Comments on: Alfa 147 Edizione Sportivo

By: protonGL

protonGL — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:57:57 +0000

just a an old school opinion, for me the past alfa is a great handler,

the secrect is weight distribution,

cars like alfetta, GTV, locates the tranmission on the rear axel, thus almost equal weight distribution front and rear for a nuetral handling,

and car like alfasud and 33 have a low center gravity with its boxer engine, corners good though looks tall

and intrem of power, its famous for twin carb feeding the fuel, until today the modern twin spark ,variator, tunable intake are good recepie,

well todays alfa is great, just that the germans and japs break the tradition for being batter than italians, but no one cant stop the love for the italian automobile,

By: raybrig85

raybrig85 — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:37:53 +0000

wow…such a long time i didnt drop d testi here…btw…back to the topic…for the new gen…159 and brera…both are really good…most of d journalist love it…btw…new episode of top gear…season 9 episode 2…last 2 weeks…coupe test between mazda rx8,new audi tt and alfa romeo brera…the overall winner was alfa brera…

ive own the alfa 147…still ok with it…not gimme any problem till now…2001 spec…still ok…love to drive it…4 me…dat car still not a crap…

normal_user…ure wrong by comparing this 147 2.0 with the golf gti…this car is not in the golf gti class bcoz lack of power…u shud compare the golf gti with d 147 ti….but sime darby not import dat type…147ti is in d same class as the golf gti…this car is jz a normal hatch…not a hot hatch…

By: jhuan

jhuan — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:45:32 +0000

Walau, the very first glimspe of it makes me think 'Hey, new Perdana V6?' ^_^III.

New 147 looks real good in RED colour…but hor, the price really sets me back

By: protonGL

protonGL — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:14:20 +0000

well alfa is great car, i have to agree that it used to be great, even jeremey clarkson was facinated by the old alfa SZ by zagato if im not mistaken,

just that lately when he tested the 147GTA it handles not as good as vw r32,

and vicky found 156 cant really take a quick reaction avoiding object at speed,

but

if i smack one of these alfa ,at my standard i would say its a good handler,

By: topgunthang

topgunthang — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:44:26 +0000

alfa is relying more on its badge nowadays. take that away and they are crap. its left behind by the european marques. underpowered throughout the range and outhandled by its competitors which are alot cheaper. and also using the wrong wheels.

only saving grace is that its italian, exotic and looks good.

By: maibatsu_thunder

maibatsu_thunder — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:54:31 +0000

Alfa Romeo is nice. They've always had good emotionally alluring designs. BTW Citra has CVVT (Continuously Variable Valve Timing). They should promote it more.

By: dzat46

dzat46 — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:40:32 +0000

What a car! those italian sure knows how to design sexy cars & bikes…look at those maserati, alfas, ferrari, ducati,MV agusta…

alfas will always be my dream car for sure. If only i got tons of money to ignore its high price & scary depreciation rate…

By: funbox

funbox — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:30:32 +0000

Good car indeed. But, it's pricey for an old model.

By: dawgHause

dawgHause — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:07:22 +0000

it is achingly pretty.

would love to own one.

only thing stopping me is the coming giugaro designed brera and 159.

when is those two coming? the singaporeans are already having.

By: normal_user

normal_user — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:59:20 +0000

The design of the alloys dissapoints me. At that price, it think its better to go for the Golf GTI 2.0 FSI DSG. The Golf is a much wiser choice, although its undeniable that the 147 is more exotic and sexier. The GTI has more power, smoother gearbox, better built quality, more security features and it's the mother of all hot hatch.

As for an average guy like me who couldnt afford either one, i hope the 'Lotus Neo GTi' is worth the wait.

By: e-nabilll

e-nabilll — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:18:53 +0000

with this high price , and scary low trade in value,u need to use this car for a long time to justify the price…

By: tanasi

tanasi — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:54:15 +0000

Shouldn't this kind of car be a rear wheel drive??

By: KY

KY — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:19:34 +0000

number plate placing is a bit odd imho

By: Paul Tan

Paul Tan — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:01:44 +0000

protonGL: i suppose its because variable valve timing in this day of age should be standard on all engines. on the other hand, nissan's new 1.5 and 2.0 liter series engine has no variable valve timing – and this is a modern new engine family!

By: protonGL

protonGL — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:56:03 +0000

every T spark engined alfa comes with variable valve timing, and found no sticker badge saying about it,

but for honda and toyota this v-tech is such a big issue, its on the top of the engine written, more with the badge, and brochures,