RE: Alfa Gloria concept revealed

RE: Alfa Gloria concept revealed

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M@1975

591 posts

228 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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"We need to get into China!"
"Quickly, mock up a 4 door super saloon to compete with ALL the other ones"
"Do you want it to actually be something we'll build?"
"No, it just has to look good and grab column inches away from our rivals and distract from the delays we've had in actually releasing the 4C that we promised in 2012...."

Rawwr

22,722 posts

235 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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Bedazzled said:
trashbat said:
Wow, I'd buy that in a heartbeat. The four-door in the main article looks good too. Despite recent hatchback abominations, Alfa still knows how to design a beautiful car.
You don't think it looks a bit, you know... penisy?

Fetchez la vache

5,574 posts

215 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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trashbat said:
Some of that styling comes from the 2uettottanta, 2010:
I agree 100%.
The "Some" being 4 wheels and similar colour...

Mark Wibble

211 posts

225 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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M@1975 said:
"We need to get into China!"
"Quickly, mock up a 4 door super saloon to compete with ALL the other ones"
"Do you want it to actually be something we'll build?"
"No, it just has to look good and grab column inches away from our rivals and distract from the delays we've had in actually releasing the 4C that we promised in 2012...."
PMSL! Sounds about right. Fugly concept too. Not sure why Alfa have lost the plot. 8C and 4C are good, but their run of the mill cars seem to be designed by chequebook and design houses rather than a bunch of people who know how to make a good-looking car.

Alfa159Ti

827 posts

158 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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Itsallicanafford said:
...£10 says it will never make production...or even ever be heard of again...
I seem to recall people saying this about the Brera concept...

forzaminardi

2,290 posts

188 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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Elegant but a bit generic.

RTH

1,057 posts

213 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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Triumph first named a model Gloria 1933-38

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_Gloria

So Alfa might want to negotiate with either BMW Tata or Nanjing first about the rights.

trashbat

6,006 posts

154 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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Fetchez la vache said:
I agree 100%.
The "Some" being 4 wheels and similar colour...
Or the thin headlights, or the area under them, or the different colour roof structure, or the thin rear lights and boot lip...

anonymous-user

55 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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Looks like a 90's concept car!

underphil

1,246 posts

211 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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MonkeyMatt said:
Looks like a 90's concept car!
Evidence ??

radio man

202 posts

175 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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stunningly beautiful, Alfa would have to power it with perpetual motion because I would never want to get out, I would just want to keep on driving it

goron59

397 posts

172 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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Looks like a eyeless deep sea fish that swam into a turd.

Crunchy Nutter

246 posts

195 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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Awful, awful, awful, awful indicator design, but otherwise a real looker. Maybe a nip and tuck here and there just to tidy it a bit, but on the whole I like it.

ZesPak

24,435 posts

197 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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Crunchy Nutter said:
Awful, awful, awful, awful indicator design, but otherwise a real looker. Maybe a nip and tuck here and there just to tidy it a bit, but on the whole I like it.
you mean the streched line on the side? Quite nicely done with the handgrips though.

Not really a newsworthy story though, still love it.
Rawwr said:
Bedazzled said:
trashbat said:
Wow, I'd buy that in a heartbeat. The four-door in the main article looks good too. Despite recent hatchback abominations, Alfa still knows how to design a beautiful car.
You don't think it looks a bit, you know... penisy?
Now you mention it, it does has some hints of e-type about it. Not a bad thing though!

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

256 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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GLORIA...?

WTtiddlyF...?

trashbat

6,006 posts

154 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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Oh, and it's not going to Geneva apparently, except on an iPad demo.

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usualdog

231 posts

164 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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BTW, where have all the 156s gone? There seemed to be loads of them sold when they were new, but you never seen one these days...

M.
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One word - cambelts. A few more words - Alfa/Fiat couldn't be bothered to design a solution for the T/S's appetite for cambelts, they simply shrugged their shoulders and said "Change it more often"

TA14

12,722 posts

259 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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RTH said:
Triumph first named a model Gloria 1933-38

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_Gloria

So Alfa might want to negotiate with either BMW Tata or Nanjing first about the rights.
Good find! I note that you could have a 1467cc 6 cyl or a 1496cc 4 cyl.

monzaxjr

549 posts

147 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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Think I actually prefer the Nissan. I'm an Alfa fan but fail to see the appeal of this or why the Brera and GT received such fanfare as both are loathesome in my opinion. Crap to drive and horrible to look at. Alfasud and 164 Cloverleaf however are masterpieces.

tonicro

14 posts

140 months

Monday 18th February 2013
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i like it a lot
just if they're going to make please please make it rwd
maybe even build it on maseratis new chassis for ghibli smile