The Lancia Beta Spyder is a front wheel drive car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 2 door targa top bodyshell designed by Pininfarina.
The Lancia Beta Spyder is one of the 828 range of cars from Lancia.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 119 bhp (121 PS/89 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 175 N·m (129 lb·ft/17.8 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated kerb weight is 1048 kg.
Its maximum speed quoted is 185 km/h or 115 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater targa top | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2350 mm | 92.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1402 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Length | 4040 mm | 159.1 inches | |
| Width | 1646 mm | 64.8 inches | |
| Height | 1250 mm | 49.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 133 mm | 5.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1048 kg | 2310 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 51.8 litres | 11.4 [13.7] 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) |
121 PS (119 bhp) (89 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
175 Nm (129 ft·lb) (17.8 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
44.5 kW/litre 60.5 ps/litre 59.6 bhp/litre 0.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
87.72 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1102.3 kPa (159.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.5 s | ||
| 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 115.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 84.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 113.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.81 kg/kW 19.73 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 | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS.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 | 2703 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.79 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 41327 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | 828 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 Lancia Beta Spyder added before December 1995. Last modified 2019-12-21. |
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