RE: Alfa Giulia sets 7:32 Nurburgring lap
Discussion
Finally what we have all wanted from Alfa for such a long time. In the past even the Alfa aficionados, could agree that their products were not quite up to the German rivals, but had "soul and style" in spades, even if they were not quite as fast / equally engineered. Now Alfa has addressed those points and should do so well - lets now wait for the, they rust, breakdown, depreciate, have terrible dealerships comments, none of which is on the whole true now either, but something from the 80's and 90's.
Well done Alfa - and yes I am an Alfa fan and the driver is a hero !!!!
Well done Alfa - and yes I am an Alfa fan and the driver is a hero !!!!
Edited by bilo999 on Friday 9th September 15:16
Krikkit said:
I wonder if the moment he nearly lost it was down to a wheel sensor failure? The TPMS warning popped up on the dash a couple of seconds before it went all wobbly.
That was pretty much where that Koenigsegg crashed in testing the other month, wasn't it? He did seem to go absolutely balls out through the compression.
Maybe by the time I can afford one I'll be too old to want one :/
philmots said:
Krikkit said:
It's the auto box, so I'd imagine it'll be a slightly ponderous change rather than the rev counter.
Have you heard it change gear rather than watch the counter, there's nothing ponderous about how that changes gear!My desire has gone from "love" to "lust".
That said, having zoomed over to the Alfa Configurator, I have been frustrated by the options available.
1. If you want the horseshoe alloys, you can only have them in dark grey, not silver
2. You cannot spec the interior seats to be anything other than black. No gorgeous momo tan leather (or red leather for that matter) - that's hugely frustrating. I don't want a black interior. It's Italian. It needs acres of non-black leather. See Maserati for examples of what I mean.
That said, having zoomed over to the Alfa Configurator, I have been frustrated by the options available.
1. If you want the horseshoe alloys, you can only have them in dark grey, not silver
2. You cannot spec the interior seats to be anything other than black. No gorgeous momo tan leather (or red leather for that matter) - that's hugely frustrating. I don't want a black interior. It's Italian. It needs acres of non-black leather. See Maserati for examples of what I mean.
daveco said:
Out of a matter of interest do these lap time records carry independent observers, engineers etc, to check the car is stock, that it has road tyres rather than race tyres etc?
I remember Evo had a 147 Alfa press car that was putting out huge hp compared to its official figures.
No...there's no reason to. It's not an official measure. I remember Evo had a 147 Alfa press car that was putting out huge hp compared to its official figures.
k off, don't need 'em in this thing"
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