino were built, with differences in wheels, windshield wiper coverage, and engine ventilation.
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