This automobile has a 5 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front positioned engine delivering its power to the front wheels.
Its engine is a turbocharged diesel, 1.9 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant has an output of 104 bhp (105 PS/78 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 255 N·m (188 lb·ft/26 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1245 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 187 km/h or 116 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 7.6/4.7/5.7 l/100km urban/combined/mixed, and carbon dioxide emissions are 152.0 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 | 1245 kg | 2745 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 61 litres | 13.4 [16.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Fiat | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.9 litre 1910 cc (116.555 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 90.4 mm
3.23 × 3.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (EC) |
105 PS (104 bhp) (78 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (EC) |
255 Nm (188 ft·lb) (26 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (EC) |
40.6 kW/litre 55.2 ps/litre 54.5 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (EC) |
133.51 Nm/litre
1.61 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 19.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Direct diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1677.7 kPa (243.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 477.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 32.8 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 187 km/h (116 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 84.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 62.29 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 83.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.05 kg/kW 26.82 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.6/4.7/5.7 l/100km urban/combined/mixed | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.6/4.7/5.7 l/100km urban/combined/mixed | ||
| km/litre | 13.2/21.3/17.5 km/l urban/combined/mixed | ||
| UK MPG | 37.2/60.1/49.6 UK MPG urban/combined/mixed | ||
| US MPG | 30.9/50.0/41.3 US MPG urban/combined/mixed | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 152.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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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 | |||
| 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 | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 76681 | ||
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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 1.9 JTD added 2001-03-05. Last modified 2022-12-26. |
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