The Alfa Romeo Alfetta 1.6 is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 108 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) at 5600 rpm and 142 N·m (105 lb·ft/14.5 kgm) at 4300 rpm respectively.
This power is transmitted to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
The quoted kerb weight is 1040 kg.
It is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 175 km/h which is 109 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) | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1353 mm | 53.3 inches | |
| Length | 4240 mm | 166.9 inches | |
| Width | 1620 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1040 kg | 2293 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 49 litres | 10.8 [12.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alfa Romeo | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1570 cc (95.807 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78 × 82 mm
3.07 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
110 PS (108 bhp) (81 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
142 Nm (105 ft·lb) (14.5 kgm) at 4300 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
51.3 kW/litre 69.7 ps/litre 68.8 bhp/litre 1.13 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
90.45 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Solex C 40 DDH carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1136.6 kPa (164.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 392.5 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 | 18 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 175 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 105.29 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 77.44 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 103.85 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.91 kg/kW 21.57 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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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.W.TB.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.TA.WL.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 165 SR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 SR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 261 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 255 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1955 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.30 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 33451 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 Alfa Romeo Alfetta 1.6 added before December 1995. Last modified 2019-10-05. |
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