This automobile has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front located engine powering the front wheels.
The power is produced by a turbocharged engine of 2.4 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 5 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 136 bhp (138 PS/101 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 304 N·m (224 lb·ft/31 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 1400 kg.
Its maximum speed quoted is 203 km/h (126 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| 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 | 4430 mm | 174.4 inches | |
| Width | 1745 mm | 68.7 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1400 kg | 3086 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 | Alfa Romeo | ||
| 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 (CEE) |
138 PS (136 bhp) (101 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (CEE) |
304 Nm (224 ft·lb) (31 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (CEE) |
42.5 kW/litre 57.8 ps/litre 57 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (CEE) |
127.36 Nm/litre
1.54 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 18.45:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo EDC15 direct diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1600.4 kPa (232.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 477.4 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 30.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 203 km/h (126 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 98.49 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.44 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 97.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.8 kg/kW 23.06 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | 11.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.TA.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.35 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 79563 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Alfa Romeo 156 Sportwagon 2.4 JTD added 2001-03-24. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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