The production Dino 206 GT was designed by Aldo Brovarone[1] and Leonardo Fioravanti at Pininfarina[4] and built by Scaglietti.

[5] It had the soft edges and curving lines typical of earlier Italian cars, unlike its angular successor, the 308 GT4.

The 206 GT used a transverse-mounted 2.0 litre all-aluminium, 65-degree V6 engine with dual overhead camshafts and a 9:1 compression ratio, making 180 PS (178 bhp; 132 kW) at the 8,000 rpm redline.

[5] The 206 GT frame featured a light-weight, aluminium body, full independent suspension, and all round disc brakes.

Lampredi, interviewed in the early 1980s (he died in 1989 at the age of 71), noted that, "Things didn't work out exactly as Ferrari had foreseen."

Both engines were made by Fiat workers in Turin on the same production line, without any discrimination as to their destination, and all were identical.

Calls for more power were answered with the 2.4 L (2,419.20 cc) Dino 65° V6 engine,[7] DOHC, 2 valves per cylinder, 9.0:1 compression ratio, iron block with alloy heads.

Other differences were 2 rows of 7 vents on the slightly longer engine lid of the 246 instead of 6 and a fuel cap flap cover instead of the exposed one of the 206.

Three series of the Dino were built, with differences in wheels, windshield wiper coverage, and engine ventilation.

Group 4-style flared wheelarches were optional, as were seats from the 365 GTB/4 Daytona, the pair often ordered in conjunction with wide, sand-cast Campagnolo alloy wheels.