This vehicle has a 2 door coupé type body with a rear mounted engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
The Alpine A108 1000 Berlinette Tour de France's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 67 bhp (68 PS/50 kW) of power at 6250 rpm.
A 5 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the wheels.
Its claimed kerb weight is 525 kg.
Top quoted speed is 185 km/h, which equates to 115 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2100 mm | 82.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1220 mm | 48 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1220 mm | 48 inches | |
| Length | 3700 mm | 145.7 inches | |
| Width | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Height | 1220 mm | 48 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 525 kg | 1157 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 30 litres | 6.6 [7.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 998 cc (60.902 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 63 × 80 mm
2.48 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
68 PS (67 bhp) (50 kW) at 6250 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
50.1 kW/litre 68.1 ps/litre 67.1 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Weber 36 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 249.5 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 | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 129.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 95.17 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 127.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.51 kg/kW 17.55 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear 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 | 145 x 380 | ||
| Tyres rear | 145 x 380 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.14 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 572000 | ||
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| RAC rating | 9.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Alpine A108 1000 Berlinette Tour de France added 2018-12-14. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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