The Sprint 1.7 QV is a road car from Alfa Romeo, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 3 door coupé body style.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.7 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 116 bhp (118 PS/87 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 148 N·m (109 lb·ft/15.1 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
This power is supplied to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The stated weight at the kerb is 915 kg.
Top claimed speed is 185 km/h, which equates to 115 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2456 mm | 96.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1365 mm | 53.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1365 mm | 53.7 inches | |
| Length | 4021 mm | 158.3 inches | |
| Width | 1621 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Height | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 915 kg | 2017 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.38 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.7 litre 1712 cc (104.473 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 72 mm
3.43 × 2.83 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.21 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
118 PS (116 bhp) (87 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
148 Nm (109 ft·lb) (15.1 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
50.5 kW/litre 68.7 ps/litre 67.8 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
86.45 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 We carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1086.3 kPa (157.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 428 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.6 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 30 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 128.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 94.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 126.78 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.58 kg/kW 17.67 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 18392 | ||
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| RAC rating | 18.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Alfa Romeo Sprint 1.7 QV (1989) added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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