12 best Alfa Romeo road cars ever
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- čas přidán 13. 06. 2024
- There are few brands as evocative as Alfa Romeo. Some go as far as to say that you cannot be a real petrolhead unless you’ve owned one of Milan's finest from Alfa Romeo.
But, given the fine history of both the original ALFA and the famous Alfa Romeo, it’s pretty hard to pick out a list of the best ever. Sure there have been down times for Alfa Romeo, but during the good times it has consistently pumped out brilliant car after brilliant car.
But, we’ve had a go. No doubt this list will annoy pretty much everyone, some will think that Alfa Romeo haven’t made a good car since the War, some that only the 1960s could be even considered. But at some point we had to stop, so we picked a dozen Alfa Romeos we love and left it there.
Let us know your list below.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:57 20/30 ES
02:06 6C 1750
03:16 8C
04:38 1900
05:53 Giulietta
07:01 2600
08:06 Giulia GTA
09:33 Duetto
10:30 164
11:38 SZ
12:58 8C Competizione
14:02 Giulia Quadrifoglio
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Obviously we couldn't fit every great Alfa here, so stick the one you inevitably think we missed here 👇
Where the Alphetta 2000 that I used to have.
The ALFA 75 was mentioned but through another models it should had is own spotlight.
The gtv6
The 1800 Alfetta should be on there with the DeDion back end, transaxle and inboard rear brakes. The 1750 GTV and Berlina. I didn't see the Alfasud in there anywhere, Forget the 8C and the modern stuff no one with Alfa in their veins is interested in that. Also please learn how to Pronounce the GTAm.
156 Sportwagon, possibly the coolest estate car ever made.
I'm lucky enough to own a Giulia Quadrifoglio. I'm forever hooked on Alfa. Nothing I've owned compares to it.
The heart and soul that's alfa romeo
In the late 70’s I worked at an Alfa Romeo /Fiat dealership in the Bay Area. A customer once brought in a ‘73 Alfa along the lines of their space age concept cars. It was white with red leather interior. It had a noticeable pointed front nose and the front fenders were also pointed , the back window was taylored to the slope of the back roof that tapered to a narrow roof line to the rear trunk. With fenders rounded and sleek. I was fortunate enough to have the job of driving it around. . He was selling it for 3500.00 to one of the mechanics in the shop. I really wish I had made a stronger effort to purchase the car, apparently only 1500 were made. The gentleman who owned it would drive through the Nevada desert to Las Vegas in the first two or three years he owned it so he could drive it at top speed. Claims it went over 120 miles an hour very easily. My dream car. Maybe someday
In my opinion, the best looking car ever built is the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale.
Yes it is!
@@pauloliveira1989 yes! how can they miss that??
@David e good call, but i am still with @jasonfuller personally :)
Top 3 at least
Agree. For me the top1 is 33 stradale, Miura and 300 sl gullwing. I couldnt choose only one in most beautiful car ever question 😊
The 4C. Huge fun. It’s not a future classic, it already is.
The Alfa 8C Brera and the Alfa Brera Spider 939 are the best looking models produced! They all still look top class
In 2021 !
INCREDIBLE....HOW THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL ....AND CHARMING,,, A LEGEND..
The 8c based disco volante is the best looking modern car ever built
I just keep gravitating back to this episode, the list may not be perfect for everyone, but the content is.
The GTV6 should be included
The thing about Alfa's, is you could put an argument for almost any car in there. Even the most mundane in the lineup, always had "something" to lift them from the ordinarty, if not the "better". Even my 33 Green cloverleay had a fab 1500cc twin carb boxer engine that loved to be revved. My 3l 75 Veloce was just the motorway killer. Week after I bought it, was on m25. Wondered if there were police about as everyone was going so slowly. Then I realised that in top gear, the engine seemed to be barely ticking over and we were doing over 100mph! The Alfetta GTV2000 I had for a vehicle without any mod cons like power steering, was a beautiful thing to steer round a bend, steeering wheel and throttle working in symphony together to give the driver all the feedback needed. Eben my Alfasud Sprint was a joy to get in and set off somewhere on an "interesting" b road.
