Our next car is a bright-red Alfa family sedan with twin-cam power, rear transaxle balance, De Dion suspension, and enough exotic engineering underneath to make its modest horsepower almost irrelevant. One hundred and twenty horsepower comes from Alfa’s 2.0-liter DOHC twin-cam inline-four, and drives the rear wheels through that rear-mounted 5-speed transaxle. Good stuff. Find […]
Our next feature is an Alfa Romeo 164L, the luxury-oriented version of Alfa’s Pininfarina-styled flagship sedan—and one of the last genuinely uncommon Italian executive cars officially sold in America. The 164 was based on the “Type Four” family of front-wheel-drive executive cars developed alongside the Saab 9000, Lancia Thema and Fiat Croma; but only the […]
This is an Alfa Romeo Milano, the U.S.-market version of the Alfa Romeo 75, which means it started life as a very strange and very cool transaxle Alfa sedan. But today’s Milano is even more bonkers — with an LS1 V8 swap that makes 600 horsepower and is connected to a T56 manual gearbox. It […]
This next car comes as a tip from Cory who writes: Hard to find a more funky entertaining driver for the money. This black Quadrifoglio has miles, stories, cosmetic needs, and rebuilt major bits, which is exactly the kind of résumé you expect from a cheap Alfa. Find this 1988 Alfa Romeo Milano 3.0 offered […]
This next car comes as a tip from MB who writes: One more Italian Stallion for the Olympics fans in the crowd: a crisp-looking GTV-6 for those Sunday cappuccino runs. Yes, the Alfa Romeo GTV6 coupe was a 2-door Giorgetto Giugiaro penned version of the Giuseppe Scarnati Alfetta Sedan (Type 116) built from 1974 through […]
Some cars ooze charisma even when they’re a bit rough around the edges, and this next Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce fits the bill. Finished in a moody grey with a black interior, it’s been fitted with a lively 2.0L engine breathing through dual Dellorto carbs and sparked by electronic ignition—plenty of fizz for a weekend […]
Before Alfa Romeo was busy churning out badge-engineered crossovers, they built gloriously strange, driver-focused sedans like the Milano Verde—rear-wheel-drive, transaxle-balanced, and powered by a snarling Busso V6 that sounds like it’s trying to seduce you in Italian. This next Milano isn’t concours-perfect—some paint blemishes and minor touch-ups are noted—but it’s been garage-kept and remains fully […]
The Alfa Romeo Spider (1966-1993) was a small two-seater from Italy produced in four distinct generations but never fundamentally changed. The Spider’s eventual demise was a combination of Alfa’s inability to evolve with the times and competition from reliable cars that don’t rust at the first sign of moisture. Find this 1992 Alfa Romeo Spider […]
The Alfa Romeo 4C was built from 2014 through 2020 as an affordable alternative to Italian supercars from Ferrari and Lamborghini. It was a superlight coupe/convertible in the style of the Lotus Elise/Exige with a carbon fiber tub with aluminum subframes. The handsome exterior was designed by Marco Tencone and Lorenzo Ramaciotti, but the engine […]
The rebooted Alfa Romeo Giulia might be a product of the Fiat Chrysler Stellantis multi-national conglomerate (soon to merge with De Beers and Costco to form the ultimate Amazon competitor), it is surprisingly Italian. Unlike the Mexico (or Poland) built rebooted 500, the Giulia was designed by Italians and assembled at a factory in Italy. […]