Alfa 159 e Brera by Autodelta UK

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[LoZar]

27.02.2006 AUTODELTA GEARING UP TO INTRODUCE PERFORMANCE VERSIONS OF THE NEW 'BREED' OF ALFA ROMEO MODELS - REPORTS ITALIASPEED

With four strategically important new models from Alfa Romeo - the 159 sedan, 159 Sportwagon, Brera and Spider - either having just arrived on the market or set to arrive, a huge development programme is underway at Autodelta which will take these exciting new cars to the performance and dynamic edge.

These are exciting times at Autodelta, Europe's foremost Alfa Romeo design and tuning house, and this week they have given us an exclusive preview of the projects they have planned for release during the coming year. Jano Djelalian, the firm's irrepressible boss, and his team of skilled engineers have been pretty quiet in public during the recent months. Only the arrival of the Autodelta GT Evo, which made its world debut at the MPH05 Motor Show last November, breaking their concentration on developing the new generation of Alfa Romeos. The GT Evo saw their highly refined 'Gran Tourer' coupé given a more aggressive edge to go with its blistering performance, and with an extra 20bhp being squeezed out of its Rotrex supercharger.

However the main focus of attention has been on the performance development of Alfa Romeo's new generation of petrol engines, as well as preparing to roll out the firm's first range high-performance diesel unit options. "Customer demand was quite simply instantaneous, the moment the new Alfa 159 and Brera were previewed in Geneva last March," says Jano. "These cars really captured the imagination and the show hadn't finished before enquiries came flooding it with customers looking to order the upgrades they expected us to produce. It's been phenomenal, we haven't even announced our final packages, yet people have been continually looking to place deposits. These two cars will really send the Alfa Romeo brand forward, and now we have the Spider and Alfa 159 Sportwagon to add into the equation.

"The new breed of cars are quite simply so special they demand a new and even more focused approach from us," adds Jano. "We have very ambitious plans underway to offer performance and dynamic upgrades right across the ranges, petrol and diesel, JTS, JTD and 'Twin Phaser' V6. Reacting to our customers' demands for quicker and sportier versions, our engineers are also developing performance enhancing upgrades for the transmission, suspension, and braking, all built on Autodelta's traditions and the advent of our bespoke range of cars."

At the same time as the engineers have been going to work on the engines and chassis, Autodelta's styling arm, Creativestudio, has been working closely on an enhanced visual appearance for the cars which will be coupled to aerodynamic needs and the air flow requirements demanded by the more powerful breed of engines. Jano showed us a few proposals, but stressed that these were only development sketches and the final concept will have evolved somewhat. Either way alfisti can expect something truly special.

The first Autodelta special versions of the Alfa 159, 159 Sportwagon, Brera and Spider are provisionally scheduled to be released during the early summer. The programme will kick off with a performance upgrade for the 2.2-litre JTS engined version which will push its power to 260bhp, at a stroke allowing this model to promise a much better power-to-weight ratio than the stock 3.2 V6 model. "The JTS versions are very cost-effective," says Jano. "They offer an excellent platform to build upon and are set to be the popular option with customers. We have had much interest in higher-performance JTS options which will allow customers to gain a more powerful engine at a very competitive price. For us it is very important to keep our services within the reach of as wide a customer base as we can and offer a package that is as flexible as possible."

Alongside the 260bhp 2.2 JTS there will be 1.9 JTD with 200bhp, again boasting a better power to weight ratio over the 2.4 JTDm cars. "This is our first venture into offering higher performance options for Alfa Romeo's diesel range," comments Jano. "As diesel car sales' across Europe are now higher the petrol models we want the Alfa Romeo owners' who drive diesels also to benefit from our long-standing expertise. We have been putting much development work over the last year into upgrading the 1.9-litre JTD engine and have been delighted in the results that have been demonstrated by the performance, agility and responsiveness of our test cars. I must say that Alfa Romeo have created really excellent diesel power plants, ones that it has been a pleasure to work with."

