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john 33_16v
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 Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:23 am Post subject: RWD coming back? |
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http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/geneva-motor-show/alfa-romeo-return-rear-drive-roots
Read this, Alfa are returning to RWD- great, but some interesting quotes including: "We need to go back to what Alfa was known for," said Marchionne. "Alfa never had front-wheel drive until Fiat turned up." and "I need to convince you that we have learned from past mistakes with Alfa and the next phase will be right. Not just my mistakes, but those of my forerunners," said Marchionne.
So the 'sud, the massive selling 33, 145, 155 et al were mistakes?
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| I would imagine the tie-up with GM has something to do with it. The big Lancia saloons seem to be GM barges in drag. |
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Sadly the latest current Alfa's have stirred very little interest in me, although the 4C and 8C are stunning looking car's, I am disappointed that the 4C will only be sold at Maserati dealerships (wtf) its almost sounds like a swan song for the current line of cars or some terrible hot headed italian politic's decision.
Even BMW are now going to produce a front wheel drive.
I always fancied a rear wheel drive car again but with today's UK traffic we can hardly drive to work like some drift king on a closed road. 
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Hi
Afraid none of the new cars really appeal to me either. 4C might be great but I expect to rarely see one and they are silly money while not being practical enough for daily use. Mito is just Punto in drag with quite horrible steering. Guilietta is surprisingly heavy (and you would think they would have learnt about that problem after the poor sales of the grossly overweight GM / Saab joint venture 159 family).
The 145 / 6 were produced after Fiat bought Alfa, although the 164 was mainly designed prior to Fiats buyout.
From memory, technically the 'sud and 33 were actually built by a separate company from Alfa.
All the best
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What's the 75 like to drive?
A few people here I know have them.
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I've always fancied a 75. And V6 would be fab of course.
But I bought a Merc 190 instead. 
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What's the 75 like to drive?
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Nice but a bit tail happy. My father had a 2 litre TS back in the day, great acceleration but easy to wheelspin from memory of the couple of times I drove it.
My bro' missed out on a slightly tatty 75 3ltr v6 a couple of years ago. It was sold 5 mins before he phoned back to raise his offer- doh- He bought a 155 v6 instead...
A black veloce 75 v6 would be in my fantasy garage with a 1.7 sprint one side of it and an SZ the other.
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Wow thanks for that.
You never know these days. Have to check these out every time with the amount of crooks about.
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