Quick comparison
Both appeared in 1952. Both have a V12 engine, mounted at the front. The more powerful one is the Ferrari 250 S: 230 PS versus 210 PS. The rarer one is the Ferrari 250 S: a one-off versus 21.
Ferrari 225 S vs. Ferrari 250 S
Ferrari 225 S
1952 · V12VS
Ferrari 250 S
1952 · V12Ferrari 225 SFerrari 250 S
1952Period1952
2.7 l (2715 cm³) Colombo V12Engine3.0 l (2953 cm³) Colombo V12
2715 cm³Displacement2953 cm³
210 PSPower230 PS
850 kgWeight850 kg
21Units built1
–Transmission5-speed, non-synchronized
Giovanni Michelotti at VignaleEngineeringGiovanni Michelotti at Vignale
All values come from the data sheets of the two models (sources listed there). The better value is highlighted in green wherever both data sheets give a comparable figure. Photos – Ferrari 225 S: MPW57, CC BY-SA 3.0; Ferrari 250 S: Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 4.0. Licenses and originals: Sources & image credits.
