The Fiat 124 Sport Spider is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the motor placed in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body designed by Pininfarina.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 86 bhp (87 PS/64 kW) of power at 5100 rpm, and maximum torque of 141 N·m (104 lb·ft/14.4 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1048 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 175 km/h, which equates to 109 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2280 mm | 89.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1316 mm | 51.8 inches | |
| Length | 4140 mm | 163 inches | |
| Width | 1613 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Height | 1224 mm | 48.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1048 kg | 2310 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 56% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Fiat | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1995 cc (121.742 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 90 mm
3.31 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
87 PS (86 bhp) (64 kW) at 5100 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
141 Nm (104 ft·lb) (14.4 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
32.1 kW/litre 43.7 ps/litre 43.1 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
70.68 Nm/litre
0.85 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 888.1 kPa (128.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 175 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 83.2 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.19 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 82.06 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.34 kg/kW 27.3 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | RA.2RA.TLB.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 38764 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Fiat 124 Sport Spider added 1995-12-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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