The Alfa Romeo 146 1.8 T. Spark 16V is a front wheel drive car, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 5 door saloon (sedan) body.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.7 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 142 bhp (144 PS/106 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 169 N·m (125 lb·ft/17.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1215 kg.
Top stated speed is 209 km/h (130 mph), official fuel consumption is 11.5/6.6/8.4 l/100km urban/combined/mixed, and carbon dioxide emissions are 200.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2540 mm | 100 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1472 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1441 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Length | 4235 mm | 166.7 inches | |
| Width | 1712 mm | 67.4 inches | |
| Height | 1426 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1215 kg | 2679 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 61 litres | 13.4 [16.1] 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 | 1.7 litre 1747 cc (106.608 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 82.75 mm
3.23 × 3.26 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (EC) |
144 PS (142 bhp) (106 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (EC) |
169 Nm (125 ft·lb) (17.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (EC) |
60.6 kW/litre 82.4 ps/litre 81.3 bhp/litre 1.33 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (EC) |
96.74 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Motronic M 1.5.5 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1215.6 kPa (176.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 436.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 30.2 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 118.5 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.15 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 116.87 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.47 kg/kW 19.17 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.5/6.6/8.4 l/100km urban/combined/mixed | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.5/6.6/8.4 l/100km urban/combined/mixed | ||
| km/litre | 8.7/15.2/11.9 km/l urban/combined/mixed | ||
| UK MPG | 24.6/42.8/33.6 UK MPG urban/combined/mixed | ||
| US MPG | 20.5/35.6/28.0 US MPG urban/combined/mixed | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 200.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | 11.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 195/55 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/55 VR 15 | ||
| 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 | 0.95 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 76670 | ||
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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 146 1.8 T. Spark 16V added 2001-03-05. Last modified 2013-09-27. |
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