Ginetta F400

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Ginetta F400
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Overview
Manufacturer Ginetta Cars
Also calledFarbio GTS
Production20072010 (Farbio)
20102011 (Ginetta)
Assembly Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Body and chassis
Class Sports car (S)
Body style 2-door coupe
Layout Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Related Farboud GTS
Powertrain
Engine 3.0 L supercharged Ford Cologne V6
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,675 mm (105 in)
Length4,220 mm (166 in)
Width2,130 mm (84 in)
Height1,170 mm (46 in)
Kerb weight 1,036 kg (2,284 lb)
Chronology
Successor Ginetta G60

The Ginetta F400, previously known as the Farbio GTS, and originally developed by Arash Motor Company as the Farboud GTS, [1] was a sports car produced by the British car manufacturer Ginetta Cars. It was the first car planned for production by Farbio Sports Cars until the rights of the car were sold to Ginetta in 2010. [2]

Contents

Farbio GTS/Farboud GT

Farbio GTS350 Kumho Heck rear Farbio GTS350 Kumho Heck.JPG
Farbio GTS350 Kumho Heck rear

The Farbio GTS was originally conceived in 2002 as the Farboud GT with a twin-turbocharged Audi V6 engine from the Audi RS4. [3] The GTS was unveiled at the 2004 British International Motorshow featuring the Audi engine, developing 440 bhp. [4]

Arash sold the rights of the car to the newly established Farbio Sports cars which eventually launched the car as the Farbio GTS in 2007 with sales commencing from the beginning of 2008. [5]

Three engine options were offered, with the GTS 260, 350 and 400. Both the GTS 350 and 400 featured a supercharged 3.0-litre Ford V6 engine derived from the Ford V6 Mustang. The engine in the GTS 400 generated a power output of 384 hp (286 kW; 389 PS) providing a 097 km/h acceleration time of 3.9 seconds, with a top speed of over 282 km/h (175 mph). The base GTS 260 model with 262 hp (195 kW; 266 PS) engine could accelerate to 97 km/h in 4.8 seconds.

F400

When Ginetta acquired the rights of the car in 2010, very little was altered from the original Farbio GTS, except the addition of a new supercharger to the Ford V6 engine. The engine then generated a power output of 410 hp (306 kW; 416 PS) and was coupled to a 6-speed manual transmission. Standard features for the F400 included adjustable black leather interior, leather trimmed dashboard, power-assisted sports steering, a Kenwood audio system and air conditioning. Other bespoke options included interior carpeting, coloured headliners, carbon fibre racing bucket seats trimmed in leather with four-point racing harness, carbon fibre steering wheel, coloured door inserts and an alcantara interior trim.

The F400 came with special 19-inch forged alloy wheels in gloss black or silver finish. Added exterior options included bespoke specialist paint, bare carbon doors, brake callipers painted in red colour and heated front windshield.

The F400 could accelerate from 0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) in 3.7 seconds and could attain a top speed of 298 km/h (185 mph). Although these figures were never tested. [6]

The F400 was sold in limited numbers at a price of £95,000 (US$154,770) when production was halted in 2010 and the car underwent significant redevelopment to be relaunched at the end of 2011 as the Ginetta G60. [7]

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