Description
The latest release in the Kyosho Original Mini Car Series is a 1/18 scale Ferrari 250 GTO. The real car that served as the model for this miniature is a competition model developed by Ferrari – one of Italy’s most renowned sports car manufacturers – with the aim of dominating the World Sportscar Championship. The name “250” refers to the displacement per cylinder (cc), while “GTO” stands for “Gran Turismo Omologato”, the Italian term for GT-class homologation. Developed as the next advancement from its 250 GT SWB predecessor, the 250 GTO can be considered an evolutionary model. The 250 GTO began competing in the 1962 World Sportscar Championship. Built on a tubular steel frame, the car featured a 3.0L V12 SOHC dry-sump engine producing approximately 300 horsepower at the front, with a lightweight aluminum body designed by Sergio Scaglietti for optimal aerodynamics. With this combination of power and aerodynamics, the 250 GTO quickly came to dominate race circuits worldwide. As one of the most formidable front-engine, rear-drive competition models, the 250 GTO lived up to Ferrari’s expectations, winning back-to-back World Sportscar Championship titles in 1962 and 1963.
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