This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style designed by Giugiaro/Alfa Romeo with a front mounted engine delivering power to the front wheels.
The Alfa Romeo 159 1.9 JTDm 8v's engine is a turbocharged diesel, 1.9 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 113 bhp (115 PS/84 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 280 N·m (207 lb·ft/28.6 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
A 6 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1525 kg.
Top quoted speed is 191 km/h, which equates to 119 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 7.8/4.9/5.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 157.0 g/km.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Belgian domestic market(s). | ||
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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) | 1579 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1559 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Length | 4660 mm | 183.5 inches | |
| Width | 1830 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | 1417 mm | 55.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1525 kg | 3362 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 | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 115 PS (113 bhp) (84 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 280 Nm (207 ft·lb) (28.6 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 44.1 kW/litre 60 ps/litre 59.2 bhp/litre 0.97 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
146.6 Nm/litre
1.77 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 18:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1842.2 kPa (267.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 477.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 191 km/h (119 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 75.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.26 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.1 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.1 kg/kW 30.23 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.8/4.9/5.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.8/4.9/5.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 12.8/20.4/16.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 36.2/57.6/47.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 30.2/48.0/39.9 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 165649 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Alfa Romeo 159 1.9 JTDm 8v added 2007-11-18. Last modified 2022-12-26. |
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