This automobile has a 4 door convertible/cabriolet body style designed by Castagna with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 83 bhp (84 PS/62 kW) of power at 3600 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1600 kg.
The Alfa Romeo RL Super Sport Castagna is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 130 km/h (81 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Castagna | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3140 mm | 123.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Length | 4450 mm | 175.2 inches | |
| Width | 1870 mm | 73.6 inches | |
| Height | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.42 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1600 kg | 3527 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alfa Romeo | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2994 cc (182.705 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76 × 110 mm
2.99 × 4.33 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 84 PS (83 bhp) (62 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 20.7 kW/litre 28.1 ps/litre 27.7 bhp/litre 0.45 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 5.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Ze carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499 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 | 130 km/h (81 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 52.6 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 38.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 51.88 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 25.85 kg/kW 43.18 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | LA.LS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.50 x 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.50 x 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 51227 | ||
| Production total | 304 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1925 Alfa Romeo RL Super Sport Castagna added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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