The Alfetta 1.6 is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) passenger car with a front mounted engine, sold by Alfa Romeo.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 107.5 bhp (109 PS/80 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 142 N·m (105 lb·ft/14.5 kgm) at 4300 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1120 kg.
Top quoted speed is 174 km/h (108 mph), stated fuel consumption figures are 6.8/9.0/11.9 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per ECE.
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) | 1365 mm | 53.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 4385 mm | 172.6 inches | |
| Width | 1640 mm | 64.6 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1120 kg | 2469 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 49 litres | 10.8 [12.9] 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 | 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) |
109 PS (107.5 bhp) (80 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) |
51.1 kW/litre 69.4 ps/litre 68.5 bhp/litre 1.12 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 Weber 40 DCOE 32 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 | |||
| Standing kilometre | 33.3 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 174 km/h (108 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 97.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.57 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 95.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.97 kg/kW 23.34 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.8/9.0/11.9 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per ECE | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.8/9.0/11.9 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 14.7/11.1/8.4 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 41.5/31.4/23.7 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 34.6/26.1/19.8 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| 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 | ||
| Front brake diameter | 261 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 250 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 609994 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1981 Alfa Romeo Alfetta 1.6 added 2019-10-05. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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