The Alfa Romeo 155 2.0 Twin Spark is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 150 bhp (152 PS/112 kW) at 6200 rpm and 186 Nm (137 lbft/19 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1300 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed stated is 208 km/h or 129 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) | 1493 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1427 mm | 56.2 inches | |
| Length | 4442 mm | 174.9 inches | |
| Width | 1730 mm | 68.1 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1300 kg | 2866 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] 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 | 2 litre 1970 cc (120.217 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 91 mm
3.27 × 3.58 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
152 PS (150 bhp) (112 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
186 Nm (137 ft·lb) (19 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
56.8 kW/litre 77.2 ps/litre 76.1 bhp/litre 1.25 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
94.42 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy head; cast iron block | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1186.5 kPa (172.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 492.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 26.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 208 km/h (129 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 116.99 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 86.04 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 115.38 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.62 kg/kW 19.41 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | 2.100 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/50 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/50 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 240 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.35 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 41888 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Alfa Romeo 155 2.0 Twin Spark added 1995-12-06. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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