The 159 Sportwagon 1750 TBi is a motor vehicle from Alfa Romeo, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a Giugiaro/Alfa Romeo-designed 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
The power is produced by a turbocharged engine of 1.7 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 197 bhp (200 PS/147 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 320 N·m (236 lb·ft/32.6 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels through a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1480 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 233 km/h which is 145 mph, official fuel consumption is 12.0/6.2/8.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 194.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| 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 | 1422 mm | 56 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 | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Fiat | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.7 litre 1742 cc (106.303 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 80.5 mm
3.27 × 3.17 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 200 PS (197 bhp) (147 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 320 Nm (236 ft·lb) (32.6 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 84.3 kW/litre 114.7 ps/litre 113.1 bhp/litre 1.85 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
183.7 Nm/litre
2.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2308.4 kPa (334.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 435.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 29.2 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 233 km/h (145 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 134.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 99.26 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 133.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.07 kg/kW 16.83 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.0/6.2/8.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.0/6.2/8.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.3/16.1/12.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 23.5/45.6/34.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.6/37.9/28.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 194.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | F | ||
| 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 | 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 | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 195646 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon 1750 TBi added 2009-02-23. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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