Alfa Romeo Alfa 6
Alfa Romeo Alfa 6 (1979-1983)
The Alfa Romeo Alfa 6 was a vehicle of the upper middle class of the Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo. It was built from April 1979 to December 1986.
General
The Alfa 6 had visually a strong similarity with the middle class car Alfa Romeo Alfetta, but had significantly larger external dimensions. In contrast to the large Alfa Alfetta was ( in Italy Alfone called ) is not executed in the transaxle design, but had a conventional drive.
The introduction of the vehicle has been moved due to the oil crisis of the autumn of 1973 to the spring of 1979, so the design with large overhangs and 14 -inch wheels already seemed a bit outdated in the presentation. The engine with the original six Dell'Orto carburettors FRPA 40 was used until 2005 in various Alfa models. The transmission came from ZF, the front looked a suspension with torsion bar and double wishbone suspension, rear a De Dion axle with inboard brake discs. Front -delayed four-piston calipers of Ate. For optimal traction caused a 25 - % differential lock.
Magnesium wheels, central locking, electric windows, air conditioning, leather interior, optional ZF three- speed automatic transmission and a large trunk made the Alfone to a sporty luxury sedan that has been used in Italy as a government vehicle. Even the Pope was a vehicle. Priced he initially oriented to the then top models of the upper middle class, the Mercedes E 280 and the BMW 528i and was only in one engine variant, the available 2.5-liter V6. The front end of the vehicle had, apart from the bulky bumpers, through the double round headlights and the usual at this time of Alfa Romeo radiator grille insert with company logo certain visual parallels to the first BMW 7 Series on.
As part of a facelift to the spring of 1983, the design by Bertone was revised. One of the most striking visual changes of the second series was the use of broadband headlights instead of the dual headlights used previously. A striking detail was the stylized big " B" on the C-pillar as a sign of Bertone. It served as an air outlet and concealed the tank nozzle. The interior was now much more luxurious and corresponded to the original concept as a successor to the Maserati Quattroporte. The engine range was expanded by three machines: a 2.5- liter V6 injectors with Bosch L -Jetronic, a 2.5 -liter turbo diesel engine with five cylinders of VM Motori in Cento, and later also in the Toyota Land Cruiser Range Rover was used and a 2- liter petrol version of the V6.
The end of 1986 the production of the Alfa 6 was set by former Alfa - Lancia after only about 12,050 units had been built, of which 6358 of the first series, the second series in 1168 with 2.5-liter V6, 1771 with 2.0 -liter V6 and 2746 with 2.5-liter R5 turbo diesel engine. Seven copies of the first series, which had been imported with numerous modifications in the USA, were there immediately scrapped by the importer as unsaleable.
Body
The Alfa 6 is a sedan with a notchback. The vehicle length is 4760 mm, the vehicle width is 1690 mm and height 1400 mm.
The petrol engine models have an empty weight of 1350 kg ( first series ) or 1470 kg (second series), the diesel variant weighs 1580 kg.
Motors
04 /1979 bis 10/1983
From the launch in the spring of 1979 until the revision in the autumn of 1983, the Alfa 6 was offered exclusively with a 2.5 - liter petrol engine:
10/1983 bis 12/1986
With the facelift in autumn 1983 in addition a smaller gasoline engine and a diesel engine came to offer.