Of course, they all broke down, expired, rotted or found unusual ways to try and kill me. But thats what having a "relationship" with a car is all about.
*Alfas
Every Alfa is a piece of art!
True
Stelvio isn't. Who oh why would Alfa put their name to that horrific piece of crap.
Pretty much - although the Alfa 6, 155 (first edition - the wide body version was much better), 90, and ARNA weren’t exactly oil paintings.
@@fatClydeyou pal had better go and get your eyes tested as your almost blind
I had my 156 for 23 years now. Still getting better,
1980s Alfasud Sprint and GTV6 were works of art. The aggressive front of the 159 and Brera also rate a mention.
First rule of Alfa Club - you do not talk about Alfasud.
Gtv6 should def be in here
I'm happy to say I have four of the cars on this list !!
1964 Giulia Sprint GT
1991 164 S
1991 Spider Veloce
2017 Giulia Quadrifoglio
FORZA ALFA BABY !!!!
THE KING IS BACK !!!!
i love my 2012 giulietta. It still looks better than most of the car built today☺
I have a 2011 Giulietta Veloce in Maranello red - my 3rd Alfa, after a 145 and a 156 - I love the looks. Check out Roadster Life - Matteo who runs the channel was heavily involved in the design of the lovely interior!
@@simonhodgetts6530 i have a alfa romeo 145 too which engine did you have i have a 1.9jtd and im so gratefull with it it goes like a plane
I just brought a 2010 Giulietta really nice drive! And looks great compared to other hatchbacks
4C is simply master piece!🇮🇹
Great video. Alfa Romeo is superb design....
Where is the 4C?
Well said
And the Brera???
@@cleosusel Timeless😊
Right?
@@cleosusel and Alfa Spider 939
How can you not include Alfasud……. Arguably the most revolutionary car Alfa have ever made. 147 and 156 GTA or 916 GTV are also finally getting the recognition they deserve.
I think the 147 is criminally unappreciated, really fun cars (although I'm _very_ biased)
Touring cars obviously are not part of Alfa sporting history /sarc
I've been driving an Alfa Romeo 147 for 3 years and I still enjoy it every minute!
Especially because of the beautiful color Azzurro Nuvola
Viva la Alfa Romeo🍀🇮🇹
I had one like that and loved it. Too bad the Selespeed gearbox was so unreliable, otherwise I would still have it.
@@TheJosep70 in terms of handling, 147 is one of the best, which is really nice.
The selespeed is indeed bad, still bad.
I drive a manual myself.
it has now 331830 kilometers on it. And she still drives amazigh🙌🏼🍀
@@Nabil_AR Agreed! Handling was exceptional, that car literally stuck to winding roads, loved those 17 in wheels! Should have bought a manual though.
❤️✌️❤️
great video
my brother had a Giulietta Spyder... no top... I helped him move out of his college dorm... rained all the way down to Washington DC... I learned some new words... and fell in love with the sound of the engine... and the cars.. my brother became a doctor...of science... I became an Alfa Romeo mechanic ✌️.. technician...
amo l'Alfa Romeo
I’d have swapped the 164 for the 156 - specifically the 156 GTA.
How the 3rd best selling Alfa of all time can be missed is beyond me. It’s aged much better than the 164.
The 156 is an amazing car, purists will hate on it because it's FWD but it's suspension set up is pretty sophisticated by any standard.
164 is ugly
Alfetta 1.8: it was my first car at 18yo! What a joy to drive it
Alfa Romeo GT 2003-2010 should be included. Cheers from an owner in Germany
The 8c 2900 mille miglia still one of the most beautiful alfa romeo in my opinion.
Company Italian.
Thumbnail Spanish.
Nice
Wait what do you mean
It's italian, which makes sense, because the video is about an italian brand. "Che bella" means "what a beauty".
