The Alfa Romeo 4C Spider is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet style automobile with a mid positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 1.7 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 237 bhp (240 PS/177 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 350 N·m (258 lb·ft/35.7 kgm) at 2250-4250 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1128 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2380 mm | 93.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1638 mm | 64.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Length | 3990 mm | 157.1 inches | |
| Width | 1867 mm | 73.5 inches | |
| Height | 1186 mm | 46.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 114 mm | 4.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1128 kg | 2487 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 41% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.341 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Fiat | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.7 litre 1742 cc (106.303 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 80.5 mm
3.27 × 3.17 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 240 PS (237 bhp) (177 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 2250-4250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 101.5 kW/litre 137.9 ps/litre 136.1 bhp/litre 2.23 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
200.92 Nm/litre
2.43 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2524.8 kPa (366.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 435.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 213.03 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 156.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 210.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.38 kg/kW 10.66 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 24/34/28 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.8/6.9/8.4 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.2/14.5/11.9 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 28.8/40.8/33.6 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 24.0/34.0/28.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.62 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.12 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 553751 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider added 2018-06-03. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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