The Alfa Romeo RL Super Sport Zagato is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine located in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell designed by Zagato.
Its 3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that develops 88 bhp (89 PS/66 kW) of power at 3600 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The quoted kerb weight is 1550 kg.
The Alfa Romeo RL Super Sport Zagato is claimed to achieve a top speed of 150 km/h which is 93 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Zagato | ||
| 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 | 4630 mm | 182.3 inches | |
| Width | 1770 mm | 69.7 inches | |
| Height | 1650 mm | 65 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.47 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1550 kg | 3417 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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 | 89 PS (88 bhp) (66 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 21.9 kW/litre 29.8 ps/litre 29.4 bhp/litre 0.48 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 5.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Memini 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 | 150 km/h (93 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 57.56 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 42.34 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 56.77 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 23.62 kg/kW 39.45 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | 6.50 x 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.50 x 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 51216 | ||
| Production total | 88 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1926 Alfa Romeo RL Super Sport Zagato added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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