@@MattewACM27 they changed the thumbnail from que Bella to che bella
props for showing disco volante as my personal all time favorite!
You left out 147/156 GTA🍀
That 8C Competizione! 13 mins in👍🏼👍🏼
The 4c is my favorite
But the Giulia Quatrofoglio of late is very easy on the eyes
Need the 155 in there as well, with it owning DTM and BTCC back in the day. My Q4 was certainly a car I regret selling, it was an amazing car for it's time.
Long live Alfa. Slightly bonkers and stunningly beautiful. Everything one needs in life.
The 159 Sportwagon is still a fabulous looking estate that can turn heads. Hope they make another estate one day.
The Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider and Sprint Veloces were my favorites, back in the '60s. A friend in our sports-car club raced a Sprint Veloce the season before I got into the game with my British roadster. Pretty little cars!
You forgot the 4c. 3000 coupe’ built and now circulating less than 2500. Love this car
I have a coupe 4C, where do you get the figures from?
@@goldmax3352 Scara73.
Check his youtube channel. Mine is the black that you can see
i think the 156 and 159 are missing, especially the sportwagon versions, since they showed us in the late 90s and early 2000s, that wagons don't have to be boring and can also be styled and handle like a sportscar.
Amen, i'm a proud 156 owner of 11 years and keen to debunk the unreliability stuff and guff, my experience in a busy mot centre sees faults in all types depending on luck or owner care, nature or nurture .... It's almost at the future classic status surely and will continue to get better looking over time..
Also any little faulty bits tend to add to the character of the car which although a cliché is absolutely true, they're not repairs, it's nursing....
The 156 deserved to appear because it vindicated itself after its successful ETCC campaign.
I had a 156 sport wagon with selespeed , it was about 15 to 20 years ago here in Singapore and it was the first model with buttons to switch gear. I really loved that car, sleek, beautiful, fast and the selespeed made it even better, although it caused some trouble toward the end. On top of that my beautiful Alfa every Sunday was carrying all my Radio Control planes in the back, what a dream and how sad to see Alfa Romeo a shadow of it former self.
159 the most beautiful Alfa ever produced.
love this brand, and its creations😍
Surprised not to see the everyday Alfa lovers favourite, the GTV!
Missed the Tipo33 Stradale.
By far the best looking car ever to come out of Alfa.
Loving my Giulia Quadrifoglio though. 😍
At the start of the video they stated they were omitting Tipo 33 Stradale, Alfetta and Montreal as they are already discussed in another video.....
Nice job, thanks. A couple of thinks: It's Carrozzeria Ghia, you spelled it as "Gia". The 156 is far more important and loved than the 164.
Great video with great narration!
Great list but definitely missing Alfa 159, that's an amazing car and almost as every Alfa still looks great.
👏👏👏
159 is merely looks, way too heavy, not half as nice a driver as the 156 was. Alfa Romeo is not just about looks. At least. it should not be. The new Giulia does have the right DNA again.
I had a 1969 1750 ALFA spider that I bought new and kept for over 40 years. I also had a 67 ALFA GTV that was my SCCA race car for a couple of years. Later I bought a 2015 ALFA 4C Launch Edition which I bought new. If I had the garage space I would still have that spider in addition to the 4C. I loved that old spider but love the 4C even more. With a few minor mods that 4C is an amazing car but very raw. The old spider was a pretty practical car with decent luggage space.. It was my daily driver for a few years but after adding a beater car for daily use I kept the spider pristine. When I sold it to a collector it was flawless and better than new.
My father have hot an Alfa Romeo 156 1.9 JTD....
UNA BOMBA!!!
"Turin's finests"? It's MIlano, or Arese to be more precise.
Or Portello firstly ....
Anche
I think you'll find its Touring the body design house.
@@22copes yep. carrozeria touring superlegerra
And he said “Milanese” at the start as well.
