Drawing inspiration from past models, Ferrari and Pininfarina managed to create a vehicle both futuristic and traditional in the 1989 Ferrari Mythos concept car.

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1989 Ferrari Mythos Concept Car Specifications

Racing through the space that lay somewhere between fantasy and reality, the 1989 Ferrari Mythos concept car was the subject of many a car-lover's dream of the automotive future, and a glance at the 1989 Ferrari Mythos concept car specifications listed below proves that the dream wasn't so far-fetched.

Manufacturer: Pininfarina Studi e Ricerche S.p.A., Turin, Italy; for Ferrari S.p.A., Modena, Italy

Body design: 2-passenger, 2-door coupe; carbon fiber body, tubular steel frame

Powertrain layout: mid-engine, rear-wheel drive

Wheelbase: 100.4 inches

Overall length: 170.7 inches

Overall width: 82.7 inches

Overall height: 41.9 inches

Track, front: 59.8 inches

Track, rear: 68.0 inches

Weight: 2,756 pounds

Approximate price: not available

Engine type: dohc horizontally-opposed 12-cylinder

Displacement (liters/cubic inches): 4.9/301

Horsepower @ rpm: 390 (DIN) @ 6300

Torque (lbs./ft) @ rpm: (est.) 354 @ 4500

Fuel delivery: twin multi-point fuel injection

Transmission: 5-speed manual

Suspension, front: transverse arms, helical coil springs

Suspension, rear: transverse arms, twin helical coil springs per wheel, anti-roll bar

Brakes: front/rear ventilated discs

1989 Ferrari Mythos Concept Car Performance

Top speed: not available

0-60 mph: not available

Quarter-mile: not available

mph @ quarter-mile: not available

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