Hey everyone.
I took my car, with 2 friends of mine (who are crazy about cars) for a nice drive yesterday. The weather was perfect (as it normally is in Sydney we drove north and headed to Palm Beach where there are VERY winding roads, forrest on either side and corners so exciting as you can't tell what's coming around the corner!!! Signs which suggested 35km/hr we were going no lower than 70km an hour around these blind corners.
I took the traction control off too and damn that car still sticks like superglue to the road. There is NO doubt about it. The 147 handles really nicely even without the traction control turned on.
Another thing. Without 2 pasengers in the car the car takes off a lot quicker!!!
But these 2 guys who I took fopr a spin. They love big cars like Skylines and Supras. They were shocked at how nice the 147 is. Both are BIG fans of the car now. They both couldn't believe the engine sound. And also the amazing Bose stereo (I had it up so loud I thought I was going to blow the spealers, the side mirroes were vibrating due to the bass... so damn sharp and crisp that Bose stereo).
I was slamming the car hard on the bends. At one stage I went into the redline on 1st gear and shifted the gear but the car went straight into 3rd. My guess is that redlining the car in a selespeed it automatically shifts into 2nd for you and thus when I shifted I shifted a second too late and it went into 3rd? Not 100% sure on this but seems logical that the Alfa shifted into 2nd for me as I bounced off the taco!
All in all. Was a really nice drive BUT I feel I need more power. The handling is SO DAMN GOOD I KNOW the 147 can handle more power easily. I want that throw you back in your seat feeling. You get a no kick back when you floor it at the lights but reving it hard and throwing it into 2nd gear you do get a bit of a kick but none in 3rd/4th/5th shifts.
So now. I dream of turbo One day soon one day
I took my car, with 2 friends of mine (who are crazy about cars) for a nice drive yesterday. The weather was perfect (as it normally is in Sydney we drove north and headed to Palm Beach where there are VERY winding roads, forrest on either side and corners so exciting as you can't tell what's coming around the corner!!! Signs which suggested 35km/hr we were going no lower than 70km an hour around these blind corners.
I took the traction control off too and damn that car still sticks like superglue to the road. There is NO doubt about it. The 147 handles really nicely even without the traction control turned on.
Another thing. Without 2 pasengers in the car the car takes off a lot quicker!!!
But these 2 guys who I took fopr a spin. They love big cars like Skylines and Supras. They were shocked at how nice the 147 is. Both are BIG fans of the car now. They both couldn't believe the engine sound. And also the amazing Bose stereo (I had it up so loud I thought I was going to blow the spealers, the side mirroes were vibrating due to the bass... so damn sharp and crisp that Bose stereo).
I was slamming the car hard on the bends. At one stage I went into the redline on 1st gear and shifted the gear but the car went straight into 3rd. My guess is that redlining the car in a selespeed it automatically shifts into 2nd for you and thus when I shifted I shifted a second too late and it went into 3rd? Not 100% sure on this but seems logical that the Alfa shifted into 2nd for me as I bounced off the taco!
All in all. Was a really nice drive BUT I feel I need more power. The handling is SO DAMN GOOD I KNOW the 147 can handle more power easily. I want that throw you back in your seat feeling. You get a no kick back when you floor it at the lights but reving it hard and throwing it into 2nd gear you do get a bit of a kick but none in 3rd/4th/5th shifts.
So now. I dream of turbo One day soon one day