This car has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front positioned engine delivering power to the front wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.7 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 144 bhp (146 PS/107 kW) at 6500 rpm and 169 N·m (125 lb·ft/17.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the wheels.
Claimed kerb weight is 1350 kg.
Top claimed speed is 205 km/h (127 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 | 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 | 1315 mm | 51.8 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) |
146 PS (144 bhp) (107 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) |
61.5 kW/litre 83.6 ps/litre 82.4 bhp/litre 1.35 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 | |||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Motronic M1.5.5 MPFi | ||
| 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 | 9.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 30.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 205 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 108.15 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 79.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 106.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.57 kg/kW 21 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 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 41679 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Alfa Romeo Spider 1.8 Twin Spark added 1998-11-23. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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