The Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider is a rear wheel drive road car, with the powerplant located in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body designed by Touring.
It forms part of Alfa Romeo's 106 series.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.6 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 143 bhp (145 PS/107 kW) of power at 5900 rpm, and maximum torque of 216 N·m (159 lb·ft/22 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
This power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider weighs a claimed 1217 kg at the kerb.
The Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider is claimed to manage a top speed of 185 km/h, or 115 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Touring | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2500 mm | 98.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1369 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Length | 4500 mm | 177.2 inches | |
| Width | 1690 mm | 66.5 inches | |
| Height | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1217 kg | 2683 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Engine code | 00601 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.6 litre 2584 cc (157.685 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 79.6 mm
3.27 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
145 PS (143 bhp) (107 kW) at 5900 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
216 Nm (159 ft·lb) (22 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
41.3 kW/litre 56.1 ps/litre 55.3 bhp/litre 0.91 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
83.59 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 Solex 44 PHH carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1050.4 kPa (152.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 430.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 119.14 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.62 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 117.5 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.41 kg/kW 19.06 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 | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | RAx.RA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 165 x 400 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 x 400 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.78 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 29007 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 106.01 | ||
| Model family | 106 | ||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider added before December 1995. Last modified 2022-08-09. |
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