Alfa Romeo JTD For Sale

Home | About Us | Contact Us | Servicing | Reviews | Buyers Guides | For Sale | Handbooks | How To... | Parts Site Search: Web alfaworkshop.co.uk Top 5 model searches: Alfa Romeo 156 Alfa Romeo 147 Alfa Romeo Brera Alfa Romeo 159 Alfa Romeo MiTo more Top 5 pages: Alfa Romeo Parts Alfa Romeo Servicing Alfa Timing Belts Alfa Problem Solving Alfa Exhaust Systems Please Link to Us.. if you think what we've done with the site is a real benefit the Alfa Romeo Community. Alfa Romeo JTD Engine Bay The Alfa Romeo JTD engineTen years ago a revolution started and it was labelled JTD; the diesel engine had come of age. I know some of the most fervent petrol heads amongst the Alfisti will still not believe it and will be turning the page at about this point in the article but please, please do read on. I didn't believe that a diesel could be any good until I drove one, and now I have a 1.9 JTDm and love it, but I do have some petrol Alfa's as well! All JTD's are common rail diesels and they share a lot of design ideas with both the Twin spark and the JTS petrol engines. Rather than the old fashioned mechanical pump that both pressurises the fuel and times when the fuel is injected into the engine, the JTD has a high pressure pump that runs off the cam belt. This supplies fuel to a rail which is attached to all the injectors, hence the name "common rail diesel". The fuel in this rail is at massive pressures, around 21,000 psi as opposed to about 50 psi in a twin spark engine, so it is necessary to take extreme care when working with this system. From this "reservoir" the electronic fuel injectors, which work in a similar way to petrol injectors but are much more robust, squirt fuel directly into the combustion chamber in exactly the right amount at exactly the correct moment in time. The amount of diesel injected is calculated by a computer or "ECU" this takes data from the crank angle sensor, temperature sensor, air flow meter, fuel pressure sensor and air pressure sensor all of which are similar if not the same as the ones on petrol engines. From this data the ECU decides how much fuel to inject and when to inject it. You will have noticed by now that there are a lot of similarities between modern petrol and diesel engines and with the ever increasing compression ratios of petrol engines and direct injection on the JTS. I wonder how long it will be before car engines become multi fuel like some military vehicles are or at the least they will be able to take a much wider variety of fuel than they do at present. JTD engines are also turbo charged which helps to give the JTD its superb power output.The JTD has evolved into the JTDm, where "m" stands for multi jet. While this is also a common rail diesel it runs at slightly higher injection pressures than the original JTD and also has four valves per cylinder which are operated by twin overhead camshafts, this aids volumetric efficiency, the second camshaft being gear driven off the end of the first. The JTDm's major advance however came with the injectors, these can inject 10 times faster than the JTD's injectors and this allows them to inject fuel multiple times per power stroke of the engine. This is used to increase the efficiency of the fuel burn by injecting the fuel in various strategies, at low speed or cruise the engine gives a small pilot injection followed by one large one this helps to keep the engine very quiet however on full throttle it just injects once. The injection strategy is worked out by the engine ECU and this is all programmed by the engineers at Alfa Romeo. The very latest version of the JTDm also has a very clever self cleaning soot filter in the exhaust system to make the emissions even less harmful. This will leave only the NOx in the exhaust gasses and engineers are working on reducing these by injecting urea into the exhaust which to those of you who know is an interesting concept.The JTD engines respond very well to tuning as the turbo charger can be easily reprogrammed to keep forcing air into the engine. So unlike normally aspirated Alfa Romeo engines where it is quite difficult to get more air into the engine and therefore quite difficult to get more power from the engine, with the JTD it is simply a question of reprogramming the ECU to increase the boost pressure and get significant power gains although obviously if you use this power your fuel consumption goes down. I can still feel those petrol heads amongst you who have bothered to read this far saying "its all low down power" and you are correct with earlier JTD engines however with the 2.4 JTDm in the Brera and the 159 this is significantly changed and while it has masses of torque as the revs rise this transforms nicely into power; they are well worth trying.Having sung the JTD's praises it is probably best to give you a quick tour of the engine bay (see image):- 1. Fuel injectors, these have multiple injection holes round the nose of the injector and they use electro magnets to open and close the injection nozzle, they are controlled by the engine ECU which is in the passenger foot well. 2. Dip stick, used to check the oil level to be used REGULARLY on all Alfa engines. 