This automobile has a 2 door saloon (sedan) body style designed by Italdesign with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 1.5 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 84 bhp (85 PS/63 kW) at 5800 rpm and 120 N·m (89 lb·ft/12.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The stated weight at the kerb is 870 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Italdesign | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2455 mm | 96.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1364 mm | 53.7 inches | |
| Length | 3934 mm | 154.9 inches | |
| Width | 1615 mm | 63.6 inches | |
| Height | 1369 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 870 kg | 1918 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.38 | ||
| 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 | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
85 PS (84 bhp) (63 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
120 Nm (89 ft·lb) (12.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
42 kW/litre 57.2 ps/litre 56.4 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
80.54 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1012.1 kPa (146.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 372.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 97.89 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 96.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.89 kg/kW 23.2 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 | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 40876 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Alfa Romeo Alfasud 1.5 SC added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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