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| Engine
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| Configuration |
Straight 4
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| Location |
Front, longitudinally mounted
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| Construction |
light alloy block and head
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| Displacement |
1,997 cc / 121.9 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
85.0 mm (3.3 in) / 88.0 mm (3.5 in)
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| Compression |
8.7:1 |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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| Fuel feed |
2 Carburettors
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| Aspiration |
Naturally Aspirated |
| Power |
158 bhp / 118 kW
@ 6,500 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
79 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Chassis |
body on tubular spaceframe |
| Front suspension |
double wishbones, coil springs, hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers |
| Rear suspension |
live axle, trailing beams, central A-arms, coil springs, hydraulic telescopic dampers |
| Steering |
worm-and-sector |
| Brakes |
drums, all-round |
| Gearbox |
4 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
735 kilo / 1,620 lbs |
| Length / Width / Height |
3,950 mm (155.5 in) / 1,780 mm (70.1 in) / 1,064 mm (41.9 in)
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| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,220 mm (87.4 in) / 1,235 mm (48.6 in) / 1,200 mm (47.2 in)
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| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.21 bhp / kg |
| Top Speed |
225 km/h (140 mph)
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| Resources |
| Suggested reading |
- Alfa Romeo Tutte le Vetture Dal 1910, by Luigi Fusi
- Road & Track (November, 1988)
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| Useful links |
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