This car has a 3 door hatchback type body with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 118 bhp (120 PS/88 kW) at 6300 rpm and 144 N·m (106 lb·ft/14.7 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Alfa Romeo 145 1.6 T. Spark 16V weighs a stated 1165 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 195 km/h (121 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 11.1/6.5/8.2 l/100km urban/out of town/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2540 mm | 100 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1472 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1441 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Length | 4061 mm | 159.9 inches | |
| Width | 1712 mm | 67.4 inches | |
| Height | 1431 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1165 kg | 2568 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 51 litres | 11.2 [13.5] 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 | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 75.65 mm
3.23 × 2.98 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (EC) |
120 PS (118 bhp) (88 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque (EC) |
144 Nm (106 ft·lb) (14.7 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (EC) |
55.1 kW/litre 74.9 ps/litre 73.8 bhp/litre 1.21 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (EC) |
90.11 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Motronic M 1.5.5 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1132.4 kPa (164.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 31.3 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 195 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 102.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.53 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 101.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.24 kg/kW 22.12 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.1/6.5/8.2 l/100km urban/out of town/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.1/6.5/8.2 l/100km urban/out/of | ||
| km/litre | 9.0/15.4/12.2 km/l urban/out/of | ||
| UK MPG | 25.4/43.5/34.4 UK MPG urban/out/of | ||
| US MPG | 21.2/36.2/28.7 US MPG urban/out/of | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/60 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 HR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 257 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 240 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 76758 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Alfa Romeo 145 1.6 T. Spark 16V added 2001-03-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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