3. Vacuum pump, Diesel engines don't have a throttle butterfly in the conventional sense and the inlet tract could theoretically be open to the air at idle so no vacuum would be produced, a vacuum is needed for the servo assistance on the brakes and to activate the turbo. 4. Fuel filter makes sure there are no particles getting through to the injectors and also separates out any water that might get into the system. There is also a lift pump in the fuel tank that primes the fuel filter 5. Throttle butterfly, having stated in 3 that diesels don’t have throttle butterflies here we have one but it isn’t here as a throttle. It is a flap that works in conjunction with the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve to "seal" the engine on over run so no new air is pumped through the engine thus reducing pollutants. Those of you with diesels especially m jets may have noticed a slight "pop" when you turn your engine off that is this valve closing. 6. Exhaust gas recirculation valve. 7. Pipe from intercooler, this pipe goes down to the intercooler in the inner wing which reduces the temperature of the air going into the engine making it more dense so you can get more air into the engine and increase its power output. 8. Turbo charger, somewhere down here is the turbo charger 9. Boost pressure sensor, this measures the temperature and pressure of the air going into the engine.10.Cam beltJPRelated Links: JTD Cam Belt Change Guide | Alfa Romeo 147 Parts | Alfa Romeo 156 Parts | Contact Us | General Interest | Alfa Insurance| New Alfa Romeos | Club Corner | Terms & Conditions | Site Map | © Jamie Porter Ltd || if(window.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); window.yzq_d['F4foNlf4eEc-']='&U=12ci1sulc%2fN%3dF4foNlf4eEc-%2fC%3d-1%2fD%3dHEAD%2fB%3d-1%2fV%3d0'; if(window.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); window.yzq_d['GYfoNlf4eEc-']='&U=13l9fqv81%2fN%3dGYfoNlf4eEc-%2fC%3d200127901.202054760.203318772.200000042%2fD%3dN%2fB%3d201139883%2fV%3d1'; HomeNews/ReviewsFeaturesPhotosBuySellForumVideosGreen CentreFrankfurt 2007 if(window.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); window.yzq_d['GofoNlf4eEc-']='&U=12adsul94%2fN%3dGofoNlf4eEc-%2fC%3d-1%2fD%3dMH%2fB%3d-1%2fV%3d0'; NewsReviewsPreviewsWomen´s ReviewsVan Reviews Cars > News and Reviews > Car Reviews > Alfa Romeo > Alfa Romeo 156 2.4 JTD if(window.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); window.yzq_d['G4foNlf4eEc-']='&U=12ba06suh%2fN%3dG4foNlf4eEc-%2fC%3d-1%2fD%3dOEM%2fB%3d-1%2fV%3d0'; Alfa Romeo 156 2.4 JTD Tuesday November 15 (First written on 2004-01-30) The First Alfa Romeo Diesel Model To Be Sold In The UK Continues To Be One Of The Most Accomplished Cars Of Its Kind. Jonathan Crouch ReportsThough diesel sales are on the up in the UK just at present, there's one sector of this market that's enjoying unprecedented growth. This, it seems, is the era of the 'performance diesel'.Though diesel sales are on the up in the UK just at present, there's one sector of this market that's enjoying unprecedented growth. This, it seems, is the era of the 'performance diesel'. You'd be forgiven for thinking those two words to sound somewhat contradictory - or at least you would if you hadn't driven a diesel recently. Cars in the 'performance diesel' segment (classified as those producing over 130bhp) have more speed and torque than their petrol equivalents. Some of them are even quieter. Which is why even the most red-blooded sports saloon enthusiast shouldn't feel too unhappy about having to own one. It's also why Alfa Romeo, inventors of the modern day sports saloon, sell a diesel model in the UK - the 156 2.4 JTD, available with either four doors or in stylish Sportwagon estate form. Though Alfisti enthusiasts might find this a bit hard to take, the fact is that diesel power has been a part of the Alfa brand for many years now, accounting for a huge proportion of sales in Continental Europe. Anyway, this isn't just any old diesel. Arguably, the 2.4-litre five cylinder JTD unit is the most advanced you can buy anywhere, mustering 175bhp, and complete with a counterbalancing shaft to all but do away with almost every one of those traditional diesel rumbles. It's one of the new generation of 'Common Rail' diesels, but this one goes a step further, courtesy of a specially-developed high pressure direct injection system called Multijet. Here, injection pressure is independent of engine speed and can therefore be varied throughout the rev range, irrespective of the amount of diesel being delivered. This