The Alfa 6 2.5 is a rear wheel drive Pininfarina designed saloon (sedan) passenger car with a front mounted engine, produced by Alfa Romeo.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2.5 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, a 60 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 158 bhp (160 PS/118 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 220 N·m (162 lb·ft/22.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
The quoted kerb weight is 1470 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 195 km/h, or 121 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2600 mm | 102.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1408 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1365 mm | 53.7 inches | |
| Length | 4680 mm | 184.3 inches | |
| Width | 1684 mm | 66.3 inches | |
| Height | 1394 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1470 kg | 3241 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72.3 litres | 15.9 [19.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.41 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Engine code | 119/11 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2492 cc (152.071 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 68.3 mm
3.46 × 2.69 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
160 PS (158 bhp) (118 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
220 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
47.3 kW/litre 64.3 ps/litre 63.4 bhp/litre 1.04 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
88.28 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 6 Dell'Orto FRPA 40 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1109.4 kPa (160.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 415.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 30.3 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 195 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 108.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 80.15 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 107.48 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.48 kg/kW 20.84 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.700 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.TB.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.TA.WL.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/70 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/70 HR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 266 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 266 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2599 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 29436 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 28.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Alfa Romeo Alfa 6 2.5 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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