Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider Veloce is an automobile that has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body styled by Pininfarina with a front located engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.8 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 132 bhp (134 PS/98 kW) at 5500 rpm and 187 Nm (138 lbft/19.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual 'box.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1040 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2250 mm | 88.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1324 mm | 52.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1274 mm | 50.2 inches | |
| Length | 4120 mm | 162.2 inches | |
| Width | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Height | 1290 mm | 50.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1040 kg | 2293 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 57.7% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 46 litres | 10.1 [12.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1779 cc (108.561 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 88.5 mm
3.15 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
134 PS (132 bhp) (98 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
187 Nm (138 ft·lb) (19.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
55.3 kW/litre 75.2 ps/litre 74.2 bhp/litre 1.22 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
105.12 Nm/litre
1.27 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 We carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1320.9 kPa (191.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 444.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 128.69 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 94.65 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 126.92 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.57 kg/kW 17.65 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.700 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | RAx.RA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 29183 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1969 Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider Veloce added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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