The Alfa Romeo GTV6 2.5 is a coupé designed by Giugiaro with 3 doors and a front mounted powerplant which delivers the power to the rear wheels.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 158 bhp (160 PS/118 kW) at 5600 rpm and 213 N·m (157 lb·ft/21.7 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Having a claimed weight at the kerb of 1210 kg, the Alfa Romeo GTV6 2.5 manages to cover the 0-60 mph sprint in 8.8 seconds and the standing quarter mile in 16.7 seconds.
Maximum speed claimed is 212 km/h or 132 mph, claimed fuel consumption is 19.1/36.7/28.6 mpg (UK) urban/56mph/75mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | Giugiaro | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1373 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1352 mm | 53.2 inches | |
| Length | 4260 mm | 167.7 inches | |
| Width | 1664 mm | 65.5 inches | |
| Height | 1330 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1210 kg | 2668 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.39 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Engine code | 016.46 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2492 cc (152.071 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 68.3 mm
3.46 × 2.69 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
160 PS (158 bhp) (118 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
213 Nm (157 ft·lb) (21.7 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
47.3 kW/litre 64.3 ps/litre 63.4 bhp/litre 1.04 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
85.47 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo L-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1074.1 kPa (155.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 415.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 24.3 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.7 s
@ 84 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 30.6 s
@ 172 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 212 km/h (132 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 132.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 97.37 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 130.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.27 kg/kW 17.15 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19.1/36.7/28.6 mpg (UK) urban/56mph/75mph | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.8/7.7/9.9 l/100km | ||
| km/litre | 6.8/13.0/10.1 km/l | ||
| UK MPG | 19.1/36.7/28.6 UK MPG | ||
| US MPG | 15.9/30.6/23.8 US MPG | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | 10.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.TB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5.5 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.5 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli P6 195/60 HR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P6 195/60 HR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 267 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 249 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2447 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 28336 | ||
| Production total | 17679 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 28.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1981 Alfa Romeo GTV6 2.5 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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