Alfa Romeo Alfetta
(1951 - 1986)
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Alfa Romeo Alfetta: All 17 models
Car articles about Alfa Romeo Alfetta by year
It was on May 17, 1972, when Alfa Romeo presented a revolutionary sedan called the Alfetta in Grignano. The press received the car enthusiastically, but today hardly anyone remembers the presentation 50 years ago. Nevertheless, on May 17, 2022, a close-knit group of enthusiasts met again in Grignano with their Alfetta sedans. Some things were still the same, others were not. This report characterizes the innovative Alfetta Berlina, showing it in historical footage and photos from the small anniversary celebration on 17 May 2022.
With the Alfa Romeo Alfetta, the Milan-based car manufacturer presented a tranxaxle saloon in 1972 that set itself apart technically from its competitors and set a new trend for Alfa Romeo. The Austrian magazine Automobil Revue tested the new Alfetta in 1973 and praised its bomb-proof driving characteristics and good brakes, but also criticized its handling weaknesses and childish shortcomings. This report reproduces the original wording of the test at the time and shows the car in archive photos.
BMW and Alfa Romeo each launched a sporty, comfortable model on the mid-range market in 1972. Although the development goal was similar, the results differed significantly. The 1974 comparison test reveals who did the better job.
Introduced in 1972 with the 1800/121 hp engine and in 1975 with the 1600/108 hp engine, Alfa Romeo offered an interesting car for gourmets on a tight budget with the Alfetta. The Alfetta embodied the step into the next generation of Alfa Romeo mid-range cars and offered the best chassis among the 1.6-liter cars. This test report explains how the Alfetta 1.6 fared in comparison with the 1.8 version and other Alfa machines.
Family coupés with a power output of around 120 hp were rare on the German car market in 1975; apart from the Capri II, there were only imported models available for less than DM 20,000. These included two Italian models that were identical in many details but differed considerably in terms of shape and price, as this test shows.
Many hundreds of vehicles came together at the first Oldtimer Sunday Morning Treffen (OSMT) in the Stierenstallungen in Zug on May 17, 2026 to ring in the new season and swear off the rather nasty May weather. The sun was shining and the variety on site was more than just impressive, as the extensive photo gallery accompanying this article shows ...
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