Alfa Romeo...the emotive choice

Advantages: Beautiful to hear, beautiful to look at.
Disadvantages: Fuel economy, Back seat room, Lack of folding rear seats

......a shiny Black 1.6 litre (Insurance being a big issue for me). But I did manage to get the Veloce version. The Veloce is one of the factory variants with a specification list which goes as follows...It's slightly lowered, it has side skirts, it has loverly 16inch alloys (descibed as telephone dials by traders), the seats are reccaro style with Alfa Romeo Embroidered accross them, the dashboard is...

Stevejames 22.04.2004 11:58 · Read review
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Review of Alfa Romeo 156 1.6 Twin Spark

Alfa Romeo 156 1.8 TS, Veloce 2004. Still feels great years on?

Advantages: Looks, handling, great engine (but not hugely powerful), value for money, feels special/timeless
Disadvantages: Servicing costs higher than norm, low undertray, paint needs looking after

...Ok the car I'm talking about here isn't my own, it's actually my fathers. But I have had the pleasure of driving this many a time. I own an Alfa myself, but that's a 147 and a diesel one at that. But it is THIS car, the 156, that got me into Alfa's in the first place. It looks great, even today. Inside and out the aesthetics are very pleasing. I won't dwell on this as it really does speak...

ellaura 07.09.2010 14:18 · Read review
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Review of Alfa Romeo 156 1.8 Twin Spark

Alfa 156 - The truth.....

Advantages: Pedigree. Stylish.
Disadvantages: Insurance costs. Depreciation.

...the driver - the clocks look great with white fascia`s and red glow at night. I find the centre elbow rest good, though my wife finds it irritating and impossible to deploy the handbrake with it "down". The car is relatively quiet at most speeds with the (gorgeous) Alfa growl only audible in the higher rev range. On the plus side, the 156 has without doubt the best steering system I`ve ever come across...

triplenut3 10.11.2005 12:07 · Read review
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Review of Alfa Romeo 156 2.0 Twin Spark