This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.7 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 127 bhp (129 PS/95 kW) at 6500 rpm and 148 Nm (109 lbft/15.1 kgm) at 4300 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1225 kg.
The Alfa Romeo 146 1.7 16v is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 201 km/h (125 mph), claimed fuel consumption is 6.3/8.4/10.8 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per ECE.
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 | 1225 kg | 2701 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 | 1.7 litre 1712 cc (104.473 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 72 mm
3.43 × 2.83 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.21 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
129 PS (127 bhp) (95 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
148 Nm (109 ft·lb) (15.1 kgm) at 4300 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
55.3 kW/litre 75.2 ps/litre 74.2 bhp/litre 1.22 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
86.45 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1086.3 kPa (157.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 428 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 201 km/h (125 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 105.11 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 77.31 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 103.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.94 kg/kW 21.61 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.3/8.4/10.8 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per ECE | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.3/8.4/10.8 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 15.9/11.9/9.3 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 44.8/33.6/26.2 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 37.3/28.0/21.8 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 185/60 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 HR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S-ABS | ||
| 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 | 20603 | ||
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| RAC rating | 18.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1994 Alfa Romeo 146 1.7 16v added 1997-04-28. Last modified 2013-03-20. |
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