ALFA 12 HP

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ALFA
Alfa 12 hp.jpg
12 HP
Production period: 1910-1911
Class : Middle class
Body versions : Touring car , limousine
Engines: Otto engine :
2.4 liters (16.2 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2920 mm
Empty weight : 920 kg
successor ALFA 15 HP

The ALFA 12 HP was a passenger car from the Società Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili, predecessor of Alfa Romeo .

description

The company launched this mid-range model in 1910 as their smallest model. The designer was Giuseppe Merosi . A four-cylinder in - line engine with 80 mm bore , 120 mm stroke and 2413 cm³ displacement developed 16.2 kW (22 hp ). It was mounted in the front of the vehicle and drove the rear axle. The transmission had three gears. The wheelbase was 292 cm and the track width was 130 cm. The choice was between touring car and sedan . The curb weight was given as 920 kg for the touring car. The top speed was 90 km / h. The chassis cost 9500 lire .

Production ended in 1911. The successor was the 15 HP .

Between 1910 and 1915 a total of 330 vehicles of the 12 HP, the 15 HP and its successor 15-20 HP were produced.

literature

  • Walter Hönscheidt, Stefan Knittel: Alfa Romeo. The story, part 1: The Merosi epoch 1910 to 1927. Zyklam Verlag, Frankfurt-Unterliederbach 1986, ISBN 3-88767-080-9 .

Web links

Commons : ALFA 12 HP  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b Hönscheidt, Knittel: Alfa Romeo. The story, part 1: The Merosi era 1910 to 1927.