Alfa Romeo GT 1.9 JTDm 16v

I have long held the opinion that you either are or are not a fan of Alfa Romeo, other members of my family, primarily my father and uncle have been long standing customers and enthusiasts of the famous Italian marque. That was however from a different era and I never really saw the appeal of Fiat badge engineered Alfa's, finding the whole image here, all that glorious pedigree nonsense, a little puzzling. Our company has owned at least a dozen of them (literally) over the years, as part of what is referred to as a "user chooser" fleet - i.e. the drivers choose their own cars up to a given ... more

Having bought one of these on a 06 plate I have now had it for nearly a year. I can say without any shadow of any doubt that this is the best car I have ever owned, and will be replacing it with a newer version when the time comes to change it. For a coupe it is surprisingly spacious, I have had plenty of passengers sat comfortably in the back even thought they are over 6 feet tall. Also the very large boot and drop down rear seats make the car surprisingly practical. As I am now expecting our first child one of the important things to check was whether I could fit a pram and all of the other ... more

The Alfa GT has a range of fantastic engines, with the 1.9 JTD being the base model, but that doesn't mean it should be overlooked. It provides the most economical figures and when not driven hard will make the most of your last few drops of diesel. When you want to have fun on tight and twisty roads, the 1.9 JTD provides a short but surging boost of power, which often provokes the traction control light to flash desperately on the dash. The gearbox suffers from being too spaced out and with the engine reaching the redline at 4500rpm, you will spend a lot of time changing gears when pushing ... more

We bought a new Alfa GT when it was first released in Uk so we have it for 18 months now. The fuel economy is fantastic, we can get nearly 50mpg on a good run which more than double my other car. It looks great and always turns heads. Road handling is very good even in icy weather and as we live in the county with lots of bends, this is important to us. It is a comfortable if a little hard on the ride, but you would expect this of a sports coupe. It has 5 real seats not 2+2. We can get 2 child seats in the back with space for a small adult too; and enough boot space for a family shopping trip ... more