The 1900C Cabriolet is a rear wheel drive Pininfarina designed convertible/cabriolet automobile with a front mounted engine, produced by Alfa Romeo.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.9 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 99 bhp (100 PS/74 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 141 N·m (104 lb·ft/14.4 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1100 kg.
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 | 2500 mm | 98.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1325 mm | 52.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1325 mm | 52.2 inches | |
| Length | 4335 mm | 170.7 inches | |
| Width | 1625 mm | 64 inches | |
| Height | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1100 kg | 2425 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 53 litres | 11.7 [14] 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 | 1.9 litre 1884 cc (114.969 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.55 × 88 mm
3.25 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 100 PS (99 bhp) (74 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 141 Nm (104 ft·lb) (14.4 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 39.2 kW/litre 53.3 ps/litre 52.5 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
74.84 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.75:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Solex carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 940.5 kPa (136.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 471 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 | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 91.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.11 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 90 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.9 kg/kW 24.89 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 229284 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1952 Alfa Romeo 1900C Cabriolet added 2011-01-14. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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