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Alfa Romeo Spider Full Road Test Report

The Alfa Romeo Spiders quality has an immediate charm whereas the ride and handling of the car grows over a period of time. Certainly a car you choose with your heart and not your head.... read more

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Alfa Romeo's sporting heart, or ‘cuore sportivo’ has long been part of the collective global image of Alfa Romeo. The sound of the engine, the elegance, the Italian design, the vitality. These are all icons that are uniquely Alfa Romeo. It has been said that Henry Ford used to doff his hat when an Alfa Romeo passed.

Alfa Romeo 147

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Alfa Romeo 159

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Alfa Romeo Brera

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Alfa Romeo Spider

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Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon

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Alfa Romeo GT

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Alfa Romeo GTV

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Alfa Romeo 166

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Alfa Romeo Consumer Car Reviews

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The latest Alfa Romeo driver reviews and road test reports. The views expressed do not reflect the thoughts and opinions of ReallyGoodDomains.com

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Lee Jones, Leicestershire

Alfa Romeo 159 2.4 JTDm 2007

An object of beauty sprawled out on the drive with it’s seductive grille and headlights, soft leather seats and deep pile carpets. No, this is not the Honda Jazz hire car that I have on loan but my 159 2.4 JTDm which currently has a mind of its own with regard to reliability. For the second time in three weeks it has booked itself into an Alfa hotel for a few days while they try and work out what the problem is. That aside when its not a drama queen this car is all you could want from a motoring experience and i will keep that thought with me while I tootle along the country lanes in my noddy hire car. Being serious for a moment I could quite easily give my Alfa a five star rating just for what it is but I am finding it difficult to contain my frustration with the reliability issue.

Submitted: 09/05/2008 08:42:06

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Ian Knight, Kent

Alfa Romeo 147 1.9 JTDm Turismo 2008

There is no doubt that this is a great looking car but it is badly let down by the poor suspension and handling. The engine is pretty good though, the 1.9 JTDm Turismo is the best of the lot.

Submitted: 07/05/2008 15:44:58

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Justin Barber, England

Alfa Romeo 159 2.4 JTDm 2007

I bought my 159 with every possible option including the lovely soft Frau Leather seats which are electric and heated. There is navigator, phone, 10 speaker Bose multi CD system, parking sensors everywhere, tri zone air-con and much more. Any German with the same spec would have cost around 30% more. Then it is purely about how the car drives. 70,000 miles in a year (totally trouble free) and I’ve enjoyed every one of them. The car is set up superbly and feels like you are on train tracks with easily corrected understeer. The suspension is firm but much quieter than previous Alfa’s. Lovely gear change and steering which is perfect (fast, responsive and sensitive with tons of feel) so you know what is going on. The 2.4 5cyl diesel is excellent, more potent than many German diesel V6’s I’ve driven the C Class and A4, no competition, the Alfa is much better. If you like the 3 Series it is an excellent car but no better than the Alfa but more expensive. And with the BMW you always look like a bit of a t**t; as Clarkson says "Tom Cruise".

Submitted: 02/05/2008 08:14:13

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Kelvin Reynolds, Kent

Alfa Romeo 159 JTDM 2007

Jeremy Clarkson described this as the Christopher Walken of cars, the BMW 3 Series was the Tom Cruise. What Clarkson was saying was amongst the hundreds of Walken appearances there are a couple of real diamonds. The latest 159 is one of Alfa’s diamonds.

Submitted: 01/05/2008 14:33:58

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Daniel Bretton, Dorset

Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0 JTS Lusso 2004

I think this is a car you have to own once in your lifetime. No it’s not perfect but it’s got a charm all of it’s own and it still makes for a thrilling drive. A head turner for sure. The newer model improves on this older version but I’ve had no problem reliabilty wise with mine, which I bought with only one previous owner a year ago. Great fun car.

