This 4 cylinder 1747cc engine has been build especially for the barchetta. It roots stem from the Lancia Kappa 1998cc 5 cylinder engine which was the base of a whole family of Fiat/Lancia/Alfa Romeo engines.
Fiat has a brand-new plant called F.M.A. (Fabrica Motori Automobili) in Pratola Serra (near Napoli), where every 10 minutesa new engine is build. It used to be the production line of the Alfa Arna, but has been converted into a engine production facility since October '93.
Technical data
| 4 Cylinders with each 4 valves and 1 coil (Hitachi) | |
| Double overhead cam with variable inlet-valve timing | |
| Cylinder block: | Cast iron |
| Cylinder head: | Aluminum alloy |
| Compression ratio: | 10.3 ± 0.15 to 1 |
| Bore × stroke: | 82 × 82.7 mm |
| Max power @ 6300 rpm: | 96 kW / 130 bhp (unless tuned) |
| Max torque @ 4300 rpm: | 164 Nm / 121 lb ft |
| Max number of revs (redline): | 7150 rpm (injectors will be cut-off one-by-one in "1-4-3-2"-sequence) |
| Specific output: | 55 kW / 74,4 bhp per liter |
| Power to weight: | 109 bph per ton |
| Engine weight: | 146 kg / 322 lb |
| Injection: | Hitachi MFI-0 sequential phased multipoint system (3 bar, 120 liter/h) |
| Noise production (100 km/h): | 73.0 dB(A) |
| Noise production (120 km/h): | 76.5 dB(A) |
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5 second video driving the German Autobahn (540kb)
15 second video doing 0-100 km/h (1.3Mb)
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