The 33 1.5IE cat is a motor vehicle from Alfa Romeo, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a Walter da Silva-penned 5 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.5 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 93 bhp (94 PS/69 kW) at 6000 rpm and 125 Nm (92 lbft/12.7 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
The Alfa Romeo 33 1.5IE cat weighs a claimed 970 kg at the kerb.
The Alfa Romeo 33 1.5IE cat is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 182 km/h (113 mph), claimed fuel consumption is 6.0/8.0/9.5 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | Walter da Silva | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2475 mm | 97.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1366 mm | 53.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1362 mm | 53.6 inches | |
| Length | 4075 mm | 160.4 inches | |
| Width | 1613 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Height | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 970 kg | 2138 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1490 cc (90.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 67.2 mm
3.31 × 2.65 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
94 PS (93 bhp) (69 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
125 Nm (92 ft·lb) (12.7 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
46.5 kW/litre 63.3 ps/litre 62.4 bhp/litre 1.02 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
83.89 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo MP3 1 Motronic fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1054.2 kPa (152.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 372.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 32.2 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 182 km/h (113 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 97.21 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.49 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 95.88 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.99 kg/kW 23.36 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.0/8.0/9.5 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.0/8.0/9.5 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 16.7/12.5/10.5 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 47.1/35.3/29.7 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 39.2/29.4/24.8 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.W.PR.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5.5J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.5J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 TR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 TR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 36410 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Alfa Romeo 33 1.5IE cat added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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