The Alfa Romeo Spider 1.6 is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its motor mounted in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 107 bhp (108 PS/80 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 137 N·m (101 lb·ft/14 kgm) at 4800 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1070 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 190 km/h (118 mph).
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 | 2250 mm | 88.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1325 mm | 52.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1275 mm | 50.2 inches | |
| Length | 4260 mm | 167.7 inches | |
| Width | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Height | 1290 mm | 50.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.89 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1070 kg | 2359 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 46 litres | 10.1 [12.2] 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 | 1.6 litre 1567 cc (95.624 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78 × 82 mm
3.07 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
108 PS (107 bhp) (80 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
137 Nm (101 ft·lb) (14 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
50.9 kW/litre 69.2 ps/litre 68.3 bhp/litre 1.12 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
87.43 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 We carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1098.7 kPa (159.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 391.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 32.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 101.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 74.57 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 100 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.41 kg/kW 22.4 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 | 10.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.DW. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS.TB.W. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.55 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 29480 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Alfa Romeo Spider 1.6 added 1998-09-04. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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