Does Alfa Romeo as the inventor of the sports sedan?

The Italy's traditional brand is represented by the Alfa 159 cars in the sporty middle class. Through its direct predecessor - the Alfa 156, Alfa 155 and Alfa 75 - this is the line of ancestors back to such legendary models like the 1900 or Alfa Alfa Giulia. Models that were in the 50s and 60s leading the sporting and elegant middle class.

"Inventor of the sports sedan"

Alfa Romeo car will still be regarded as "the inventor of the sports sedan. The fact is that the Alfa 159 drives up as a true sports sedan. With its distinctive design and the traditional grille Scudetto as the dynamic handling characteristics and the new four-cylinder engines, the Alfa 159 will score points in the segment of sporty sedans. With a length of 4.66 meters and a wheelbase of 2.70 meters of this Italian is not a giant, offers more of an average space in direct competition. But who buys an Alfa 159 for its available space?

For the individualists among motorists

Why reply to a question, if nobody does. The Alfa Romeo 159 is a four-door sedan (also available as a wagon), which addresses the individualists among motorists. Who wants to drive a BMW 3 Series or Audi A4, Alfa 159 has the first not on his shopping list. In any case, the offer of the Italian right: For 30 500 €, there is the Alfa 159 2.0 JTDM 16v Turismo (170 PS/125 kW). As usual with Alfa, various equipment pacts are offered, with whom you are always better than in a single order. Who wants it emphasizes the Alfa 159 sports have, which was to choose the sports package "ti" for prices 3,700 euros, send a powerful Brembo brakes, taut sport suspension, 18-inch alloy wheels, tailored sports seats and comfortable leather upholstery pleased. The ti-package has a fair price, offers very good value. ( Alfa Juliet )

Powerful engine technology

Already celebrated in the Alfa 156, the first passenger car common rail turbo diesel in the world's premiere. With the Alfa 159, the Italians lead this powerful engine as efficient as technology continues consistently. Here, however, with even more momentum and more power at reduced fuel consumption: The common-rail diesel 2.0 JTDM 16V making 170 kW PS/125 and offers a maximum torque of 360 Nm at 1,750 rpm. He should be content with an average of 5.4 liters per 100 km (142 g / km CO2). The Alfa 159 2.0 JTDM 16V is to deal exclusively with a manual six-speed transmission, which fits well to the harsh nature of the diesel engine. The announced already by Alfa twin-clutch gearbox (called short TCT) will cease to exist in the 159th  It shall be the first new Giulietta reserved and should be here a technically very interesting combination.

The intelligent downsizing

Alfa Romeo is also reinforced with gasoline on the intelligent downsizing. A recent example: the direct-injection petrol 8.1 16V TBi (147 kW/200 hp), an equally powerful engines for the Alfa 159 The combination of direct injection and turbo-charging results in an increase in performance car combined with low consumption and emission levels. Alfa says that this four-cylinder engine combines the power level of a 3.0-liter naturally aspirated engine with the efficiency of a 1.8-liter engine. We will learn more, so it's available from late summer, the 1.8 TBi in the new Alfa Giulietta with tight PS/173 235 kW version Quadrifoglio Verde.

The Alfa logo with Dragon

One of the most beautiful and best-known brand in the automotive world - the emblem that adorns a century now since the vehicles of the Italian brand Alfa Romeo.

The round emblem with the words Alfa Romeo and a round button in the middle, the left shows a small red cross and the right a snake with a dragon head, devouring a united people, two traditional symbols of the Founding of Alfa (Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili) - namely, the Lombard capital Milan.

The red cross is from the city arms of Milan and is reminiscent of the standard of Lombard troops, who in 1095 led by Ottone Visconti, Lord of Invorio and Oleggio Castello, the first crusade took off. Five years after the return of the Crusaders, it was part of the emblem, in order to honor the military achievements of their knights.

Power, wisdom and power symbolizes the dragon snake. For a long time a snake was on a blue background after Lombard tradition for good luck and was used in the war standards.

You give a man devouring dragon head in the arms of the Visconti, the ruler of Milan, is the result of an imaginative "complementary" to the history of the Visconti-sex, which apparently was not quite so glamorous. Therefore, Matteo Visconti asked in 1295 to its Hofschreiber, create a "saga of the Visconti, which should be entsehen a connection between the Visconti family and the former inhabitants of the region. And so it came to the legend of the brave Lombards Hubertus, a supposed ancestor of Matteo Visconti, the surrounding land of a terrible dragon befreite. ( Alfa Romeo Juliet )

According to this legend, the heralds of the court created the dragon serpent with the body blow of the Lombard and the dragon, in the 14th Century the coat of arms of the Visconti was. 1910 she was part of the Alfa emblem with the words Alfa Milano and outside, which was separated by two Savoy knots.

When Nicola Romeo took over the Alfa, the lettering was replaced three years later by Alfa Alfa Romeo, and the ring in 1925 after the first World Cup victory by Alfa a laurel wreath. The two nodes Savoy simple wavy lines gave way in 1946 when Italy became Republic. And since 1971, the brand presents a stylized modernized with stroke and without the place name Milano. For with the opening of the new Alfa factory Pomigliano d'Arco near Naples Alfa stopped being a purely Lombard business.

Juliet comes to the dealer on June 19

The new Giulietta starts this coming Saturday, 19th June 2010, the German Alfa Romeo dealers. Locally Alfisti and all those who want to become the new five-door Alfa Romeo Giulietta will experience live and may also test drive.

The new Giulietta

The five-door is there, among other things, including six airbags, stability control of the VDC, Start & Stop system, the driving dynamics system Alfa Romeo DNA, air conditioning and LED taillights from € 19 900 (Giulietta 1.4 TB, 88 kW / 120 hp).

Vehicle and mobility guarantee

By default, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta also equips with two years and mobility vehicle warranty, three years Lackgarantie and eight years warranty against rust off.
Enjoy-Alfa-Romeo-tariff

For those who are financing the new "Enjoy-Alfa-Romeo-tariff decision, receives a monthly flat rate of 149 € a four-vehicle warranty, including all maintenance and mobility.