Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body designed by Pininfarina with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 185 bhp (188 PS/138 kW) at 5600 rpm and 259 Nm (191 lbft/26.4 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Having a stated weight at the kerb of 1420 kg, the Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 can dispense with the 0-60 mph dash in 9 seconds and the standing quarter mile in 17.3 seconds.
Maximum claimed speed is 217 km/h (135 mph).
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) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 4648 mm | 183 inches | |
| Width | 1753 mm | 69 inches | |
| Height | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1420 kg | 3131 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| 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) |
188 PS (185 bhp) (138 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
259 Nm (191 ft·lb) (26.4 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
46.6 kW/litre 63.4 ps/litre 62.5 bhp/litre 1.02 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
87.53 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic ML4.1 fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1099.9 kPa (159.5 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 | 9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.3 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 217 km/h (135 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 132.09 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 97.15 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 130.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.29 kg/kW 17.19 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.ARB.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 25168 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1987 Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-03-22. |
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