Sentences with phrase «what alfa»

We've included example premiums for Alfa, along with a few other competitors, to give consumers a rough idea of what Alfa's insurance may cost.

Solid - Alfa red, This delicious Giulia highlights what Alfa Romeo are all about, with its stylish 18» Turbine alloy wheels, beautiful Alfa Red paintwork, reliable 2.2 L diesel engine, and luxurious black leather interior.

The 4C is exactly what Alfa should be doing to resurrect interest in -LSB-...]

The most expensive option is the carbon - fiber roof bar, what Alfa calls the «halo.»

So the Giulia is really what Alfa Romeo has going for it, and the more variants it has, the better the automaker is for it.

We had a stab at guessing what the Alfa Romeo 4C would be like once we knew it was likely that Alfa were taking the 4C — a baby Alfa -LSB-...]

What Alfa needs is to actually get this car on sale, they have been talking about it for 3 - 4 years like it is going on sale next month.

Umm dfelt, That's what Alfa Romeo is trying to do.

An electromechanical brake system combines stability control and a traditional servo brake for instantaneous brake response and what Alfa says are record - breaking stopping distances.

It works with what Alfa calls the Chassis Domain Controller (CDC) and DNA drive - mode system.

That's what Alfa needs; and with the Stelvio, the Italian marque may be able to generate the cash flow it requires to develop and produce the Giulia QVs, the 4Cs, and ultimately the 6Cs that loyalists to the brand's heritage yearn for.

An additional delivery charge of $ 1,595 may be tacked on as well; a hefty price tag, but worth it to get inside what Alfa Romeo is touting as the fastest production SUV ever built!

It is what an Alfa Romeo MiTo woud become after an accidental overdose of gamma radiation.

At the front is a double wishbone suspension and what Alfa calls a «semi-virtual steering axis» — which is claimed to improve steering by keeping a constant caster trail while cornering.

Calm just isn't what this Alfa likes to do.

Read Michael Novak's description of what Alfa Mustafa inflicted on General Marcantonio Bragadino during the run - up to Lepanto.

Not exact matches

To what degree are «Alfa» and «my mental image of Russia as an implacably hostile, anti-American force» interchangeable?

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?»

This got the FOCA teams back on board but Ferrari, Renault and Alfa Romeo were worried about what would happen if they took part in an «illegal» race and withdrew from the event.

So what does it feel to be the first driver to collect points with the Alfa brand on the car?

The internal investigation of what caused the chemical smell followed by evacuation of the Alfa building in Solna on May 12 has led to a theory about the sequence of events.

Then later on, he had his own business repairing, restoring... Mainly what would be considered classic cars, Alfas, Astons, stuff like that.

«We will use what we have done with Fiat and Maserati in the United States and NAFTA in general, in terms of introducing Alfa in the market relatively quickly.

I hope Alfa know what they're doing with this «answer to a question no one asked», but if past performance is any indicator - they probably don't.

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?

The Alfa 4c is a movement right back to what is fun about exceptional sport cars.

Brooks Brierley tells the sad story of America's most expensive vintage thoroughbred / Driving a boat - tailed AC — The Editor gets to grips with a rare Anzani - engined survivor from the early days of the Thames Ditton marque / Magic Morris Minor — Alec Issigonis's postwar masterpiece is as collectable today as ever — Michael Worthington - Williams inaugurates our new series of expanded and very comprehensive Buyer's Guide / Wizardry in the land of Oz — There may not be many bushes in the Bush but you can trust Nick Baldwin to find a rusting relic / Prescott in 1950 — It's spot - the - celebrity time as Brian Heath pores over a newly discovered hoard of old hillclimb photos / Brighton revisited — Tom Threlfall describes the other Brighton Run while Peter Corrana gives us his driving impressions of one of the most covetable contestants in the main event / Immortal Austin 7 — Bill Boddy (who has owned nine of them) tells what it is about Herbert Austin's little wonder that keeps it at the top of the old - car parade / A summer affair For Vitoria Ainsworth — marriage meant an adventurous initiation into the joys of owning a Roesch Talbot / The real McCurd — Michael Worthington - Williams researches yet another obscure but fascinating UK motor manufacturer of the 1920s / Styled by the Wind — Touring 4 - seater lightweight bodywork on the Alfa Romeo 6C 2300B Mille Miglia was one of the first attempts at introducing aero technology to automotive coachbuilding.

