This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The 4 cylinder, overhead valve turbocharged engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.4 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 108 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) at 4200 rpm and 235 Nm (173 lbft/24 kgm) at 2300 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1250 kg.
The Alfa Romeo 90 2.4 Turbodiesel is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 178 km/h (111 mph).
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 | 2510 mm | 98.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1370 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 4390 mm | 172.8 inches | |
| Width | 1640 mm | 64.6 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1250 kg | 2756 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 49 litres | 10.8 [12.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.35 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | VM | ||
| Engine code | VM 81A | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2393 cc (146.03 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 90 mm
3.62 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.02 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
110 PS (108 bhp) (81 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
235 Nm (173 ft·lb) (24 kgm) at 2300 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
33.7 kW/litre 45.8 ps/litre 45.1 bhp/litre 0.74 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
98.2 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; alloy heads | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 22:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo diesel inj. pump | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1234.1 kPa (179 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 598.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | 1 KKK turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 35 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 178 km/h (111 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 87.6 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 86.4 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.52 kg/kW 25.93 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.LongTB.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.TA.WL.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/70 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 261 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 250 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2186 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 98373 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 162 A3 | ||
| RAC rating | 21.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Alfa Romeo 90 2.4 Turbodiesel added 2002-08-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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