The Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon 3.2 V6 Q4 is an estate/station wagon designed by Giugiaro/Alfa Romeo with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power through all four wheels.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3.2 litres. It produces 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.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1730 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 237 km/h (147 mph), official fuel consumption is 17.0/8.4/11.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 275.0 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) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4660 mm | 183.5 inches | |
| Width | 1828 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1730 kg | 3814 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 | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| 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 (EC) |
260 PS (256 bhp) (191 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (EC) |
322 Nm (237 ft·lb) (32.8 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (EC) |
59.7 kW/litre 81.2 ps/litre 80.1 bhp/litre 1.31 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (EC) |
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 | |||
| 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 | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 27.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 237 km/h (147 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 150.03 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 110.35 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 147.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.06 kg/kW 15.14 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17.0/8.4/11.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.0/8.4/11.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.9/11.9/8.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.6/33.6/24.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.8/28.0/20.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 275.0 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 | 57/43 | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi. | ||
| 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 | 143220 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon 3.2 V6 Q4 added 2006-07-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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