Quick comparison
Both appeared in 1952. Both have a V12 engine, mounted at the front. The more powerful one is the Ferrari 250 MM: 240 PS versus 230 PS. The lighter one is the Ferrari 250 S: 850 kg versus 900 kg.
Ferrari 250 MM vs. Ferrari 250 S
Ferrari 250 MM
1952–1954 · V12VS
Ferrari 250 S
1952 · V12Ferrari 250 MMFerrari 250 S
1952–1954Period1952
3.0 l (2953 cm³) Colombo V12Engine3.0 l (2953 cm³) Colombo V12
2953 cm³Displacement2953 cm³
240 PSPower230 PS
250 km/hTop speed–
900 kgWeight850 kg
–Units built1
4-speed, fully synchronizedTransmission5-speed, non-synchronized
Giovanni Michelotti at Vignale; Pinin FarinaEngineeringGiovanni 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 250 MM: Marco 56, CC BY 2.0; Ferrari 250 S: Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 4.0. Licenses and originals: Sources & image credits.
