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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Manufacturer Alfa Romeo Production 1954–1965 Assembly Portello, Milan, Italy (Berlina) Grugliasco, Turin, Italy (Sprint, Bertone)[1] San Giorgio Canavese, Italy (Spider, Pininfarina)[2] East London, South Africa (Ti model 1960-1963, Car Distributors Assembly)[3] Predecessor Alfa Romeo 1900 Successor Alfa Romeo Giulia Class Subcompact Body style(s) Berlina (sedan) Spider (convertible) Sprint (coupe) Layout FR layout Engine(s) 1.3 L I4 Transmission(s) 4-speed manual 5-speed manual (SS and SZ) Wheelbase Berlina/Sprint/Spider 2,390 mm (94.1 in)/2,380 mm (93.7 in)/2,250 mm (88.6 in) Length 3,990 mm (157.1 in)/3,920 mm (154.3 in)/3,400 mm (133.9 in) Width 1,550 mm (61.0 in)/1,543 mm (60.7 in)/1,540 mm (60.6 in) Height 1,485 mm (58.5 in)/1,320 mm (52.0 in)/1,180 mm (46.5 in) Curb weight Berlina: 913 kg (2,013 lb) Sprint: 878 kg (1,936 lb) Sprint Zagato: 785 kg (1,731 lb) Spider : 860 kg (1,896 lb) Designer Sprint Bertone Spider Pininfarina Sprint Speciale Bertone Franco Scaglione An exhibition celebrating 50 years of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta in Milano, 2004-06-09, here is 1960 Giulietta Colli Promiscua (station wagon) The Alfa Romeo Giulietta (series 750 and 101) was a subcompact automobile manufactured by the Italian car maker Alfa Romeo from 1954 to 1965. The Giulietta was introduced at the Turin Motor Show in 1954 and almost 132000 were built in the Portello factory in Milan. The first Giulietta model was a coupé, the Giulietta Sprint, introduced in late 1954. This was followed by a sedan in spring 1955 and in mid 1955, the open two-seat Giulietta Spider, featuring convertible bodywork by Pininfarina. In 1957 the most powerful version, called Giulietta TI (Turismo Internazionale) was presented with minor cosmetic changes to the hood, the dial lights and rear lamps. Carrozzeria Colli also made the Giulietta station wagon variant called Giulietta Promiscua. 91 examples of this version were built .[4] Carrozzeria Boneschi also made a few station wagon examples called Weekendina.[5] Contents 1 Restyling 1959 2 Restyling 1961 3 Giulietta engines 4 Giulietta models 5 Nuova Giulietta 6 Notes 7 Further reading 8 References 9 External links [edit] Restyling 1959 A new version of the Giulietta debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1959. The fuel tank was now incorporated in the right rear fender and was equipped with a door. The nose was redefined with more rounded wings, recessed lights, new headlights and grille rings revised with horizontal bars. The interior was much more organized and the dashboard instruments had an elongated bore including the tachometer. The series number was changed from 750/753 to the 101 series. [edit] Restyling 1961 In 1961, the TI version was upgraded to 74 PS (54 kW). With this new engine the car could reach a speed of almost 160 km/h (99 mph). Production of the standard Berlina continued until 1963, whilst the TI continued for one year more. Production figures were:[6] Berlina 39,057 TI 92,728 Sprint 24,084 Sprint Veloce 3,058 Spider 14,300 Spider Veloce 2,796 Promiscua 91 [edit] Giulietta engines The Giulietta used an Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine of 1290 cc straight-4, with a light alloy cylinder block and an alloy cylinder head with twin overhead camshafts. The original Giulietta engine produced a power output of 53 bhp (40 kW) in the sedan and 80 bhp (60 kW) in the Giulietta Sprint.[7] This was to be increased to 116 bhp[8] in later sporting models such as the Giulietta Sprint Speciale and the Giulietta Sprint SZ (Sprint Zagato). 