The 159 3.2 V6 Q4 is a motor car from Alfa Romeo, with all wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a Giugiaro/Alfa Romeo-designed 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3.2 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 256 bhp (260 PS/191 kW) at 6200 rpm and 322 Nm (237 lbft/32.8 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Having a stated weight at the kerb of 1740 kg, the Alfa Romeo 159 3.2 V6 Q4 manages to cover the 0-100 km/h sprint in 7 seconds and the kilometre from standstill in 27.5 seconds.
The Alfa Romeo 159 3.2 V6 Q4 is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 240 km/h (149 mph), official fuel consumption is 15.9/8.5/11.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 270.0 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 | 1740 kg | 3836 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 | 939 A 000 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3195 cc (194.971 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 85.6 mm
3.5 × 3.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 260 PS (256 bhp) (191 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 322 Nm (237 ft·lb) (32.8 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 59.7 kW/litre 81.2 ps/litre 80.1 bhp/litre 1.31 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.78 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MED 7.6.2 direct injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1266.5 kPa (183.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 532.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 27.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 240 km/h (149 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 149.17 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 109.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 147.13 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.11 kg/kW 15.23 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.9/8.5/11.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.9/8.5/11.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.3/11.8/8.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 17.8/33.2/24.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.8/27.7/20.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 270.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| 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 | 225/50 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 129063 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Alfa Romeo 159 3.2 V6 Q4 added 2005-06-13. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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