The Giulietta is my favourite, simply because I can afford one and can afford to use it. I know "real" Alfa fans will deride it, but I love it. Gives me pleasure every time I look at it :-)
Alfa romeo needs to make a Tipo 33 successor with a similar small displacement V8
Doesn't have to be as exclusive, just has to look and sound incredible. Bring it back alfa.
I still miss my beloved 916 GTV and my 159. Let's face it, nearly every car could be on the list!!
yes evey alfa is a masterpiece, you. have a great taste sir!
916 is one of the prettiest cars of the 90s , that front end!!!
I love Alfa Romeo!
Love this, good stuff
Upon my return from South East Asia in 67 I bought a 67 1600 Spyder I loved it
This was a excellent videos no doubt with that,
I miss the GTV6. Cuore Sportivo! 🍀❤
No 4C? Good that means no one knows about it and will be a real future classic.
Missed the Brera Q4 😢
But anyway thx a lot for this beautiful video 👍😎
Great video ,,, we should all worship at the feet of the 33 Stradale ,
CHE BELLA NO QUE BELLA, INGLESI DEL QUAZZO.
I still love all the Alfa’s i’ve ever owned
*Alfas
My favorites has to be the Montreal, the Guilietta (Gen 2?) of the late 70s early 80s, the 75/90 & 164. The 80s spider & GTV6 was nice, as well as the Alfasud sprint veloce. The worse has to be the Arna ,but surprisingly the Nissan Pulsar Milano & Le Prix were nice. Those who don't know about the Arna, basically it was an Italian built Pulsar/Sunny with an Alfa Romeo flat4 for an engine and it was supposed to replace the Alfasud, eventually the 33 replaced the Alfasud.
Yhe most notable missing car was the 116 GTV and GTV6, which had notable competition success and was even used by James Bond! The 116GTV was the last car along with its sibling the 75 to have the classic front engine, rear transaxle that gave the car poise and handling that was developed for the SZ.
The Giulia Super is considered by many the first true sports sedan…and the Giulia TI Super even more so. Definitely could’ve included the Super!
The most practical Alfa. I suggest the 75. With the 2.0L engine. The front/rear balance is almost perfect and fuel consumption most of us can live with. Looks great in white with black trim. Window controls in the roof I can live with.
Any 116 Alfa for that matter. Was the best modern Alfa platform imo.
Alfetta's. Saloons and GTV's particularly the GTV6. And the South African developed GTV6 3 liter!
Hi, I agree with Jason regarding the Alfa 33 with that rasp from the engine "marvellous" as a driver and an "alfaholic" I have been and still remain for many years. The 2ltr Alfa Romeo series 4 was another beautiful example and the later Alfa 159 Sportswagon for which I am a proud owner. Not only the affordability of these forementioned vehicles but the style and design together with the performance "they in turn', turn peoples heads.
The alfa romeos in the 70s looked amazing.
I own a Brera Prodrive v6 and it is beautiful, I also had a 156 gta both of which don't get a mention?? I would question why, and what about the 166 with the v6? I would buy one in the morning. PS I'm a Alfaholic
Great video. I'm missing A156 though. That model saved Alfa from bankruptcy
I was lucky enough at the age of 12 thanks to my father to find alfa romeo and lancia. I've had alot of makes since but nothing like these to great marques 16 alfas and 17 Lancia I've had the fortune to own.with heart and soul built into every model truly fantastic. I'm now 60 years old I have my pride and joy a guilia quadrifoglio in trofo white it's a keeper never to leave me a total alfisti.
One could add so much more: the GTV, Sud, Brera... The 159 GTA wagon... The list goes on and on!
Les plus belle voiture du monde 🤩
Art on weels... Every one of them are gourgeous... If i could expend a classic car that would be an Alfa Romeo for shore
The 1955 Sprint Speciale was a wonder.
Alfisti persempre 🇵🇹🍀🍀
Great history video of some great Alfa cars. Just a heads up though, at 14:43 you show the wrong motor for the Giulia Quadrifoglio. The one you show looks to be the smaller 4 cylinder motor planted in the standard Giulias.
