Alfa Romeo GTV 1.8 Twin Spark is a car that has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front located engine driving through the front wheels.
The 1.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that produces 142 bhp (144 PS/106 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 169 N·m (125 lb·ft/17.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1350 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 210 km/h (130 mph), quoted fuel consumption is 12.9/6.5/8.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2540 mm | 100 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1487 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 4285 mm | 168.7 inches | |
| Width | 1780 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Height | 1318 mm | 51.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1350 kg | 2976 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.7 litre 1747 cc (106.608 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 82.7 mm
3.23 × 3.26 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
144 PS (142 bhp) (106 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
169 Nm (125 ft·lb) (17.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
60.6 kW/litre 82.4 ps/litre 81.3 bhp/litre 1.33 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
96.74 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic M1.5.5 fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1215.6 kPa (176.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 436.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 30.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 106.65 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.44 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.19 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.75 kg/kW 21.3 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.9/6.5/8.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.9/6.5/8.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.8/15.4/11.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 21.9/43.5/31.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 18.2/36.2/26.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 195/60 R 15 W | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/60 R 15 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 240 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 41690 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Alfa Romeo GTV 1.8 Twin Spark added 1998-11-23. Last modified 2013-08-31. |
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