This automobile has a 4 door saloon body style designed by Giugiaro/Alfa Romeo with a front positioned engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The Alfa Romeo 159 2.0 JTDM's engine is a turbocharged diesel, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 134 bhp (136 PS/100 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 350 N·m (258 lb·ft/35.7 kgm) at 1750 rpm.
A 6 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Having a claimed weight at the kerb of 1490 kg, the Alfa Romeo 159 2.0 JTDM manages to cover the 0-100 km/h benchmark in 9.9 seconds and the standing kilometre in 30.8 seconds.
The Alfa Romeo 159 2.0 JTDM is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 202 km/h, or 126 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 6.6/4.2/5.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 134.0 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) | 1593 mm | 62.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1573 mm | 61.9 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 | 1490 kg | 3285 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 | 2 litre 1956 cc (119.362 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 90.4 mm
3.27 × 3.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 136 PS (134 bhp) (100 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 1750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 51.1 kW/litre 69.5 ps/litre 68.5 bhp/litre 1.12 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
178.94 Nm/litre
2.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 16.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2248.6 kPa (326.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 489 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| 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 | 30.8 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 202 km/h (126 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 91.18 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 89.93 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.91 kg/kW 24.91 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.6/4.2/5.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.6/4.2/5.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 15.2/23.8/19.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 42.8/67.3/55.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 35.6/56.0/46.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 134.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | E | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | B | ||
| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| 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 | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.68 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 220451 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 Alfa Romeo 159 2.0 JTDM added 2010-10-14. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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