Great video, so many fellow Alfaholics have left comments I agree with.
How will they follow the Giulia Q4?
My last Alfa was the 1986 GTV6. Gone was the Spica injection replaced by L- Jetronic. Without a manual transmission I wouldn't buy another one.
My two favorite are the Alfa Romeo 8C and Giulia Quadrifoglio.
The 8C will be forever the best Alfa for me
The new or the old ones?
I just love Alfa Romeo, i think i Will own a Mito or Giulietta next year.
I have owned both a Mito and a Giulietta. You should Definitely go for the Giulietta it's a much better car.
I still remember my mother’s “duetto”, the bright red colour, the sound of the carburetors at high speed, and…the disconfort of the back seat where i almost always had to travel 😂!
Maravillosa marca
Tuvo pilotos fantásticos
Tazio Nuvolari Etc🇦🇷
Legende najlepsa kola
The best Alf...without question is the 1968 Alfa Romeo ATL 2000 Coup. A Stunning design effort that delights the eye and moves the soul
I presently own 2 Alfas, an 86 Quad and an 87 Veloce. I have owned 10 including a 1900 Column shift.
I’m an Alfaholic and love my red 159❤
The Giulua Quadrifoglio is my absolute favorite alfa, I was stoked that it came in a manual... in asseto corsa anyway😞still cool with the auto ig
A nice effort and I'm particularly appreciative of the GTA component, having seen (and heard) the GTAms run in the old US Trans Am back in the day , a sight and sound that resulted in my subsequent ownership of an Italian racing red, SPICA-injected 2000 GTV. But I can't be the only one to note that the TZ3 appearing en passim around the 13:50 mark is, rather than a Zagato-bodied 8C, actually a Zagato-bodied and re-badged Dodge Viper sourced via Fiat's Chrysler connection.
The first TZ3 Corsa is a Zagato-bodied 8C, the following nine TZ3 Stradale are based on the Viper
The GTVs 116 and maybe lesser extent 916 were popular. Also Sud was very popular should definitely be included.
Alfa 4C also worth a mention. Very special car unique for its time
La 8c è un capolavoro, è bellissima!
4C, Montreal, Brera... and Stelvio of course... you probably need to double the time of the video to speak about all such beautiful cars.
GtV6 is all I have to say about that
I don't consume alcohol - so I don't care for saloons. I love the 8C though - beautiful car.
Missed mentioning Alfa Romeo JK produced and marketed in Brazil in the 60s
Always thought it was a shame the Brera never caught on. They always catch my eye when I see them on the road, something about those round headlights and simple defined body lines just works when you compare it to contemporary rivals
I really love the car at 7:35. Cars of the 60s/70s had this agreeable proportions that I really prefer to that offered today. Why are these behemoths needed ?
Although I love the Giulia, adore the 8c and get the izz when I see a RZ/SZ Zagato my hands down most vavoured model is the 156 QV Crosswagon. It's the odd one out with a bullet-proof 1.9l turbodiesel, a completely over-engineered all-time 4wd system with 3 mechanically self-locking torsen diffferentials and impressive ground-clearing for the time and the type of car. Soemone called it having "An Armani suit with combat boots" and it fits perfectly. Since at the time it was really an oddball, so it didn't sell much and was completely niche. Many country didn't even get it and even in Germany, only 440 were registered for the road in it's time. Nevertheless I am still run mine and with 300k km on the tiller, I plan to keep her running as long as possible. She might have some rust, but the engine starts even after 14 days outside and with constant sub-zero temperatures. Just make sure your battery is full and youu'll always get her going. And if you doubt the rarity, just try to find CZcams videos. Compared to other car models, videos on the Crosswagon feel like one in a million. Though old and odd, the ones still running proof to be impressively durable and still a joy to drive.
My parents had a callaway GTV6 hardtop occasion. From what I heard is it a great car.
Let's get classic. I vote for the 1750 Berlina of the late 1960s and the early 1970s