This vehicle has a 4 door sedan/saloon type body with a front positioned engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Its engine is a turbocharged diesel, 2.4 litre, single overhead camshaft 5 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant has an output of 134 bhp (136 PS/100 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 304 N·m (224 lb·ft/31 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
A 5 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the wheels.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1350 kg.
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 | 2595 mm | 102.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1545 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Length | 4430 mm | 174.4 inches | |
| Width | 1745 mm | 68.7 inches | |
| Height | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1350 kg | 2976 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 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2387 cc (145.664 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 10 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
136 PS (134 bhp) (100 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
304 Nm (224 ft·lb) (31 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
41.9 kW/litre 56.9 ps/litre 56.1 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
127.36 Nm/litre
1.54 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 18.45:1 | ||
| Fuel system | DDi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1600.4 kPa (232.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 477.4 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 100.64 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 74.02 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 99.26 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.51 kg/kW 22.57 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.9/5.4/6.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.9/5.4/6.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.2/18.5/14.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 31.7/52.3/42.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 26.4/43.6/35.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| 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 | 2.100 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/65 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/65 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 251 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.18 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 26818 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Alfa Romeo 156 2.4 JTD added 1998-01-06. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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