This automobile has a 2 door off-road vehicle type body styled by Alfa Romeo with a front mounted engine driving through all four wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.9 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 64 bhp (65 PS/48 kW) of power at 4400 rpm. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1250 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 105 km/h (65 mph).
Full specs
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| Body type | 2 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Alfa Romeo | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2200 mm | 86.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Length | 3520 mm | 138.6 inches | |
| Width | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Height | 1820 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1250 kg | 2756 lb | |
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| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alfa Romeo | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.9 litre 1884 cc (114.969 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.55 × 88 mm
3.25 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 65 PS (64 bhp) (48 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 25.3 kW/litre 34.4 ps/litre 34 bhp/litre 0.56 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block | ||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 471 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 | 105 km/h (65 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 51.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 38.18 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 51.2 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 26.19 kg/kW 43.75 lb/bhp |
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.TB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.40 x 16 Artiglo | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.40 x 16 Artiglo | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 93632 | ||
| Production total | 2012 | ||
| Model code | 1412 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1952 Alfa Romeo AR 51 La Matta added 2002-03-06. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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