Good news for the alfisti. According to reports from Italy, Alfa Romeo is planning a 1.8-litre turbocharged petrol engine with a whopping 300 hp! This translates to an amazing 167 hp per litre. And knowing Alfa, it should sound the part too, making this a much anticipated motor.
Designed for both transverse and longitudinal installation, the all-aluminium engine will have high-pressure (200 bar) fuel injection and is predicted to use Fiat’s unique Multiair variable valve timing system. The company says that this new engine will meet the super-strict European EU6 and US Tier2Bin5 emission standards.
This 1.8L turbo is expected to debut in the new Giulia sedan, the replacement for the 159, in early 2014. Reviving a famous name from the 1960s, the new Giulia will be Alfa’s rival to the upcoming F30 BMW 3-Series and the Mercedes C-Class. The planned 4C sports car should be another recipient.
Autocar UK points out that since this engine can be mounted longitudinally, it should also make it into Alfa Romeo’s planned rear driven big flagship saloon. The last big Alfa was the 166 that was discontinued in 2007.
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I wonder either it will come to our shore or not…
Alfa always and ever, the looks are stunning!!
1.8+turbo+300hp=EU6 Emission..welcome to the next gen high performance engine..bye2 my 4G93T Wira..huhu~
can come but beyond the reached of the majority coz this is bolehland
This one is turbo freak. Any 2.0L or 2.4L NA premium sedan will be smoked by this car in performance.
Hope Alfa will get the engine note right.
its freakin sick… 300hp for 1.8L engine… bring it on! >:D
It will smoke GTI easily
It will masuk workshop more easily too… pretty but not reliable.
I love the 159, never had a chance to own one or should i say too skeptical to try one…everytime i see a 159, i just stare and gaze at it.
But with 300 horse from a 1.8 pot, wouldn;t the compression be super high?
it CAN run reli high compression…as the head are built to withstand it..unlike other engines where add on come on and push the comp to the theoretical limit of the chamber!!…..its just design, it its made to do it then ok la….have u seen the comp ratio or the fuel press the diesel’s are running??…alot higer than what the alfa wud probly run
rwd please
it will blow or tear to pieces (due to collosion) once it got drive by malaysian ‘road monkeys’
oh my gosh…i gotta start saving now
WoW! this is good!
and the picture look Gran Turismo 5-ish
omg!!!
how i going to tell my wife that i want to buy AR159.
omg. she wil ask me to slep in car i think…
:(
Alfa 159 …. best looking car in the world