The Spider 2.0 Twin Spark is a road car from Alfa Romeo, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a Pininfarina-designed 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) of power at 6300 rpm, and maximum torque of 181 N·m (133 lb·ft/18.5 kgm) at 3800 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 1405 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 210 km/h, or 130 mph, official fuel consumption is 13.3/6.8/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 220.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2540 mm | 100 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 4299 mm | 169.3 inches | |
| Width | 1776 mm | 69.9 inches | |
| Height | 1315 mm | 51.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1405 kg | 3097 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 | 2 litre 1970 cc (120.217 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 91 mm
3.27 × 3.58 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (EC) |
150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque (EC) |
181 Nm (133 ft·lb) (18.5 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (EC) |
56 kW/litre 76.2 ps/litre 75.1 bhp/litre 1.23 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (EC) |
91.88 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo ME 7.3.1 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1154.6 kPa (167.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 492.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 29.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 106.8 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.55 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.34 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.73 kg/kW 21.26 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.3/6.8/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.3/6.8/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.5/14.7/10.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 21.2/41.5/30.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.7/34.6/25.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 220.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/50 R 16 87Y | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/50 R 16 87Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 240 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 109571 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0 Twin Spark added 2003-04-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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