This car has a 2 door roadster body style designed by Touring with a front positioned engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a dry sumped naturally aspirated engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 158 bhp (160 PS/118 kW) of power at 6500 rpm. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The quoted kerb weight is 735 kg.
The Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Spider 1900 is claimed to attain a top speed of 225 km/h or 140 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Touring | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2220 mm | 87.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1230 mm | 48.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1200 mm | 47.2 inches | |
| Length | 3920 mm | 154.3 inches | |
| Width | 1730 mm | 68.1 inches | |
| Height | 1040 mm | 40.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 735 kg | 1620 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alfa Romeo | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1997 cc (121.864 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 88 mm
3.35 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 160 PS (158 bhp) (118 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 59 kW/litre 80.2 ps/litre 79.1 bhp/litre 1.3 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block | ||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.73:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 We carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.25 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 | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 217.95 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 PS/kg 160.3 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 214.97 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.24 kg/kW 10.42 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LongArm.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.00 x 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.00 x 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 52800 | ||
| Production total | 2 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1952 Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Spider 1900 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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