Autodelta though is all about extreme Alfa Romeo performance, pushing the horsepower and torque envelope to the very edge, and clothing the results in dynamic, driveable chassis', creating cars that always ably combine blistering capability with everyday ease of convenience. Thus it is no surprise that they have focused their attention - and their boundless enthusiasm - on the all-new Alfa Romeo 3.2-litre V6 JTS Twin Phaser engine. This now replaces the existing Arese-built Alfa V6 unit on which Autodelta built their reputation over the last two decades. In the Autodelta 147 GTA AM, the Alfa V6 was stretched to 3.7-litres and described by Jeremy Clarkson as "the fastest hot hatch - ever" when it appeared on BBC's Top Gear TV programme, where, in the hands of the anonymous 'Stig', it blew its illustrious rivals such as the BMW M3 cleanly away on the track, against the clock. Autodelta's engineers had responded - in front of the TV cameras - to critics' widespread belief that 320bhp could not be put through the front wheels in a driveable manner. Not content with this achievement Autodelta's team, in a final tribute to the glorious Arese V6, added a supercharger and squeezed 400bhp out of this immortal engine. The first example again proving its mettle in public by leading the Autodelta 'European Tour', a mad 3,000 km dash across Europe held last spring.

Autodelta are promising to bring two high-powered versions of the new 3.2-litre V6 engine to the market, although Jano is very tight-lipped about giving away any firm details: "It has been a completely fresh start for us with this all-new engine," he says, "but our test bed units have proved to be very responsive and they offer a huge potential. The V6 represents a new chapter for the brand, and although some alfisti have expressed a few reservations, I think people are going to be quite surprised at just how good this engine will become: a true Alfa Romeo power plant for the new generation of cars that we now see in the making. The addition of four wheel drive across the new range of 159, Sportwagon, Brera and Spider models, also offers us much new scope to be get previously unheard of power down onto the road. This is for sure an exciting time for Alfa Romeo and certainly for us too." Jano does reveal though that the first high-powered 3.2 version will be badged as a Q4 AM (Autodelta Maggiorata) and will feature special lightweight new bodywork along with engine, transmission, chassis and braking upgrades

Fonte:autodelta uk

[LoZar]

Varie proposte su base 159:

[nellenjoy]

il secondo disegno mi fa proprio morire

[ACS]

Vorrei sottolineare un concetto:

Autodelta are promising to bring two high-powered versions of the new 3.2-litre V6 engine to the market, although Jano is very tight-lipped about giving away any firm details: "It has been a completely fresh start for us with this all-new engine," he says, "but our test bed units have proved to be very responsive and they offer a huge potential. The V6 represents a new chapter for the brand, and although some alfisti have expressed a few reservations, I think people are going to be quite surprised at just how good this engine will become: a true Alfa Romeo power plant for the new generation of cars that we now see in the making.

[Sonata_Arctica]

"surprised at juts how good this engine will become": ma quando, e come?

[ACS]

Se l'unità di partenza offre già 260cv etc etc... lo sviluppo che può avere, anche solo paragonando metà della vita utile che il Busso ha avuto, è veramente oltre quello che ha raggiunto il glorioso V6 Alfa.

Non sto parlando di tuning. Un concetto simile lo ha espresso Balduzzi, sia riguardo il V6 che avrà almeno un paio di step di sviluppo nel breve medio periodo, che il 2,2... su cui sta lavorando, anche x rispondere al nostro simonepietro che chiede perchè renault ha un 2L da quasi 200cv e noi no - se devi muovere una clio puoi anche spostare i segmenti dei pistoni e tarare le cammes da sparare a 7500g/m, con la coppia lassù sempre + in alto grappa bocchino sigillo nero...

Guarda caso su modelli tipo laguna un motore così non ci è mai salito...

Avrebbe senso su 147, questo si.... ma a quanto pare i pratola serra che tanto amate rispetto a questi "schifosi gm con carattere da mercedes" non offrivano questa possibilità

[kimera]

sbavvvvvvv

già sbavo!

[lorenz82]

vedo ke hanno avuto il buon gusto di usare le q4...no xke visti i precedenti (328cv su ta!)...

[luxan]

l'opinione di Autodelta Uk lascia felicemente sorpresi.

speriamo abbiano ragione!