This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style styled by Pininfarina with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 181 bhp (184 PS/135 kW) at 5600 rpm and 255 N·m (188 lb·ft/26 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
With a claimed kerb weight of 1385 kg, the Alfa Romeo 164 12v Super manages the 0-100 km/h sprint in 8.1 seconds and the standing kilometre in 28.5 seconds.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 230 km/h which is 143 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 7.2/9.1/13.0 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2660 mm | 104.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1515 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1488 mm | 58.6 inches | |
| Length | 4665 mm | 183.7 inches | |
| Width | 1760 mm | 69.3 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1385 kg | 3053 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 litre 2959 cc (180.569 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 72.6 mm
3.66 × 2.86 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.28 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
184 PS (181 bhp) (135 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
255 Nm (188 ft·lb) (26 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
45.6 kW/litre 62 ps/litre 61.2 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
86.18 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic M 1.7 fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1082.9 kPa (157.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 493.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 28.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 132.5 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 97.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 130.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.26 kg/kW 17.14 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.2/9.1/13.0 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.2/9.1/13.0 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 13.9/11.0/7.7 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 39.2/31.0/21.7 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 32.7/25.8/18.1 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 ZR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 ZR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 323939 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Alfa Romeo 164 12v Super added 2013-03-22. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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