155 GTA review Auto Italia coming up

[Persimmon]

Just bought the June edition (out in early May) of the "Auto Italia" magazine.

For those of you who love your GTA's ( Personally I don't get it when a GTV is there !! )
in next month's edition out on the stands on June 6th there is a feature -

Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA v 155 GTA

Should be a good read though

Alan

[BeautifulBusso]

Did you say 155GTA? Never knew there was a 155GTA

[Persimmon]

As I nothing about GTA's and their model range, I can only state what is written on the inside back cover of the Magazine.

It says 155.
If you feel there were no 155 GTA's produced perhaps they mean't another model and made the error

We shall see
Alan

[NineOneSix]

There was, just not in this country it was a Q4 with an extended bodywork, very wide!

http://cdn.mkimg.carview.co.jp/minka...t=83d516e2df1f

[bacon]

155 GTA's one of my all time fav cars

[GTA_Nigel]

155 GTA was for racing, I know they homologated it so there must have been some road versions.........right?

Giulia GTA rules though I have to say. Stunning looking car, great technology and a highly successful racer.

Cheers,

Nigel

[bacon]

Originally Posted by GTA_Nigel

155 GTA was for racing, I know they homologated it so there must have been some road versions.........right?

Twenty-something worldwide IIRC Cant remember where I read that like and I could well be wrong

[SP_147GTA]

Slightly off topic, whatever happened to the Autoitalia road test of the different modified GTA's that people were going on about...something about a 3.8 vs supercharged vs standard vs slightly modified road test...have I gone mad?

[markwg]

Originally Posted by bacon

155 GTA's one of my all time fav cars

Love it too, got a thing for the rarities - top of my unobtainium list is Porsche 968 Turbo RS - not Italian, I know...

[Captain Slow]

TRIBUTO ALFA ROMEO 155 V6 DTM - YouTube

[finny05]

Originally Posted by SP_147GTA

Slightly off topic, whatever happened to the Autoitalia road test of the different modified GTA's that people were going on about...something about a 3.8 vs supercharged vs standard vs slightly modified road test...have I gone mad?

Will be coming up in a future Autoitalia. Watch this space!!

[Darth Vader]

155gta was raced in Italian touring cars using a 2litre turbo. This was then developed into the 155v6ti for the dtm. Think that zagato made some mock up cars and these were sold in Japan as the 155z

[NineOneSix]

AKA as a 155 Ti-z

For those of you who love your GTA's ( Personally I don't get it when a GTV is there !! )

Why don't you get it? The 156 GTA celebrated alfa's dominance in the ETCC.

There was indeed an 155 GTA but as Nigel states it was kept to the track, however not that widely known is the alfa romeo q4 155 2.016v turbo 4x4 which used the legendary Lancia Delta Integrale engine. Again though this was an import and not more than a handful at that. I was surprised to see one advertised on autotrader back in 1994.

[rhysenna]

Alfa Romeo 155 GTA Track Test by Alessandro Nannini INTEGRALE VESTITO - YouTube

Aaah, nice one rhysenna

It was a blisteringly quick car and one of many models that alfa never gave to the Uk market.

My Lancia 'Dedra' Integrale was designed at the same time as this and used the same setup except it had more refinements like digital dash, three setting suspension and a lavish interior (well for that period anyway)
Wished I'd kept that car really as it was only one of three imported by the then Lancia Uk.

I do have pictures of it but they're polariods and attempts to scan have not turned out to well.

[Persimmon]

Originally Posted by McLarenGTA

Why don't you get it? The 156 GTA celebrated alfa's dominance in the ETCC.

I guess when I see saloon cars such as the 156 badged with a GTA badge or compact hot hatch cars like the 147 again with a GTA badge attached it does not set my pulse racing.

To each there own.
I prefer to look at and drive the Busso engine in a small fast sports car.

Alan

[rhysenna]

Mclarengta
Can you not take a picture of the Polaroid and upload that?

Would love to see it.

[rhysenna]

Can you not take a picture of the Polaroid and upload that?

Would love to see it.

[GTA_Nigel]

Originally Posted by Persimmon

I guess when I see saloon cars such as the 156 badged with a GTA badge or compact hot hatch cars like the 147 again with a GTA badge attached it does not set my pulse racing.

To each there own.
I prefer to look at and drive the Busso engine in a small fast sports car.

Alan

Indeed, but the 156 oozes Alfa heritage and has a real racing history. It dominated the ETCC for three years and showed those pesky BMWs where to go! Agree that the GTA is no more than a badging exercise, but the combination of the 156 and the 3.2 Busso is fantastic. But then the Cup is no more than a GTV with a bodykit, right?

If you want a real sports car, here it is:

ALFA 156 GTA S2000 N TECNOLOGY For Sale (2001) on Car And Classic UK

That would be something.......

Cheers,

Nigel

[NineOneSix]

The cup did have its own championship mind

[finny05]

I do seem to remember when the Gtv came out most of the guys who had them were in the hairdressing business and were called lawrence or Sebastian.( more than likely before they stuck the Busso engine in it!! Steve Dymoke has just bought the 2002 one of those Nigel and paid alot less for it with spares package!! proper car that is!!!

[Persimmon]

Originally Posted by GTA_Nigel

Indeed, but the 156 oozes Alfa heritage and has a real racing history. It dominated the ETCC for three years and showed those pesky BMWs where to go! Agree that the GTA is no more than a badging exercise, but the combination of the 156 and the 3.2 Busso is fantastic. But then the Cup is no more than a GTV with a bodykit, right?

If you want a real sports car, here it is:

ALFA 156 GTA S2000 N TECNOLOGY For Sale (2001) on Car And Classic UK

That would be something.......

Cheers,

Nigel

Nigel, I think you are missing my point.
Perhaps I have explained it badly.
Modern GTA's have been unforunately just branded saloon cars and no sign of anything different to come.
I quite like the Touring Car championship - Jason Plato et all but the best Alfa's are true sports car's in shape and design and for racing such as the GT class.
The Cup that I have is as you say a normal GTV with bits added but its the GTV model that is part of the sports car heritage of Alfa. Classic Pinanfarina shape, wonderful engine etc.
Thats what modern Alfa's should be. Not Mito's etc !

Alan

[Persimmon]

Originally Posted by finny05

I do seem to remember when the Gtv came out most of the guys who had them were in the hairdressing business and were called lawrence or Sebastian.( more than likely before they stuck the Busso engine in it!! Steve Dymoke has just bought the 2002 one of those Nigel and paid alot less for it with spares package!! proper car that is!!!

And of course the 156 was just a rep's saloon car but suddenly just because it had a GTA badge stuck on the body it transformed into a sports car.

Right !!!!!

Alan