This car has a 4 door sedan/saloon body style designed by Giugiaro/Alfa Romeo with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the front wheels.
The Alfa Romeo 159 1.9 JTS's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.9 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 158 bhp (160 PS/118 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 190 N·m (140 lb·ft/19.4 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
A 6 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Stated kerb weight is 1480 kg.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 212 km/h (132 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 12.2/6.6/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 205.0 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 | 1480 kg | 3263 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.9 litre 1859 cc (113.443 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 80 mm
3.39 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 160 PS (158 bhp) (118 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 190 Nm (140 ft·lb) (19.4 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 63.4 kW/litre 86.2 ps/litre 85 bhp/litre 1.39 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
102.21 Nm/litre
1.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MED 7.6.1 direct injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1284.4 kPa (186.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 464.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 30.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 212 km/h (132 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 108.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 79.61 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 106.76 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.56 kg/kW 20.98 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.2/6.6/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.2/6.6/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.2/15.2/11.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 23.2/42.8/32.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.3/35.6/27.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 205.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| 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 | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 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 | 0.86 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.18 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 129008 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Alfa Romeo 159 1.9 JTS added 2005-06-13. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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