The Alfa Romeo 1600 Spider is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with its motor positioned in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body designed by Pininfarina.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 103 bhp (104 PS/77 kW) at 5500 rpm and 142 N·m (105 lb·ft/14.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1020 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 180 km/h (112 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2250 mm | 88.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Length | 4120 mm | 162.2 inches | |
| Width | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Height | 1290 mm | 50.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1020 kg | 2249 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 46 litres | 10.1 [12.2] 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 | 1.6 litre 1570 cc (95.807 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78 × 82 mm
3.07 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
104 PS (103 bhp) (77 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
142 Nm (105 ft·lb) (14.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
48.9 kW/litre 66.5 ps/litre 65.6 bhp/litre 1.08 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
90.45 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 We 40 DCOE 33 carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1136.6 kPa (164.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 392.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 102.38 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.3 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 100.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.28 kg/kW 22.18 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.700 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.RA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 165 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 HR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2268 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 29326 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Alfa Romeo 1600 Spider added 1998-11-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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