The 166 2.5 V6 24v is an automobile from Alfa Romeo, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 187 bhp (190 PS/139 kW) at 6200 rpm and 222 N·m (164 lb·ft/22.6 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual set of gears.
The Alfa Romeo 166 2.5 V6 24v weighs a quoted 1490 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 225 km/h or 140 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 16.3/8.6/11.4 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 | 1490 kg | 3285 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] 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 | 2.5 litre 2492 cc (152.071 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 68.3 mm
3.46 × 2.69 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
190 PS (187 bhp) (139 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
222 Nm (164 ft·lb) (22.6 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
56 kW/litre 76.1 ps/litre 75 bhp/litre 1.23 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
89.09 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Motronic ME2.1 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1119.5 kPa (162.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 415.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 28.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 127.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.59 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.5 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.69 kg/kW 17.85 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16.3/8.6/11.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.3/8.6/11.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.1/11.6/8.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 17.3/32.8/24.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.4/27.4/20.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 40590 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 28.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Alfa Romeo 166 2.5 V6 24v added 1998-11-23. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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