Review: Aston Martin Mk.I DB7 (1995-99) Overview Released in October 1995, the Aston Martin Mk.I DB7 was available as a coupe or convertible (‘Volante’) with two-plus-two seating. Manufactured in Bloxham, England, the rear-wheel drive Mk.I DB7 was powered by a 3.2-litre supercharged inline six-cylinder engine that was mated to either a five-speed manual or four-speed […]
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Review: Alfa Romeo Mk.2 Spider (2006-11)
Overview Released in October 2006, the Alfa Romeo Mk.2 Spider was a two-seat convertible with a power operated soft-top roof. Manufactured in San Giorgio Canavese, Italy, the Mk.2 Spider was initially available in 2.2 JTS and 3.2 JTS variants (see table below) with six-speed manual transmissions. In 2007, however, a six-speed semi-automatic ‘Selespeed’ transmission was […]
Review: Alfa Romeo Mk.1 Spider (1998-04)
Review: Alfa Romeo Mk.1-I Spider (1998-00) Overview Released in July 1998, the Alfa Romeo Mk.1 Series I (Mk.1-I) Spider was a two-door convertible with a power operated soft-top roof. Manufactured in Arese, Italy, the front-wheel drive Spider was initially available with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that was mated to a five-speed manual transmission. From […]
Review: Alfa Romeo GTV (1998-04)
Review: Alfa Romeo Mk.I GTV (1998-03) Overview Released in July 1998, the Alfa Romeo Mk.I GTV was a two-door coupe. Manufactured in Arese, Italy, the front-wheel drive GTV was initially available with either 2.0-litre four-cylinder or 3.0-litre V6 petrol engines (the 2.0 Twin Spark and 3.0 V6 variants, respectively). From 2000, however, the GTV was […]
Review: Alfa Romeo MiTo (2009-16)
Review: Alfa Romeo Mk.I MiTo (2009-12) Overview Released in July 2009, the Alfa Romeo Mk.I MiTo was a light, three-door hatchback. Manufactured at Alfa Romeo’s Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy, the front-wheel drive Mito was powered by 1.4-litre turbocharged petrol engines. The Mito range initially consisted of the 1.4 TB variant, available in standard and […]
Review: Alfa Romeo Giulietta (2011-20)
Alfa Romeo Mk.I Giulietta (2011-12) Overview Released in January 2011, the Alfa Romeo Mk.I Giulietta was a small, five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Cassino, Italy, the front-wheel drive Alfa Romeo Giulietta range initially consisted of the 1.4 TB MultiAir and the 1750 TBi variants, powered by 1.4- and 1.7-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engines, respectively. In February […]
Review: Alfa Romeo GT (2004-10)
Overview Released in July 2004, the Alfa Romeo GT was a two-door, five-seat coupe. Manufactured in Pomigliano d’Arco, Italy, the front-wheel drive GT was initially available with a 3.2-litre V6 petrol engine that was mated to a six-speed manual transmission (the ‘3.2 V6’ variants). In January 2005, however, the 2.0 JTS was released; initially available […]
Review: Alfa Romeo Brera (2006-11)
Overview Released in June 2006, the Alfa Romeo Brera was a two-door coupe. Built by Pininfarina in San Giorgio Canavese, Turin, the Brera range initially consisted of the front-wheel drive 2.2 JTS variant, with the four-wheel drive 3.2 JTS following in July. Initially, both variants were available with six-speed manual transmissions, though semi-automatic (‘Selespeed’) and […]
Review: Alfa Romeo Giulia (2016-on)
Overview Commencing production in May 2016, the Alfa Romeo Giulia was a compact executive sedan that was released in Australia in February 2017. Manufactured in Cassino, Italy, the rear-wheel drive Alfa Romeo Type 952 Giulia range included turbocharged petrol and diesel engines (see table below) and four editions: standard, Super, Veloce and Quadrifoglio. In February […]
Review: Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon (2006-12)
Overview Released in June 2006, the Alfa Romeo 159 was available as a Sportwagon or sedan . Manufactured in Pomigliano d’Arco, Italy, the 159 Sportwagon range initially consisted of the front-wheel drive 2.2 JTS and 2.4 JTD variants and the four-wheel drive 3.2 JTS. In 2007, the range was expanded with the 1.9 JTD. In […]