Sentences with phrase «drive alfa»

Is a potent engine under the bonnet of a baby front - wheel drive Alfa enough to warrant the Cloverleaf badge, or is the MiTo Cloverleaf more a marketing exercise?

This computer - enhanced image previews the 4C, a concept that hints at a rear - engine, rear - wheel - drive Alfa Romeo coupe to debut on Tuesday at the Geneva motor show.

The implemented state - of - the - art technical and technological solutions drive the Alfa Romeo 4C to reach real supercar performance with a unique driving feel.

The voluptuous mid - engine / rear - drive Alfa Romeo 4C offers little in creature comforts.

This front - wheel drive Alfa shared its platform with the Lancia Dedra and Fiat Tempra.

We finally drive Alfa's new super saloon in the UK, but is still as enjoyable when it isn't on its home turf?

The Stelvio is a taller and more muscular hatchback version of the rear - drive Alfa Romeo Giulia sedan with which it shares the platform and Alfa's «la meccanica delle emozioni» (the mechanics of emotion) design spirit, though the bulk of the SUV's design dilutes the sedan's sleek lines and shape.

Track prowess aside, we're itching to see and drive the Alfa Romeo Giulia in the flesh.

Handy Motorsport will run a front - wheel - drive Alfa Romeo Giulietta from next season onwards, with fan - favourite Rob Austin behind the wheel of the car.

Alfa Romeo has a long history in F1, with Giuseppe Farina and Juan Manuel Fangio winning the first two world championships driving Alfas before the company withdrew from grand prix racing at the end of 1951.

Editor Nick Trott drove the Alfa Romeo T33 TT12.»

Enzo Ferrari worked on and drove Alfa Romeo sports cars long before he founded his namesake company in 1947.

The driving experience in a 4C is different from the driving experience in a Giulia, but still you will know you're driving an Alfa Romeo.

I had never driven an Alfa before this Giulietta came into town, so I was excited to say the least.

In Podcast 181, Dave Scrivener talks about his latest two trips, driving the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrofoglio, and traveling to the Nurburgring to drive the Porsche 911 GT3 RS.

This Alfa Romeo exclusive keeps the constant caster trail on corners and can tackle high lateral accelerations as a result of the always perfect footprint.In any situation and at all speeds, driving Alfa Romeo Giulia with the most direct steering ratio available is natural and instinctive.

Wow... i wonder how many of these idiots have actually driven an Alfa Romeo, since they say it looks ugly i bet they are the same people who says the upcoming Toyota Vios is «stylish, sporty and modern»... too bad they do nt know what to look for in a car... their lost, not Alfisti's...

Do you dream of driving a Alfa Romeo Stelvio one day?

Do you dream of driving a Alfa Romeo Giulia one day?

Before driving the Alfa, I never could understand why some people - Alfisti, they are called - have a devotion to these cars that borders on religious fanaticism.

Innovative engines for exciting, environmentally friendly driving The Alfa Romeo Giulietta guarantees top level performance and next - generation technology in terms of technical solutions, performance and environmental friendliness.

The Sprint Speciale offers the joy that comes with driving any Alfa - Romeo of the period, along with the unmistakably beautiful Bertone styling.

Whatever the chosen version, the New Mito makes the dream of driving an Alfa Romeo accessible to all, in a compendium of technology and performance, capable of turning any journey into a thrilling driving experience.

Not exact matches

As for the driving, Ben thought it was pretty good, while I missed the lightweight, tossable feel of the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio that was a finalist for BI's 2017 Car of the Year.

It's a total blast to drive, engineered to hug the road, leaning into curves in a way that only Alfa Romeo could muster at a price point like this.

In his review of the high - performance Quadrifoglio, Matt wrote: «If the Bimmer M is the state of the art and the AMG brings the Mercedes luxe vibe, and the Audi RS channels the carmaker's rally - racing heritage with all - wheel - drive, then what does the Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio bring to the table?»

The deal is the latest major partnership with an international automaker for Alibaba, as the company makes inroads in the auto space with its New Retail - driven «car vending machine» model and recent collaborations with Ford, BMW, Volvo, Maserati and Alfa Romeo.

