The 156 1.8 Twin Spark is a front wheel drive Giugiaro designed saloon (sedan) car with a front placed engine, from Alfa Romeo.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.7 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) at 6500 rpm and 163 Nm (120 lbft/16.6 kgm) at 3900 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual transmission supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Having a stated kerb weight of 1265 kg, the Alfa Romeo 156 1.8 Twin Spark manages to cover the 0-100 km/h dash in 9.4 seconds and the standing kilometre in 30.7 seconds.
It is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 208 km/h, or 129 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 12.1/6.4/8.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 202.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | Giugiaro | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2595 | 102.2 | |
| Voies AV | 1519 | 59.8 | |
| Voies AR | 1506 | 59.3 | |
| Longueur | 4435 | 174.6 | |
| Largeur | 1743 | 68.6 | |
| Hauteur | 1430 | 56.3 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.71 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1265 kg | 2789 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.7 litre 1747 cc (106.608 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 82 × 82.7 mm
3.23 × 3.26 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 0.99 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (CEE) |
140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) à 6500 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (CEE) |
163 Nm (120 ft·lb) (16.6 kgm) à 3900 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (CEE) |
58.9 kW/litre 80.1 ps/litre 79 bhp/litre 1.29 bhp/cu in |
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(CEE) |
93.3 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 10.3:1 | ||
| Carburant | Bo Motronic ME7 | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1172.5 kPa (170.1 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 436.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 9.4 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | 30.7 s | ||
| Vitesse | 208 km/h (129 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 110.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 81.35 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 109.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.29 kg/kW 20.53 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 12.1/6.4/8.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.1/6.4/8.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.3/15.6/11.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 23.3/44.1/33.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.4/36.8/27.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | 202.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Traction | front wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.10 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.DW.TA.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | 185/65 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 185/65 15 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 281 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 276 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.92 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.73 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 110704 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Alfa Romeo 156 1.8 Twin Spark added 2003-06-13. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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