This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body designed by Giugiaro/Alfa Romeo with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
The Alfa Romeo 159 1.9 JTDM 16v's engine is a turbocharged diesel, 1.9 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 320 N·m (236 lb·ft/32.6 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
A 6 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1535 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 210 km/h or 130 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 8.1/4.8/6.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 159.0 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/Alfa Romeo | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2700 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1578 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1555 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Length | 4660 mm | 183.5 inches | |
| Width | 1828 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | 1417 mm | 55.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1535 kg | 3384 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] 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 | 150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 320 Nm (236 ft·lb) (32.6 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 57.8 kW/litre 78.6 ps/litre 77.5 bhp/litre 1.27 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
167.54 Nm/litre
2.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 17.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch EDC 16C39 diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2105.4 kPa (305.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 477.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.2 s
@ 81.4 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 30.8 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 97.76 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 96.42 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.91 kg/kW 23.23 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.1/4.8/6.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.1/4.8/6.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 12.3/20.8/16.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 34.9/58.9/47.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 29.0/49.0/39.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 159.0 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 | |||
| Front suspension | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 215/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.61 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 129195 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Alfa Romeo 159 1.9 JTDM 16v added 2005-06-13. Last modified 2022-12-26. |
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