Although Alfa secured the services of Mario Andretti for 1981, it wasn't him that scored the team's best result - that would be Giacomelli, who once again had a storming drive in the final race of the year.

Sauber has not only announced that Charles Leclerc and Marcus Ericsson will drive for Sauber next year, but also revealed its new Alfa Romeo livery

The great Fangio didn't get a chance to defend his maiden title in 1952 as rule changes put Alfa Romeo out of the sport and Fangio without a drive.

It seemed pretty obvious that runaway Formula 2 champion and Ferrari junior driver Charles Leclerc was going to get a drive with Sauber this year, and indeed he's now been confirmed as a race driver for 2018, just days after the team announced a tie - up with Alfa Romeo.

He was one of the many drivers who almost won the 1982 Monaco Grand Prix (eventually being classified 3rd) and in 1983, driving the gorgeous Alfa 183T, he led much of the Belgian Grand Prix and set fastest lap along the way before his car broke down.

Alfa Romeo's version of the car — ostensibly called the Alfa Romeo Spider, a name long tied to sporty, spritely rear - wheel drive roadsters until it was applied to a front - wheel drive car in 1995 — won't necessarily use the same engines as its Mazda sibling.

In a nutshell, Alfa intends to drop its tepid front - wheel - drive offerings to concentrate on a family of RWD / AWD products capable of challenging the BMW 3 - and 5 - series.

MacKenzie invites St. Antoine to his childhood home, where he shows him a vintage Alfa Romeo he drove growing up, and introduces his father, who competed in motocross until age 67, when he then switched to Alfa Romeos.

Pressed on whether the alliance with Mazda on its next - generation Miata rear - wheel - drive architecture (a prototype of the car is pictured) is still on, Marchionne said, «It's potentially part of the Alfa plan, as it's potentially part of another brand.

Doubts have been cast over Alfa Romeo's ability to build a high - performance, rear - driven super-saloon that could seriously mix the practicality of a four - door with the performance of a sports car.

Because Alfa's intention is to make the Stelvio feel subjectively identical to the Giulia to drive.

Riding on the new «Giogio» rear - drive platform, the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia features near - perfect 50/50 weight distribution and makes extensive use of high - strength steel and aluminum.

If Alfa shed itself of its Fiat front - wheel - drive platforms and developed its own rear - wheel - drive architecture, Marchionne figured, it could compete with BMW at cut - rate prices.

Alfa Romeo is currently estimating a 0 -60-mph sprint of 3.8 seconds, owing in part to the car's available all - wheel drive and excellent power - to - weight ratio.

Marchionne described Alfa's heritage: «A rear - wheel - drive architecture, it was incredibly light, it was incredibly good - looking, and it was incredibly powerful.

I'm driving to California in an Alfa Romeo 4C.

Ready for drive the lighteste Alfa Giulia weights only 1524 kg!

«By partnering with Mazda, we will be co-operating with the recognized leader in compact rear - drive vehicle architectures in order to deliver an exciting and stylish roadster in the Alfa Romeo tradition,» Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said in a prepared statement.

Switching between the «DNA» modes within the dynamic drive program alters the parameters for the gearbox, engine map, four wheel - drive system, ESP and so on — in order to sharpen up or smooth out the car's key responses, claims Alfa.

Like the standard mid-engine 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C coupe that we've already seen and sampled in Europe, the 4C Launch Edition employs a peppy, all - aluminum, 237 - hp, 1.7 - liter direct - injection turbo - four that drives the rear wheels through a 6 - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission.

You're not going to take it off - road, you're not going to haul a lot of stuff in it and you're not going to get through snow any quicker than in the stunning rear - wheel - drive only Giulia QF sedan unless you put winters on it (which would work nearly as well on the sedan), so what's Alfa trying to prove with another over-tall performance car?

A paradox of modern and historical sports - car technology — and driving characteristics — the beautiful 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C is thoroughly, unrelentingly, a machine.

According to a report from Auto Express, this new Alfa will be based on the same chassis as the upcoming Maserati Alfieri (pictured above) and sets its sights on the Jaguar F - Type with its front - engine, rear - wheel - drive construction and standout styling.