The Carabo is a motor car from Alfa Romeo, with rear wheel drive, a mid positioned engine and a Bertone-penned 2 door coupé body style.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 227 bhp (230 PS/169 kW) of power at 8800 rpm, and maximum torque of 183 N·m (135 lb·ft/18.7 kgm) at 7000 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bertone | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2350 mm | 92.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 4170 mm | 164.2 inches | |
| Width | 1780 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Height | 990 mm | 39 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Engine code | 105.33 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1995 cc (121.742 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78 × 52.2 mm
3.07 × 2.06 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.49 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
230 PS (227 bhp) (169 kW) at 8800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
183 Nm (135 ft·lb) (18.7 kgm) at 7000 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
84.8 kW/litre 115.4 ps/litre 113.8 bhp/litre 1.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
91.73 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Spica fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1152.7 kPa (167.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 249.38 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 14751 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | 30.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Alfa Romeo Carabo added before December 1995. Last modified 2015-07-22. |
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