Alfa Romeo Giulietta (1977)
Alfa Romeo Giulietta (1977-1983)
The Alfa Romeo Giulietta (Type 116) was unveiled in the autumn of 1977 as the successor to the Alfa Romeo Giulia.
Technically, it was largely identical with the presented in the spring of 1972 Alfa Romeo Alfetta, ie, both model series shared the floor pan, the engine and drive concept. The Giulietta, however, was much smaller and differed already visually apparent from its big sister. A characteristic feature was the so-called transaxle drive in which the motor forward, the transmission is on the driven rear axle. The advantage of this arrangement is in a better weight distribution which gives the car excellent handling characteristics. This engine-transmission assembly was at that time a novelty in the presentation of the middle class, but in the long term can not prevail.
The exterior of the Giulietta appeared to many contemporaries strange. Your form was marked not less independently and aerodynamics than that of the Giulia, but completely different. With flat bow, ascending side line and high tail, the designers had created a distinctive wedge shape. The boot lid was horizontally and ended in a pronounced spoiler edge. The height of the tail was further emphasized that the taillights were moved to its upper edge and the design layout of the rear view turned out decent.
When viewed with the distance of three decades, the design of the vehicle took many elements of vehicle design, such as flat nose and high tail, anticipate, which now are considered standard in the limousine design, but especially not to polarize the potential buyer assets.
In the fall of 1983, the series has been revised in many details. The end of 1985 the production of the Giulietta ran out. In its place the Alfa Romeo 75 came Optical independently, the technical concept of the model is identical to that of its predecessor.
The Giulietta " Turbo Autodelta " despite its very low production quantities is relatively common to find today. Idiosyncrasies and demanding technology details and the resulting problems getting spare parts condemn the Giulietta sometimes years of life, which some vehicles are available with very low odometer readings.
Variants
The Giulietta was available during its production time in a variety of engines and equipment variants: the basic engine acted a 1.3 -liter engine, also machines with 1.6 liter, 1.8 liter and 2.0 liter displacement were to be had. The top model was a turbo version, which was based on the final production model and has been produced 361 times. Two pre-production prototypes of the second series never left the factory. The turbocharged 2 -liter engine of the " Turbo Autodelta " made 170 hp and helped the car to impressive performance. The Alfa Romeo racing department " Autodelta " realized the project for homologation for racing purposes. Due to the elimination of " Autodelta " and the prospect of standing in the wings Alfa 75 but the project died. It was the last of " Autodelta " worked car.