This vehicle has a 2 door coupé body style with a rear mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 93 bhp (94 PS/69 kW) at 6000 rpm and 128 N·m (94 lb·ft/13.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
The Alpine A310 TX weighs a stated 840 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 192 km/h (119 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2270 mm | 89.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1404 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Length | 4180 mm | 164.6 inches | |
| Width | 1640 mm | 64.6 inches | |
| Height | 1150 mm | 45.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 153 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.84 | ||
| Kerb weight | 840 kg | 1852 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 40% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1647 cc (100.506 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79 × 84 mm
3.11 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
94 PS (93 bhp) (69 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
128 Nm (94 ft·lb) (13.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
42.1 kW/litre 57.3 ps/litre 56.5 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
77.72 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We 32 DAR carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 976.6 kPa (141.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6300 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 411.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 192 km/h (119 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 112.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 82.56 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 110.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.11 kg/kW 20.23 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6.5 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.5 x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 165 HR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 HR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 245 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 245 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 114213 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Alpine A310 TX added 2003-10-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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