ALFA ROMEO SPRINT GREEN CLOVERLEAF
(QUADRIFOGLIO VERDE)
SPECIFICATION 

  

ENGINE 

Longways front, front-wheel drive. 

Head/block Al, alloy/cast iron, 4 cylinders, horizontally opposed, bored block/3 mail bearings, Water cooled, electric fan. 

Bore 84.0mm (3.36in), stroke 67.2mm(2.65in), capacity 1.490c.c. (91.0 cu.in.) 

Valve gear ohc, toothed-belt camshaft drive. 

Compression ratio 9.5 to 1. 

Electronic breakerless ignition, twin-choke downdraught carburettors. 

Max power 105bhp (PS-DIN) (78kW ISO) at 6,000 rpm Max torque 98lb. ft. at 4,000 rpm.

TRANSMISSION 

 

Five-speed manual. Single dry plate, clutch, 7.9 in. dia.

BRAKES 

Dual circuits, split front/rear. Front 10.2in. (258mm) dia. discs. Rear 9.2 in. (233mm) dia. disks. Vacuum servo. Handbrake, centre lever acting on front disks. 

 

WHEELS 

Al. Alloy, 5.5 in. rims. Tires (Michelin TRX on test car), size 190/55HR-340, pressures F26, R24 psi (Normal driving). 

 

EQUIPMENT 

Battery 12V, 43Ah, Alternator 45A. Headlamps 110W. Reversing lamp standard. 14 electric fuses. 2-speed plus intermittent screen wipers. Electric screen washer. Air-blending interior heater. Cloth seats, cloth-headlining carpet with heel mat floor covering. Scissor jack; two jacking points each side. Laminated windscreen.

Gear
Ratio
mph/1,000rpm
Top 
4th 
3rd 
2nd 
1st
0.82
1.03
1.39
2.05
3.75
18.7
15.0
11.1
7.5
4.1
Final drive gear hypoid, ratio 4.10. 

 

SUSPENSION 

Front, independent, MacPherson strut, coil springs, telescopic dampers, anti-roll bar. Rear, dead axle, trailing arms, coil springs, telescopic dampers. 

 

STEERING 

Rack and pinion. Steering wheel diameter 15in., 3.6 turns lock to lock.

Source: CROWOOD AUTOCLASSICS, David G. Styles, The Crowood Press Ltd.. U.K.
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