Finally, the GM engines is out of the 159! (except for the 3,2 V6)
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Sounds like a very interesting engine, and it makes me want one even more!
Finally, the GM engines is out of the 159! (except for the 3,2 V6)
italiaspeed.com
Sounds like a very interesting engine, and it makes me want one even more!
Excellent.
Now only if it could shed a bit of weight...
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Apparantly there was an in-house V6 on the way but it might be canned due to the current economical climate Glad to see the back of the JTS units, i've tried a few and IMO they were a step backwards from the old twinny engines.
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In this case it is truly overweight, though.
I like the car, but if I was in the market for such a car the weight problem would turn me off. So would many other people. The thing is, this car (and the related Brera and Spider) has been quite a flop for Alfa Romeo.
It seems to have turned away traditional Alfa costumer and hasn't brought in any new ones from the ubiquitous german brands.
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Weight issues aside, I think the 159 is one of the best looking saloons for sale anywhere today. I'd go as far as saying it's in my top ten, if not five best looking saloons overall.
i was waiting on a moment, but the moment never came. all the billion other moments, were just slipping all away. i must have been tripping, we're just slipping all away. just ego tripping.
They're hoping that the MiTo will do both but I can't it doing either that well. If I was in the market i'd be looking at the Abarths.
Also if the Alfa forums are anything to go by it seems a lot of 159/Brera owners are going back to 156s, GTVs and GTs.
As for the weight problems, the heaviest 156 weighs about the same as the lightest 159. Say no more.
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There were two different V6s.
The first was an "in-house" Alfa Romeo development, normally aspirated an with displacements between 3 and 3,5 litres. This seems to have been canned.
The other one is a develoment of the 450cc unitary displacement modular family of engines, and as a result is related to the future 900cc two cylinder engine and the recently presented 1.8 litre four cylinder. It is, therefore, a 2.7 litre V6. This seems to be going on.
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