GT4 Essentials

Ferrari Dino 308 GT4 Specifications

A quick, number-focused overview of the Ferrari Dino 308 GT4 — its specifications, layout, and essential figures.

Rather than interpretation or narrative, this page presents the car in its most factual form: production years, dimensions, performance, and the technical layout that defined Ferrari’s first production V8 road car.

It is a concise reference point for understanding what the Dino 308 GT4 actually is, expressed through numbers rather than opinion. quick, number focused introduction of what the Dino 308 GT4 actually is — without interpretation.

At a Glance

The Dino 308 GT4 is a mid-engined, V8-powered 2+2 sports car introduced in 1973.
It was Ferrari’s first production road car with a V8 engine and the only Bertone-designed Ferrari of its era.

Naming and Meaning

Ferrari’s naming was typically quite direct and this model was no exception:
+ 308 → 3.0-liter V8.
+ GT → Grand Turismo
+ 4 → four seats
It was a technical name for a car shaped by engineering as much as ambition.

Layout & Concept

+ mid-engine
+ transverse V8
+ 2+2
+ long wheelbase
+ balance over spectacle
> to see more about the Layout

Key Figures

Dimensions:

Length: 4,300 mm
Width: 1,710 mm
Height: 1,210 mm
Wheelbase: 2,550 mm
Front track: 1,460 mm
Rear track: 1,460 mm

Performance:

Top speed: 248 km/h*
0–100 km/h: 6.8 s* (full tank, two occupants)

Weight & Fuel:

Curb weight: 1,320 kg* (full tank)
US specification: approx. 1,470 kg
Fuel tank capacity: 78 L

Power to Weight:

5.7 kg / hp

Layout before Style

The GT4’s proportions were not drawn first — they were engineered.
Its upright stance, long cabin, and distinctive silhouette emerged from the challenge of combining a sideways installed mid-engine V8 with genuine usability.

See: Engineering

Made to be Driven

Double wishbone suspension, neutral balance, and strong visibility gave the GT4 a character that was composed rather than theatrical.

It creates confidence, not intimidation.

Read: Layout

Design Outside Tradition

Styled by Bertone rather than Pininfarina, the GT4 remains one of Ferrari’s clearest departures from its expected visual language.

Its form was never meant to flatter convention.

Visit: Design

The Dino Question

Early cars carried no Ferrari badges at all — inside or out.
Only later did the Cavallino appear, not because the car had changed, but because the market demanded clarity.

The GT4 has always existed slightly between identities.

Learn more: History

Beginning of the Modern V8 Era

What began here would underpin Ferrari’s future: the V8 platform that defined decades of road cars, from the 308 lineage onward.

The GT4 was not an anomaly.
It was the starting point.

Check: Engineering

GT4 Essentials

Key Figures

Dimensions:

Performance:

Weight & Fuel:

Power to Weight:

* According to a test published in the German magazine auto motor und sport (issue 20/1974)

The Dino 308 GT4 is best understood not as an exception, but as a reference.
A car shaped by constraint, executed with conviction, and appreciated most fully once fashion moved on.
It is timeless not because it is neutral —
but because it is specific.

Layout before Style

Made to be Driven

Design Outside Tradition

The Dino Question

Beginning of the Modern V8 Era

To get a more personal view on it:

Further Reading:

Image credits: Original images © mydino308.

GT4 Essentials

Key Figures

Dimensions:

Performance:

Weight & Fuel:

Power to Weight:

* According to a test published in the German magazine auto motor und sport (issue 20/1974)

The Dino 308 GT4 is best understood not as an exception, but as a reference. A car shaped by constraint, executed with conviction, and appreciated most fully once fashion moved on. It is timeless not because it is neutral — but because it is specific.

Layout before Style

Made to be Driven

Design Outside Tradition

The Dino Question

Beginning of the Modern V8 Era

To get a more personal view on it:

Further Reading:

Image credits: Original images © mydino308.

The Dino 308 GT4 is best understood not as an exception, but as a reference.
A car shaped by constraint, executed with conviction, and appreciated most fully once fashion moved on.
It is timeless not because it is neutral —
but because it is specific.