Alfa Romeo 6 - Berlina between past and future

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Alfa Romeo 6 - Berlina between past and future

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Created on July 11, 2014

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Bruno von Rotz

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - the beautiful alloy wheels were standard equipment

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - 900 orders are said to have been recorded at the IAA 1979 alone

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - balanced weight distribution and therefore good driving characteristics

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - the twin headlights are somewhat reminiscent of BMW

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - solid bumpers for the Alfa

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - the luxury sedan from Milan in the seventies

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - between the A and C pillars, the Sei is reminiscent of the Alfetta

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - large rear lights

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - ran over 200 km/h

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - one rear-view mirror had to suffice

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - looks bigger than it is

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - clear lines, but not necessarily a sleek design

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - impressive face and clearly an Alfa

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - 1.425 meters high

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - 1.68 meters wide

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - the massive rear gives hope for a large luggage compartment

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - 2.6 meter wheelbase

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - the design is attributed to Pininfarina

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - elegant silhouette

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - the 14-inch wheels seem almost a little weak-chested in view of the mighty bodywork

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - even the Pope got a Sei

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - for five people who want to travel in comfort

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - how Alfa envisioned a luxury class interior

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - Velour promised more lateral support than the leather seats

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - Seventies charm in the interior

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - with real seatbelt whips

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - Windshield wiper control on the steering wheel

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - centrally located switches for the power windows

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - Wooden gearshift and classic handbrake

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - the Blaupunkt radio from the era

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - sports gearbox with first gear at the left rear

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - ample space in the rear

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - Headrests were by no means a matter of course in the rear back then

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - Door panel of the driver's door

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - Ashtray also for the rear passengers and not made of plastic

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - the longitudinally mounted V6 engine

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - one air filter over six Dell'Orto carburetors

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - the carburetor factory is almost completely covered by the air filter

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - Cylinders 4 to 6 and the classic lettering

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - adjusting the carburetor requires a specialist

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - Fuse box with clear labeling

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - stamped chassis number

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - Campagnolo Magnesum rims

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - twin headlights as a status symbol

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - large rear light unit

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - Alfa 6 2.5 was the official designation

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - Door locks flat to the outer skin

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - Fuel filler cap in the decorative grille in the C-pillar

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - 352 liters of space in the trunk

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - the spare wheel has upright space

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Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS (1929) - elegant and powerful

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Alfa Romeo 2600 Berlina (1962) - already with a four-eyed face

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Alfa Romeo 2600 Berlina (1964) - looks like an enlarged Giulietta

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Alfa Romeo 2600 Berlina de Luxe OSI (1967) - particularly elegant bodywork by OSI

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Alfa Romeo Alfetta (1973) - who could resist here

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Alfa Romeo Alfetta (1972) - immediately recognizable as an Alfa

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Alfa Romeo Alfetta 1.8 (1981) - as a classic three-volume sedan

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Alfa Romeo Alfetta 1.8 (1976) - five-seater sedan

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Alfa Romeo Alfetta 2000 (1981) - has lost none of its elegance even after eight years of production

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Alfa Romeo Alfetta 2000 (1978) - with the two-liter engine in luxury version

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Alfa Romeo Alfetta 2000 (1981) - rectangular headlights on the two-liter version

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Alfa Romeo Alfetta 2000 (1981) - the rear also looks as if it has been cast from a single mold

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Alfa Romeo Alfetta (1973) - straightforward design, functional

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Alfa Romeo Alfetta (1976) - was available with 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0 liter displacement

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Alfa Romeo 6 (1980) - Wind tunnel testing

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Alfa Romeo Alfa 6 (1979) - at the launch in 1979

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Alfa Romeo Alfa 6 (1979) - the design was already created in the first half of the seventies

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Alfa Romeo Alfa 6 (1979) - with magnesium alloy wheels

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Alfa Romeo 6 (1980) - elaborate De Dion rear axle with inboard disc brakes

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Alfa Romeo 6 (1980) - the six-cylinder engine in a view-through drawing

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Alfa Romeo 6 (1984) - Quadrifoglio Oro version of the second series

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Alfa Romeo GTV 6 (1981) - elegant stretched silhouette

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Alfa Romeo 90 (1984) - it was also available with the famous V6 engine

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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 75 (1987) - 3.0i America version with the V6

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - ausgewogene Gewichtsverteilung und damit gute Fahreigenschaften

Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - die Doppelscheinwerfer erinnern etwas an BMW

Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - massive Stossstangen für den Alfa

Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - die Oberklassen-Limousine der Siebzigerjahre aus Mailand

Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - zwischen A- und C-Säule erinnert der Sei an die Alfetta

Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - grossflächige Rückleuchten

Summary

Between 1979 and 1986, Alfa Romeo built the Type 119 saloon, known as the "6 2.5". The engine was a new development and, with six V-shaped cylinders and six downdraft carburetors, was a special feature at the end of the 1970s. The conservatively designed saloon was not really successful on the market, in stark contrast to the engine, which powered many Alfa models until the new millennium. This vehicle report describes the history of the Alfa Romeo 6 and portrays an example from 1980 in many pictures, supplemented by historical photos and brochures as well as a sound sample.

This article contains the following chapters

Tradition as motivation
Design work with role models
An engine for a quarter of a century
A chassis from traditional sports car construction
Upper-class comfort
Cautious enthusiasm
Moderate success
Technology at the center
A classic with potential
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Anyone who was enthusiastic about Alfa Romeo in the 1970s but did not want to do without the comfort of a six-cylinder luxury saloon was not offered a solution in the Milanese manufacturer's range until 1979. This changed with the appearance of the four-door model known simply as the Alfa Romeo 6, but the all-new top-of-the-range model was denied comfort. Six-cylinder engines have a long tradition at Alfa Romeo. Even in the pre-war years, sports drivers were queuing up for the famous 6C models, which were still being built into the 1950s. After a few years of abstinence, it was succeeded in 1962 by the Alfa Romeo 2600, of which there was also an OSI version between 1965 and 1967.

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Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - ausgewogene Gewichtsverteilung und damit gute Fahreigenschaften

Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - die Doppelscheinwerfer erinnern etwas an BMW

Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - massive Stossstangen für den Alfa

Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - die Oberklassen-Limousine der Siebzigerjahre aus Mailand

Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - zwischen A- und C-Säule erinnert der Sei an die Alfetta

Alfa Romeo 6 2.5 (1980) - grossflächige Rückleuchten

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