The Alfa Romeo 166 2.0 V6 Turbo is a front wheel drive motor car, with its motor placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon bodyshell.
Powering the Alfa Romeo 166 2.0 V6 Turbo is a single overhead camshaft, 2 litre turbocharged 6 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 202 bhp (205 PS/151 kW) at 6000 rpm and 280 N·m (207 lb·ft/28.6 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 6 speed manual transmission.
Having a claimed kerb weight of 1495 kg, the Alfa Romeo 166 2.0 V6 Turbo can dispense with the 0-100 km/h sprint in 8.1 seconds and the kilometre from standstill in 28.4 seconds.
Maximum stated speed is 237 km/h or 147 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 17.6/8.3/11.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2700 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1545 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1532 mm | 60.3 inches | |
| Length | 4720 mm | 185.8 inches | |
| Width | 1815 mm | 71.5 inches | |
| Height | 1416 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1495 kg | 3296 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1996 cc (121.803 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 66.2 mm
3.15 × 2.61 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.21 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
205 PS (202 bhp) (151 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
280 Nm (207 ft·lb) (28.6 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
75.5 kW/litre 102.6 ps/litre 101.2 bhp/litre 1.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
140.28 Nm/litre
1.7 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Motronic ME2.1 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1762.8 kPa (255.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 332.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett T25 turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| 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 | 28.4 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 237 km/h (147 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 137 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 100.76 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 135.12 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.92 kg/kW 16.58 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17.6/8.3/11.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.6/8.3/11.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.7/12.0/8.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.1/34.0/24.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.4/28.3/20.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| 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 | 11.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/55 WR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 WR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 308 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 276 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 31933 | ||
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| RAC rating | 23.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Alfa Romeo 166 2.0 V6 Turbo added 1998-11-23. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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