What it is: Taking cues from its celebrated track heritage, the Alfa Romeo 4C is Italian designer wear in the sports car class.

We don't know yet what the new SUV will be called, but an earlier Alfa Romeo SUV concept (pictured below) was called the Kamal.

The acceleration is best in class and most fun part is telling people I have an Alfa and the look of «what's an Alfa» in their face.

Mick Walsh gets behind the wheel of an historic Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 and in, Potent Perfection, reveals what makes this famous model so special / Doug Nye shares some marvellous glass - plate negatives from the early days of motor sport in Europe and describes the men and machines shown in The motor racing photography of Maurice - Louis Branger / Famous furniture designer Ambrose Heal bought a Sunbeam Twenty new in 1930 and drove it extensively across Europe / This much - loved car is still in the family today, as Matthew Bell discovers in Family Business / Designed and built by Ken Delingpole and Ron Lowe, the Ford - powered Dellows were among the most successful postwar trials cars.

He shares his thoughts about the races that were first held there in 1950 as well as what it's like to drive the route in Alfa's first ever crossover.

Left unspoken, however, was what these much lower sales figures will augur for Sergio Marchionne's Alfa comeback plan, or for that matter FCA's.

The bang - for - the - buck driving experience is what has made BMW so successful, and an Alfa Romeo should look and feel like a poor man's Ferrari.

Of interest here, however, one of the least remarked of low - dough petroleum's surprise casualties actually might have been a foreseeable one — that is what it's done to FCA, maker of Dodge, Chrysler, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Ram, and Jeep vehicles.

What about the Alfa Romeo Spider?

The dash, with its simple round gauges and a combination of large dials and toggle - style switches, looks a bit like what's in the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta.

The fairings over suspension parts front and rear are not much like what we saw on the German cars of the reference period, though there were versions on some Alfa Romeo cars of the time, and aircraft engineers might well have imagined them in period.

What if the Alfa Romeo Giulia is good enough to revive the brand?

I think we're very clear about what we want to do at Alfa Romeo.

It's classic Italian style and taste, certainly what Fiat's designers were going for, and Alfa Romeo's before that; the car originally was supposed to go to that brand until Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne declared that all future Alfa models will be built only in Italy.

Think of Alfa Romeo's new Stelvio Quadrifoglio instead as a taller, all - wheel - drive Giulia Quadrifoglio sport sedan — that's pretty much what it is, being based on the same chassis and suspension design, and featuring the same 505 - horsepower, twin - turbocharged, 2.9 - liter V - 6 engine and eight - speed paddle - shift automatic gearbox.

What really matters for this article: - Alfa «cheated», they used dry weight (stupidest thing ever)- Alfa lied, auto only in the UK.

This being a «living» museum, some exhibits are absent during our visit as they wow crowds at events such as the Goodwood Festival of Speed, but you wouldn't know it — when Alfa can wheel out an ex-Giovanardi, European Touring Car Championship - winning 156 Supertouring and Nannini's 155 Ti DTM car as mere stand - ins, you wonder what else might be stashed away in the darker recesses of Arese's storage rooms.

A couple of months before the Geneva show in March, however, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said he would rather cancel Alfa for our market than import the wrong cars and destroy what remains of its reputation.

What does seem perfectly suited to the Stelvio Pass is the Alfa's steering.

If you take it to the next level and see what's happened with Alfa Romeo after we came back, there's been a lot of talk about the brand.

The first major debut will take place this June, although neither North American chief Reid Bigland nor global head of Alfa Romeo Harald Wester would confirm what model will be unveiled at that time.

Our initial drive was at Balocco, Alfa's test track about an hour from Milan, and although this meant it was difficult to judge what the damping might be like on a gnarly British B - road, there was reason to hope that the Giulia would cope well.

Does the Guilia have what it takes to turn Alfa around?