Novitec tunes up the Alfa Romeo 159, but strangely it is not the petrol version that is tweaked by the diesel! The 2.4 litre 20 valve turbodiesel has it’s power upped from 200 horses to 229 horses via Novitec’s Powerrail III system and a Novitec stainless steel twin tailpipe exhaust system. As for the bodykit, you get Novitec front skirting, side skirts, and a Novitec rear spoiler. The suspension system is a Novitec stainless steel sports suspension system that is height and hardness adjustable. The Novitec 159 rides on Novitec N9 multi-piece 20 inch wheels wrapped with Pirelli 255/30/R20 tyres.
This is not the most powerful 159 in the range – a stock 3.2 V6 petrol variant makes a very nice 240bhp. Alfa Romeo’s trademark has always been some of the best sounding inline-4 and V6 engines around, and it is not easy to get an inline-4 to sound nice. I wonder how a diesel Alfa engine sounds like.
BTW, anyone notice how the latest Mitsubishi Lancer reminds you so much of this car? But then again, it could be just me. *shrugs*
More photos after the jump.
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
That's one mean looking machine.
Loved the front and rear souped-up design.
They were not wrong when they say Alfas are sexy and alluring.
She truly is ONE.
Cheers!
whoa… that's really nice man…
I wonder when our very own car will undergo the similiar modification..
really nice design, but i still hate that dangling front overhang!
when will this car make it here on malaysia?4th quarter of Malaysia?
Alfa's nvr stop to amaze me with its look…. amazing~!!
wooo!!! nice one there… and I agree with Paul about the Lancer thingy… the rear looks much alike to Lancer…
i'm soooo soooo in luv again! forza italia.. however, wil b expensiv 4 me when it reaches our shore… pre-facelift waja wit this kinda more 'subtle' modification on d exterior wil b juz fine… however, d new 1 broke my dream! bout d 'look like lancer thingy'? i think its d other way round.. alfa had been using dis kinda rear 4 so long.. juz my thought!
alfa romeos? they r like a very beautiful woman who could stir my soul!!
Play the song… Diesel Power by Prodigy and drive!
Present 156 2.0 Selespeed carries an OTR, without insurance, price of RM 210,650.00
The 156 GTA price tag is RM 351,650.00.
Under Milan Auto, the 156 2.0 used to cost 172K, the 2.5 v6 192K and GTA 330K.
Sime Darby sure make a healthy profit
It's hard to hate that looks, as well as hard to love it either.
Side profile looks so ugly? Yuck.
belissimo
yea the front overhang is bad, but its does increase the taut and strong forward stance line appeal.
the rear wing makes it look lancer concept.
but remember these lights have been around for almost a decade since the 146 to the 156, so like usual, the japanese are copying.
is there any better looking four door out there?
i think not.
this is really a sweet looking car! if ya'll wanna se more of this car well not exacly this model but the Brera, same front design and sexy back…u can buy the NFS carbon game. its great! the modification is realistic.go n check it out!
Another elegant and sporty sedan from Alfa. Very nice car, even better if Novitec could do more on the front bumper!
Now that you've mentioned it, yes Paul, i agree the new lancer looks like this one.
looks rounded german, crisp line mantain its italian,
grill is a powerful statement, square hatch chrome directly derived from the old,
No V Tech?, hey.. this is powerful car got v tek simmilar of course,
alfa's are down and out of the game already. only thing keeping them barely above water is the fact that its italian, rymes with alpha and use to make some nice cars back then.
brera better not buy….its an aussie made v6 in it. slow and thirsty and unreliable. only good thing it does is keep the alfa's price down. too bad it also drags the resale price down as well.
regarding the top gear comaparison….i'd have to say the mazda rx8 looks better and needless to say handles better.
nice!!! nice!!! nice!!!
brilliant! i love the rims!!!
Although its already a couple of years old, it lines and shape are still as alluring as it did when it came out. Simply stunning
alfa fruly have the the most unique styling! thats why i like it!
UGLY! especially that grill… look likes a nose of some kind of animals…
Really reminds me of the new generation Mitsubishi Lancer. Front and rear!!
The front headlamps are narrow and mean-looking – similar to Lancer's.
Same goes to the rear.
This car.. nothing interests me except the huge wheel-arch at the rear to house the big tyres.
must be really bumpy to drive/ride in a car with 30 series tyres on our Malaysia roads with all the potholes.
Finally, something that looked more "I-gonna-kill-you-i-swear" than BMW 3 Series.
Absolutely gorgeous. Miles more interesting than anything that comes out of Germany or Japan.
Great looking car!