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Alfa Romeo 33 4x4 Sport Wagon - elegance, space and traction

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Created on February 21, 2021

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Bruno von Rotz

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - Lifestyle-Kombi aus Italien

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - eleganter Kombi im bestem Lichte

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - für den Umbau zu Kombi passte Pininfarina die Karosserie primär ab der C-Säule an

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - als Allradversion lag der Wagen zwei Zentimeter höher als die Frontantriebsversion

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - die Dachreling bot die Möglichkeit, weiteres Gepäck auf dem Dach zu transportieren

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - Front noch weitgehend im ursprünglichen 33-er-Look

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - die Heckklappe öffnet nur bis zu den Rückleuchten, der Ladeboden liegt bei der Allradversion allerdings auch recht hoch

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - dank zuschaltbarem Allradantrieb auch auf losem Untergrund mit guter Traktion gesegnet

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - die zeitgenössischen Tests beschrieben das Fahrverhalten im Allradmodus als sehr neutral

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - in Fahrt

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - das Interieur wurde immer wieder der Zeit angepasst, Änderungen gebenüber der Ur-Version sind hier gut sichtbar

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - um fünf Zentimeter kann das Lenkrad in der Höhe verstellt werden, die Armaturen wandern mit dabei

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - übersichtliche Instrumente, roter Bereich ab 6300 Umdrehungen

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - Panasonic-Radiokassettengerät aus der Zeit

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - schöne Tweed-Stoffe im Allradkombi

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - gute Platzverhältnisse auf der umklappbaren Hinterbank

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - mit Doppelvergasern leistete der 1,5-Liter im Jahr 1988 105 PS

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - Chassis-Plakette

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - Alfa-Zeichen auf dem Bug

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - "Sport Wagon" in zwei Worten geschrieben

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - klar beschriftet

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - das Alfa-Zeichen auf der Heckklappe

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - Blick auf die Technik von unten - Vorderachse

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - Blick auf die Technik - Hinterachse

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Alfa Romeo 33 1.5 4×4 Sport Wagon (1988) - Dokumentation, die man zum neuen Kombi erhielt

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Alfa Romeo 33 (1983) - Designskizzen

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Alfa Romeo 33 (1983) - frisch präsentiert in Venedig im Sommer 1983

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Alfa Romeo 33 (1983) - mit angedeutetem Stufenheck

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Alfa Romeo 33 (1984) - Interieur der Quadrifoglio Oro Ausführung

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Alfa Romeo 33 (1983) - Interieur

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Alfa Romeo 33 (1983) - La Linea

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Alfa Romeo 33 (1983) - Werbung - Die Linie einer anderen Klasse

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Alfa-Romeo 33 4x4 - B. Balas auf dem 4x4 Alfa 33 im Rallye Monte Carlo 1986

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Alfa Romeo 33 4x4 (1985) - mehr Traktion mit Allradantrieb

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Alfa Romeo 33 4x4 (1991) - Funktionsweise des Allradantriebs

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Alfa Romeo 33 Giardinetta - wird bei Pininfarina gebaut, ein zuschaltbarer Vierradantrieb ist neu erhältlich - am Genfer Automobilsalon 1984

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Alfa Romeo 33 Giardinetta (1984) - Kombiversion mit Allrad

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Alfa Romeo 33 (1985) in der Werbung zusammen mit seinem Rennvorfahren

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Alfa Romeo 33 (1987) - Werbung - stark im Anzug

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Alfa Romeo 33 (1986) - als Quadrifoglio Verde

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Alfa Romeo 33 4x4 (1991) - Durchsichtszeichnung - Blick durch die Karosserie

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Alfa Romeo 33 Sport Wagon 1.7 (1987) - Werbung - die sportliche Art, Platz zu schaffen

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Alfa Romeo 33 4x4 (1991) - mit Allradantrieb

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Summary

With the Sport Wagon, Alfa Romeo also offered the Alfa 33, which was based on the Alfasud, as a station wagon and also with all-wheel drive, just the thing for a demanding and leisure-oriented clientele. The compact five-door model was certainly convincing, but was no bargain. Only a few examples of the Alfa 33 Station Wagon are likely to have survived; a well-preserved example is shown in this report, which covers the entire history of the "33" model series, supplemented by an original brochure of the first saloon version.

This article contains the following chapters

Presented in Venice
In-house design
Modified technology from the predecessor
Ascent?
With Pininfarina's support for new variants
From the Giardinetta to the Sport Wagon
A survivor

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

With the Alfasud, Alfa Romeo presented an extremely progressive car at the beginning of the 1970s, which quickly found many friends. However, quality problems and, in particular, inadequate rust prevention gnawed at its reputation and a station wagon variant called the Giardinetta never emerged from a niche existence. No wonder Alfa Romeo wanted to do everything better with the successor, especially as they had identified an even more interesting sales segment for the newcomer. "The right car at the right time" was the credo behind the announcement. The type designation "33" was not only a departure from the Alfasud, but also a reminder of the famous racing sports car that had brought many victories and triumphs at the end of the 1960s. The new design, which was available almost immediately, was shown for the first time at the end of May 1983 in Venice. Although the Alfa Romeo 33 was slightly larger (+2 cm in length and width), it was also 6.5 cm flatter than its predecessor and, with a drag coefficient of 0.36, significantly more aerodynamic. Of course, front-wheel drive was retained (for the time being).

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