The name Ferrari Dino was used for some models with engines smaller than 12 cylinders, it was an attempt by the company to offer a relatively low-cost sports car.
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11 Facts About Ferrari Dino
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The Ferrari name remained reserved for its premium V12 and flat-12 models until 1976, when "Dino" was retired in favour of full Ferrari branding.
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The Dino models used Ferrari naming convention of displacement and cylinder count with two digits for the size of the engine in decilitres and the third digit to represent the number of cylinders, i e 246 being a 2.
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Ferrari Dino turned to Fiat to produce a more affordable sports car for this purpose.
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Ferrari Dino SP was a series of Italian sports prototype racing cars produced by Ferrari from 1961 through 1962.
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Later, Ferrari Dino introduced a new SOHC 90° V8 engine designed by Carlo Chiti.
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Ferrari Dino won three more races in a row: the Cesana-Sestriere hillclimb, the Freiburg-Schauinsland hillclimb and Ollon-Villars.
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Ferrari Dino built and presented numerous design concepts and prototypes to overcame styling and engineering challenges derived from a new engine layout of a road-car.
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Enzo Ferrari did not want to diminish his exclusive brand with a cheaper car, so the Dino was created.
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Lamborghini created a stir in 1966 with its mid-engined Miura, but Enzo Ferrari Dino felt a mid-engine Ferrari Dino would be unsafe in the hands of his customers.
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Response to the radically styled car was positive, so Ferrari Dino allowed it to go into production, rationalizing the lower power of the V6 engine would result in a more manageable car.
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