Alfa Romeo 164 - Limousine beauty over the course of time

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Alfa Romeo 164 - Limousine beauty over the course of time

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Created on April 8, 2015

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - the front is also largely geometric in design

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - the color light blue-métallic suits the car well

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - the large trunk holds over 500 liters

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - only around 4.55 meters long

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - the rear end is relatively high

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - the engine in particular gives the car soul

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - the design is polarizing today - in the past it was generally regarded as very elegant

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - the cw value is said to be just over 0.30

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - was considered exceptionally elegant at the time

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - the windshield matched the other Tipo 4 vehicles

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - straight lines along the flank

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - almost geometric lines

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - the interior also has a very geometric look

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - Leather steering wheel and velour seats were standard equipment

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - the seats are comparatively softly upholstered

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - everything you need to know

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - the Alfa sign in the steering wheel

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - interestingly shaped center console, based on the geometric exterior

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - Ventilation control on the model without air conditioning

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - Five-speed gearbox from Fiat

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - plenty of space and comfortable bench seat in the rear

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - herringbone velour was the name of this model in the brochure

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - Plastic and velour on the door panel

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - the large three-liter V6 barely fits in the front of the car

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - an engine could hardly be more beautiful

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - the soul of the 164, the V6

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - beautiful engine construction

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - the V6 is installed transversely

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - when engines still looked like engines

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - you can hardly get enough of this engine

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - Chassis badge

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - over 500 liters capacity, but high loading sill

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - H4 main headlights

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - rectangular headlights

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - integrated rear lights

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - Rear lights in the service of design

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - Pininfarina was responsible for the sedan

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - consistently integrated rear-view mirror

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - barely round lines

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - even the door handles had to bow to the dictates of aerodynamics

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - Fuel filler cap on the right-hand side

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - the longitudinal ribs were drawn around the entire vehicle

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - View along the flank

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - the Alfa sign at the rear ...

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - ... can be turned and releases the trunk lock

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - a new interpretation of the Alfa face

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Alfa Romeo Vivace (1986) - Pininfarina's study anticipated the future front of the 164

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Alfa Romeo 164 (1986) - Erlkönig / Prototype caught

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Alfa Romeo 164 (1986) - Erlkönig / Prototype caught

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Alfa Romeo 164 (1987) - was often ordered in red - example of the first series

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Alfa Romeo 164 (1990) - See-through drawing of the Dreiliter

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Alfa Romeo 164 (1987) - Series 1, designed by Pininfarina

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Alfa Romeo 164 (1987) - Series 1 interior

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Alfa Romeo 164 (1990) - elegance in black

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Alfa Romeo 164 (1990) - the attractive front view

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Alfa Romeo 164 (1990) - The 3.0-liter V6 engine

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Alfa Romeo 164 (1990) - The two-liter Twin Spark engine

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Alfa Romeo 164 (1990) - View into the Twin-Spark engine

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Alfa Romeo 164 (1990) - beautiful engine construction

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Alfa Romeo 164 (1990) - Dashboard center console with automatic air conditioning

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Alfa Romeo 164 (1990) - Extensive collection of indicator lights in the three-liter

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Alfa Romeo 164 (1990) - aerodynamic study - pressure distribution

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Alfa Romeo 164 (1990) - Exterior dimensions

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Alfa Romeo 164 (1990) - Interior dimensions

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Alfa Romeo 164 (1994) - model-maintained variant

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Alfa Romeo 164 (1994) - Interior of the model-maintained variant

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Alfa Romeo 164 Proteo (1991) - prototype with the features of the later GTV

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Alfa Romeo 164 Proteo (1991) - prototype with the features of the later GTV and Spider respectively

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Alfa Romeo Scighera (1997) - concept car based on the 164 floor assembly

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - der grosse Kofferraum fasst über 500 Liter

Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - nur rund 4,55 Meter lang

Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - das Heck baut relativ hoch

Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - vor allem der Motor verleiht dem Wagen Seele

Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - das Design polarisiert heute - früher galt er allgemein als sehr elegant

Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - der cw-Wert soll nur knapp über 0.30 sein

Summary

When Alfa Romeo presented the Type 164 in 1987, its Tipo 4 siblings Lancia Thema, Fiat Croma and Saab 9000 had already been on the market for years. Nevertheless, the Alfa Romeo was probably the most interesting of the four platform cars, as it exuded a great deal of driving pleasure. This report describes the history of the Alfa Romeo 164 and shows it in current and historical pictures as well as in the sales literature of the time.

This article contains the following chapters

Long history
Pininfarina instead of ItalDesign
Postponed premiere
"Bella macchina"
Complete equipment and attractive prices
Enthusiasm
Still a lot of driving pleasure today
And then there was
Success story?
Further information

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Preview (beginning of the article)

When Alfa Romeo presented the Type 164 in 1987, its Tipo 4 siblings Lancia Thema, Fiat Croma and Saab 9000 had already been on the market for years. Nevertheless, the Alfa Romeo was probably the most interesting of the four platform cars. Alfa Romeo had already been working on a Project 154 early on in the 1980s, and a 1:1 model of a large Alfa saloon was already available in 1981. In 1982, the project was transferred to the "Tipo 4" development platform, which started in 1978 and through which the four manufacturers Lancia, Fiat, Saab and Alfa Romeo hoped to save development costs. The joint platform was geared towards a front-wheel drive saloon in the upper middle class.

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Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - der grosse Kofferraum fasst über 500 Liter

Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - nur rund 4,55 Meter lang

Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - das Heck baut relativ hoch

Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - vor allem der Motor verleiht dem Wagen Seele

Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - das Design polarisiert heute - früher galt er allgemein als sehr elegant

Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 V6 (1990) - der cw-Wert soll nur knapp über 0.30 sein

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