The Alfa Romeo 146 1.6 is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power to the front wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 102 bhp (103 PS/76 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 134 N·m (99 lb·ft/13.7 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual transmission.
The Alfa Romeo 146 1.6 weighs a claimed 1175 kg at the kerb.
Top stated speed is 183 km/h or 114 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2540 mm | 100 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4257 mm | 167.6 inches | |
| Width | 1712 mm | 67.4 inches | |
| Height | 1427 mm | 56.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1175 kg | 2590 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50.9 litres | 11.2 [13.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1596 cc (97.394 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 72 mm
3.31 × 2.83 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.17 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
103 PS (102 bhp) (76 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
134 Nm (99 ft·lb) (13.7 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
47.7 kW/litre 64.8 ps/litre 63.9 bhp/litre 1.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
83.96 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Motronic fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1055.1 kPa (153 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 11.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 183 km/h (114 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 88.02 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.73 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 86.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.45 kg/kW 25.8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 175/65 TR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/65 TR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 257 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 228 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 20438 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1994 Alfa Romeo 146 1.6 added 1997-04-28. Last modified 2013-03-20. |
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