The Alfa Romeo 156 1.9 JTD Multijet is a front wheel drive road car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon bodyshell designed by Giugiaro.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.9 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) at 4000 rpm and 305 Nm (225 lbft/31.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual transmission.
The Alfa Romeo 156 1.9 JTD Multijet weighs a claimed 1305 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed quoted is 209 km/h or 130 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 8.0/4.7/5.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 157.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Giugiaro | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2595 mm | 102.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1519 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Length | 4435 mm | 174.6 inches | |
| Width | 1743 mm | 68.6 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1305 kg | 2877 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] 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 | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (CEE) |
140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (CEE) |
305 Nm (225 ft·lb) (31.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (CEE) |
53.9 kW/litre 73.3 ps/litre 72.3 bhp/litre 1.18 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (CEE) |
159.69 Nm/litre
1.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 18.45:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Multijet direct diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2006.7 kPa (291 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 477.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | Variable geometry turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| 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 | 31 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 107.22 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.75 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.68 kg/kW 21.18 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.0/4.7/5.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.0/4.7/5.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 12.5/21.3/16.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 35.3/60.1/47.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 29.4/50.0/39.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 157.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| 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 | 11.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/65 HR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/65 HR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 281 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 276 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.64 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 110781 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Alfa Romeo 156 1.9 JTD Multijet added 2003-06-13. Last modified 2022-12-26. |
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