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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint - Scirocco italiano (historical test)

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Created on October 20, 1976

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Hans-Joachim Moeller

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1976) - introduced with 1.3 liter displacement and 75 hp

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1976) - on the cover of 'hobby' magazine

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1976) - dynamic and attractive coupé

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1976) - View of the beautiful and spacious interior

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1977) - the low-slung Alfasud drivetrain allowed for a flat front end

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1977) - hardly any curves in the Giugiaro design

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1977) - with classic Alfa face and twin headlights

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1977) - indicated tear-off edge at the rear

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1977) - an elegant appearance, the similarity to the Scirocco is no coincidence

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1977) - Interior, steering wheel and dashboard almost like in the normal Alfasud

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1977) - Dashboard with lettering from the sales brochure

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1977) - the interior looks similar to the normal Alfasud

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1977) - there are two individually molded seats in the rear

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1977) - the boxer engine mounted far forward and longitudinally

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1977) - with hatchback and coverable trunk

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1977) - cornering artist

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1977) - with a surprising amount of space for luggage

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1977) - Vehicle range from 1977 - including Alfasud, Giulia, Alfetta, GTV, Spider, etc.

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint 1.5 Veloce (1979) - with steel wheels as standard

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint 1.5 (1978) - only built for a short time until the Veloce multi-carburetor version arrived

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint 1.5 (1978) - barely changed cockpit compared to the previous versions

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1977) - the aluminum wheels were only available for an extra charge

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1977) - the B-pillar on early examples is in body color

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1977) - not only the heart laughs

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint (1978) - Design by Giorgetto Giugiaro

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint 1.5 (1978) - the technology was identical to the Alfasud sedan

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint 1.5 (1978) - very straightforward design

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint Veloce (1981) - the elegant coupé was designed by Giugiaro, similarities to the VW Scirocco are not entirely coincidental

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Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint Veloce (1982) - special model with alloy wheels and decorations

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Summary

In 1976, the Alfa Romeo company invited German motoring journalists on a large scale again after a long time to take a closer look at the new Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint. The 'hobby' editorial team also took part and thanked them with an entertaining test report. This article reproduces the original wording of the test at the time and shows the Alfasud Sprint in almost 30 historical pictures and in the sales brochure from back then.

This article contains the following chapters

No more problems with rust
Design wallscapes
Fits like a sneaker
Large trunk for bodybuilders
Fast comfort
Safe driving
Plus points
Minus points

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The colleague was irritated: "Well, I drive my Opel Rekord at 160 km/h all the time, and I'm fine with that." He tries to finger the test placard on the Alfasud Sprint with a flurry of movements. "Always these air bubbles," he shakes his head, "at least it has to come out well in the photo afterwards." The colleague had to know, "after all, I'm a photographer," he said, got into the new car and started the incredibly dynamic joyride in third gear. "I don't know why they sent me here, because I really don't know anything about cars. But it will be enough for us. After all, we're just a TV guide." There was a harsh click in the gearbox as he tried to shift from third gear back into what he thought was first.

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