Submitted: 22/04/2008 12:25:21

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David Sumner Smith, Surrey

Alfa Romeo 147 JTD Lusso Multijet 16V 2004

The 147 is like a fiery Italian mistress. Great for an enjoyable fling, but not so wonderful for a long term relationship. On the plus side, the 147 looks fantastic, the seats are comfortable, the 6-speed manual gearbox is great & the multijet turbo-diesel engine is fantastic, offering strong performance & better than 40mpg economy. And it’s compact enough to be great fun for a B-road blast. But there are too many niggles to recommend it wholeheartedly: The protective tray under the engine keeps coming loose. The ride quality is poor on roads that aren’t smooth (ie most). The body panels (particularly the roof) pick up dents very easily. The factory-fit sat-nav is quaint at best & the stereo is temperamental. The colouring on the leather is easily worn away. And the Bose speakers in the rear doors are for show only - they don’t have wires attached!

Submitted: 25/03/2008 09:05:52

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Matthew Thompson, Kent

Alfa Romeo Brera 2.4 JTDM 2007

I had a 159 1.9JTDM and that was a lovely car and just got the 2.4JTDM and drives like a dream, best car I have seen on the market for the price. Insurance very cheap and just a lovely car.

Submitted: 24/01/2008 16:09:30

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DD Ray, Yorkshire

Alfa Romeo 159 2.0 litre 2006

I have had to give the 159 a rating of 4 stars based on one thing....reliving history as told by the early racing Alfa Romeo cars that stole the pages of those original critic magazines around europe back in the sixties. If any male out there has not bothered, even wanted to, could not care for, or just aint interested in this marque, then maybe you should give in to your alter ego and book a test drive in one of the latest Alfa 159 saloons. There is something vulgar and rude about this motor but with a sheepish kind of stance, that almost takes you back to the first time you managed to ram your tongue down that pretty girls throat, after drinking cider together, outside of the main hall, before entering the school disco aged fourteen with all of yer mates! Girls...Cars...Speed...Music...yep everything that leads to eternal indulgence and wantedness is wrapped up in this bute of a car. I was going to look for the "poor build", the even poorer "failing electrics", the "tinny feel" along the body panels, you know everything that every critic throws in this brands direction. But...it just did not give me the impression that something was wrong on any of those things. It was a real roomy, smooth, quick off the mark, alternative to the rest of the usual plinth of boredom sat on the shelf in this league. Put your foot down and send the rev counter needle towards the small fixing screw, (8000 revolutions)! and then change gear, it will do this and leap further away on every gear change from 2 to top. It absolutely loves to scream, (yes i know...so did the girls at the school discos)! It doesn’t sit on four wheels, it actually stands waiting to pounce on any stretch of tarmac that you direct it too. Fuel economy was o.k and comfort was well within the boundaries of niceness. The driving position is good, and the overall town driving was really fine. If there are real men out there who would rather not consider an Alfa 159 then that is absolutely fine, but for the rest of you who think back and remember the schoolday tongue lashings, then that same sensation is waiting for you at your local Alfa Romeo dealer...Go on book a test drive...

Submitted: 16/01/2008 12:15:39

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Arif Alli, London

Alfa Romeo 147 2002

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Submitted: 02/01/2008 12:17:41

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Tom Genkins, Kent

Alfa Romeo Brera 2.4 JTDM SV 2006 2006

What can I say................amazing car. Firstly the car looks so beautiful, best looking car on the road. Secondly for £25,000 you realy cant go wrong and has more equipment compaird to a Golf GTI that i was thinking of getting instead. Thirdly Alfa have sorted out all the plauging problems found in their previous cars. With the new German company director, hes made sure that reliabilty is a prime factor to sort out....good call. Fourthly the car drives great, and gives a comfortable ride. May not be the most powerfullest car for its price, but than again how fast are your reallly going to be driving. Deisle model gives a really good pmg rate. Fithly the car has done 14,000 miles with out a hicup and costs are fairly good as well. Im 22 and insurance came to £900 with me as first driver, an’t to bad. Overall the Brera is one of the best cars avaiable for its price, looks great, drives great and deffently a good envestment. When you sit in the car you know this the real deal, excellent build quality.

Submitted: 26/11/2007 09:13:23

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