1962 Giulietta Twin Cam engine Model Displacement Power Top speed Berlina 1,290 cc 53 bhp (40 kW) 88 mph (142 km/h)[6] Giulietta T.I. 1,290 cc 65 bhp (48 kW) 97 mph (156 km/h)[6] Sprint 1,290 cc 80 bhp (60 kW) 88 mph (142 km/h)[9] Sprint Veloce 1,290 cc 90 bhp (67 kW) 112 mph (180 km/h)[10] Sprint Speciale 1,290 cc 116 bhp (87 kW) 120 mph (190 km/h)[8] Sprint Zagato 1,290 cc 116 bhp (87 kW) 120 mph (190 km/h)[8] [edit] Giulietta models Spider Spider (1962) Sprint Zagato Sprint Speciale Berlina Sprint (Coupé) [edit] Nuova Giulietta Main article: Alfa Romeo Giulietta (nuova) In 1977, Alfa Romeo introduced the Nuova Giulietta. This was not a development of the original Giulietta of 1954-1965, but a design based on the Alfa Romeo Alfetta chassis (including its rear mounted transaxle). [edit] Notes ^ "The Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint.". bertone.it. http://www.bertone.it/User/en/scheda_50_alfaromgiulsp_en.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-27.  ^ "Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider". pininfarina.com. http://www.pininfarina.com/index/storiaModelli/modelli.html?scheda.php?id=3&cmp=anno&ord=desc&sl=0&ids=fc44f1602a4779e40653b8fd0337c51e. Retrieved 2008-09-27.  ^ "A little About the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sedan". berlinaregister.com. http://www.berlinaregister.com/gs.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-27.  ^ "Alfa Romeo Giulia Promiscua". pestalozzi.net. http://www.pestalozzi.net/sb/alfa_giulia/index.html. Retrieved 2007-06-23.  ^ "ALFA ROMEO GIULIETTA WEEKENDINA CARROZZERIA BONESCHI". gulpmodel.interfree.it. http://gulpmodel.interfree.it/103.html. Retrieved 2007-06-23. (Italian) ^ a b c "Models/Alfa Romeo Giulietta". carsfromitaly.net. http://www.carsfromitaly.net/. Retrieved 2007-06-23.  ^ David Owen, Great Marques Alfa Romeo, P46 ^ a b c Joe Benson, "Alfa Romeo Buyers Guide", 2nd Ed.,1992, ISBN 0-87938-633-9, pp55&60 ^ "1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 Berlina Super". carfolio.com. http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/?car=52745. Retrieved 2007-10-26.  ^ "giulietta". carfolio. http://www.carfolio.com/search/results/?terms=giulietta. Retrieved 2007-10-27.  [edit] Further reading Angelo Tito Anselmi. Alfa Romeo Giulietta: 1954-2004 Golden Anniversary: the full history of the Giulietta model range. ISBN 8879113402. [edit] References David Owen, Great Marques Alfa Romeo, Octopus Books, ISBN 0-7064-2219-8 Bruno Alfieri (ed.), Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint 1954 - 2004, Automobilia, ISBN 88-7960-171-7 Donald Hughes and Vito Witting da Prato, Alfa Romeo Veloce: The Racing Giuliettas, 1956-63 (SV-SVZ-SS-SZ), G T Foulis & Co Ltd, ISBN 0-85429-731-6 [edit] External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Alfa Romeo Giulietta Alfa Romeo Giulietta Register v • d • e Alfa Romeo 1910-1920: 24 HP · 40-60HP 1920-1945: 20-30HP · 6C · 8C · G1/G2 · RL · RM 1945-1980: 1750/2000 · 1900 · 2000 · 2600 · 33 Stradale · Alfa 6 · Alfasud · Alfetta · Giulia · Giulietta · Gran Sport Quattroruote · GTA · GTV · Nuova Giulietta · Montreal · Spider · Sprint 1980-2010: 145/146· 147 · 155 · 156 · 164 · 166 · 33 · 75 · 90 · Arna · GTV · Spider · SZ/RZ Current models: MiTo · Giulietta · 159 · 8C Competizione · Brera · GT · Spider Future models: 169 · Giulia Concept Cars: 2uettottanta · 2000 Sportiva · 33.2 · BAT series · 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fingers lightly crossed, because it was tried on Alfa's test tracks and not British roads, I'd say the Giulietta MultiAir represents a proper return to the form an Alfa should have' enlarge There are three types of car buyer. The first regards a car as nothing more than a domestic appliance. The second buys a car not just for functional reasons but also as an object of some desire. These people will often buy German cars, not because they are better (sometimes they are not) but because conditioning makes such buyers think they are. And the third group? These are the buyers who genuinely understand what is good about a car, who appreciate it for what it is, who can identify with the designers' and engineers' intentions. They care less of what others think, and more of their own relationship with the machine. It is for these buyers that an Alfa