The Alfa Romeo Alfasud Giardinetta is a 3 door estate/station wagon-bodied car with a front located engine powering the front wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.4 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant has an output of 70 bhp (71 PS/52 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 105 N·m (77 lb·ft/10.7 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels through a 5 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a stated 915 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2455 mm | 96.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1351 mm | 53.2 inches | |
| Length | 3975 mm | 156.5 inches | |
| Width | 1590 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Height | 1370 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | 915 kg | 2017 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1351 cc (82.443 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 67.2 mm
3.15 × 2.65 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.19 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
71 PS (70 bhp) (52 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
105 Nm (77 ft·lb) (10.7 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
38.6 kW/litre 52.5 ps/litre 51.8 bhp/litre 0.85 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
77.72 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex C32 DIS/41 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 976.7 kPa (141.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 337.75 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 77.57 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 57.05 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 76.5 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.53 kg/kW 29.28 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7 l/100km at 100 km/h | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.0 l/100km 100kmph | ||
| km/litre | 14.3 km/l 100kmph | ||
| UK MPG | 40.4 UK MPG 100kmph | ||
| US MPG | 33.6 US MPG 100kmph | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | 3.400 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.LowTrailLi.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.WL.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5.0 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.0 | ||
| Tyres front | 165/70 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165/70 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 258 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 233 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2248 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 94633 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Alfa Romeo Alfasud Giardinetta added 2002-06-06. Last modified 2013-03-25. |
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