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Ferrari 315S
The Ferrari 315 S is a sports racing car produced by Ferrari in 1957. The model served as the replacement of the Ferrari 290 MM, which had won the 1956 Mille Miglia and was an effort to dethrone the ever powerful Maserati 450S.
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Specifications
- name
- Ferrari 315 S
- Manufacturer
- Ferrari
- aka
- Ferrari 315 Sport
- Production
- 1957, 3 made (one converted from a 290 S)
- Designer
- Carrozzeria Scaglietti
- Class
- Sports racing car
- Body style
- 2-door Spyder
- Layout
- Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
- Engine
- 3783.40 cc Tipo 140 Jano V12
- Transmission
- 4-speed manual
- Wheelbase
- 2350 mm
- Kerb weight
- 880 kg (dry)
- Predecessor
- Ferrari 290 S
- Successor
- Ferrari 335 S
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q249457CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_315_SCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1368250728 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1957-05-12_Mille_Miglia_winners_Ferrari_315_Taruffi_sn0684_e_von_Trips_sn0674.jpgPublic domain · Photo: Unknown photographer · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.