Romeo should exist. Alfa Romeo is 100 years old this year. It has had a turbulent history, peppered with fabulously beautiful, characterful and capable cars and a fair number of utter clunkers. The recurring theme has been one of frustration that, so often, Alfa Romeo gets its cars almost right but blows it in the detail. Yet still the marque gives enthusiasts a warm glow. The goodwill is huge. We want Alfas to be great. The current range is likeable but not great, for various diverse reasons. Except that the range has just gained a new member, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta which replaces the 147 hatchback. This new Giulietta comes only as a five-door hatchback, but like other recent Alfas with rear passenger doors, it disguises them by concealing the handles. The handsome 156 was the first Alfa to do this, and the Giulietta also reprises the way that car's waistline ridge fades out and reappears half way along the flank. Apart from this, the horizontal tail lights and the way the front grille "shield" is slightly recessed, the Giulietta, from £21,000, looks like a bigger, more grown-up Alfa Mito. There's much use of aluminium in the new suspension, including a sophisticated multiple-link system at the back. Stung by much criticism of the Mito's stodgy, anaesthetised steering, Alfa Romeo has placed the motor for the Giulietta's electric power steering on the steering rack instead of on the column. This should overcome the snags of excessive resistance to quick movements and the smothering of subtle changes in weighting. Inside, a pair of typically Alfa cowled instruments is set on a dashboard shaped around horizontal, curved lines. It's maybe a touch over-styled but has the merit of not looking like any other car's facia. Interior space is as you would expect from a Golf-sized car, and a panoramic glass roof is optional. Right. Is it a proper Alfa? Currently no other car uses the same structure and suspension, which is a good start. The top Quadriofoglio Verde (QV) model uses a unique engine, which generates an impressive 235bhp from its 1.8 litres thanks to turbocharging and very clever valve timing. The two more modest petrol engines are both of 1.4 litres and, again, turbocharged; they are fine examples of today's downsizing trend, with 120bhp or, in the intriguing MultiAir version with electro-hydraulically-operated inlet valves, 170bhp with very low CO2 output. There are 1.6 and 2.0-litre diesels too. The QV is the fastest, obviously, but don't expect the sharp responses of a hot hatchback. It's good, but emotions aren't stirred quite enough. In an Alfa, that matters. The 120bhp Giulietta goes rather better than you might expect, but the Giulietta that tells us that a modern Alfa can truly be a proper Alfa, is the 170bhp MultiAir. In this car it all comes together: lots of energy from a crisp, sonorous engine right across the rev range, an ability to soak up bumps and humps, and – joy! – it dives keenly into corners, steers with precision and transparency and flicks joyfully from one bend to the next. It's lighter in the nose and on its feet than the QV, and the more entertaining for that. With fingers lightly crossed, because it was tried on Alfa's test tracks and not British roads, I'd say the Giulietta MultiAir represents a proper return to the form an Alfa should have. To drive, it's the best Alfa in years. Fed up with obvious Germans? Here's the answer. The Rivals Audi A3 1.8 TFSI: from £19,145. Smooth turbo engine, but less power and sophistication than the Alfa. Beautifully built yet bland in character and driving qualities. BMW 120i: from £21,835. Matches Alfa for power but takes 2.0 litres to do it. Good fun to drive, cramped in the back, far from beautiful. Rear-wheel drive is unusual. Volkswagen Golf GT 1.4 TSI 160: from £20,240. Combines turbo and supercharger effectively for instant response, ample power and good economy. A junior, softer-edged GTI. 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