Alfa Romeo 156

The Alfa Romeo 156 was elected car of the year 1998. It at that time symbolizes the revival of the mark, after a few years of moroseness. It was drawn by the Italian originator Walter Da Silva, which works today at Audi, after being last by Seat.

It is equipped with the powerful motorizations gasoline 1.6 Twin Spark, 1.8 TS, 2,0 (J) TS, 2,5 V6 and 3,2 V6 (version AWG 250 ch) and innovative diesels JTD (m) 1,9 and 2,4. The raucous sonority of the engines is particularly pleasant. Alfa Romeo 156 was the first car in the world been driven by a diesel engine Common rail , whose patent is due to FIAT and Magneti-Marelli.

The 156 underwent a light change of style in 2002, which relates to mainly the interior and the instrument panel.

It profited from a deeper second restyling into 2003 who equipped it with a new front grill, in the style of the Esparto 147 2èmes series and which will be taken again on the future models of the mark.

The turning radius is broad (5,55m). The interior place is relatively restricted.

The handle of backdoor is dissimulated in the amount of door.

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The ground clearance was raised of 6,7 centimetres and the weight increases of almost 200 kg. It electrically receives three boltable differentials, which distribute the power according to adherence. In ordinary conditions of use 58% of the couple to the aft wheels but only 40% in the event of survirage are transferred. The rate goes up to 80% of the couple to acceleration. It is at ease under the conditions of precarious adherence. It is the last model of range 156 still in production to the exit of the future 4X4 Kamal.

The trunk proposes only one capacity of 360 liters, lower by 20 liters than that of the truck.

Selespeed

The Esparto-Romeo 156.2.0L T.Spark Selespeed is equipped with the driving 2.0L gasoline Twin Spark and with a sequential gear box with order with the Stealing.

Engine 4 Cylinder S, equipped with 16 Valve S, develops a power DIN of 155ch. Avec a tare weight of 1250 kg, it swallows the 0 to 100 km/h in 8,6 seconds and posts a maximum Speed of 216 km/h.

Consumption in urban cycle remains high with 11,7L with the 100km.

Pleasant to lead the 5-speed gearbox a automatic double clutching offers to the Rétrogradage and adapts the time of passage speed to the driving mode (red zone posted with 7000 tr/min).

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Version AWG very modified gained the title manufacturer and pilot into 2001,2002 and 2003. August 1st

Curiosity

Alfa Romeo 156 was also assembled in Thailand between March 2002 and the end of 2004. Several hundreds of specimens with wheel on the right left the chains of the factory General Motors close to Bangkok. It was at the time of the collaboration agreements between FIAT S.p.A. and G.M.

Broadly they are more than 680.000 Esparto 156 which was manufactured in Italy in the factory of Pomigliano d' Arco.

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