improves combustion, which has significant benefits for both performance and economy. Build Comfort Depreciation Economy Equipment Handling Insurance Performance Styling Value "Arguably, the 2.4-litre five cylinder JTD unit is the most advanced you can buy anywhere... "Performance first. The rest to sixty sprint takes 8.3s on the way to 140mph - but that only tells a small part of the story. The pulling power of this engine is just astonishing. Though the 2.0-litre petrol 156 JTS has a useful power advantage on paper, on the move, the 2.4 JTD leaves it for dead through the gears. This is thanks to a 284Ibft peak torque figure that's greater even than the 3.2 V6 24v 156 can muster. Mind you, it's necessary to adopt a distinctly un-Alfa-like driving style to get the most out of the JTD. Instead of searing the engine up to the red line as you would in a JTS petrol model, you have to get used to changing up a lot earlier. The surge of power begins at 1,500rpm and is all over by 4,500rpm. In between is enough acceleration to take you comfortably into licence-confiscation territory. Of course, you don't get that lovely JTS zing while you're doing it - though the five cylinder engine's note is much more appealing then that of a conventional diesel. But you don't buy a car like this for aural pleasure. Alfa reckon that thanks to their Multijet technology, this 156 is on average 15% more frugal than its immediate rivals - and the figures bear this out. Over 32mpg on the urban cycle and an attainable day-to-day combined figure of over 43mpg. No doubt the figures would be even better were this not, by some margin, the heaviest 156 in the range. Two 2.4-litre diesel 156 models are offered in the saloon bodystyle and just one as an estate. £20,240 will buy you a Veloce saloon, £21,640 is the going rate for the Veloce estate and a Lusso trimed 4-door costs £20,850. Though the basic cars asking price significantly undercuts rivals from BMW and Audi, the JTD comes well equipped. Expect automatic climate control, a six-speaker CD stereo, six airbags, ABS with electric brake distribution a sports body kit on the Veloce and leather upholstery on the Lusso. If you cant run to £20,240, Alfa also offer a four-cylinder 1.9-litre JTD engine, in 115 or 140bhp form, thats also well worth considering. This engine is offered in standard, Turismo or Veloce versions of the 156 saloon or in Turismo and Veloce guise with a Sportwagon body. Its an impressive installation, accelerating to 60mph in 10.3 seconds in 115bhp form and on to a top speed of 119mph. An average fuel return of over 47mpg and 160g/km CO2 emissions also weigh in favour of a car that starts from a tempting £15,660 The latest set of styling changes on the 156 have refreshed the look nicely without altering the basic silhouette. The deeper front grille and the frowning jewel effect lights will catch the eye of the dedicated Alfisti, but few would spot the differences if unprompted. Genuine anoraks will also spot the microscopically modified tail lights and the Sportwagon estate versions ever-so slightly cleaner rear bumper design. All in all then, a diesel that does credit to such a distinguished brand. If you have to have a diesel but still want to enjoy driving, you have to try this one.FACTS AT A GLANCE CAR: Alfa Romeo 156 2.4 JTD PRICE: £20,240-£21,640 on the road INSURANCE GROUP: 14 CO2 EMISSIONS: 175g/km PERFORMANCE: 0-60mph 8.3s / Max Speed 140 mph FUEL CONSUMPTION: (urban) 32.1mpg / (extra urban) 53.3mpg / (combined) 42.8mpg STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES: Twin front and side airbags, ABS WILL IT FIT IN YOUR GARAGE?: [4dr] Length/Width/Height, 4430/1745/1415mm Send by Messenger Email this article Print More news and reviews from Alfa romeo More motoring news Message Boards - Talk about it Latest Videos Latest Message Board Threads Got an opinion? Have your say! ADVERTISEMENT if(window.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); window.yzq_d['HIfoNlf4eEc-']='&U=13o4gr15f%2fN%3dHIfoNlf4eEc-%2fC%3d200127573.202028669.203299357.200493719%2fD%3dLREC%2fB%3d201134203%2fV%3d1'; Search new and used cars var kk_num_offers=3; RECENT OFFERS FROM YAHOO! 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Advantages: Looks distinctive. Great engine. (Engine available elsewhere see end note) Disadvantages: Wind noise, rattles, cheap interior, very poor visibility. ...are not a fan of Alfa Romeo, the rest of my family, that is my father and uncle have been long standing customers and enthusiasts of the famous Italian marque. I however never really saw the appeal of Fiat badge engineered Alfa's, finding the whole image here, all that glorious pedigree nonsense, a little puzzling. Our company has owned dozens of them (literally) over the years, as part of what is referred to as a "user chooser" ......less to run than an Alfa Romeo of the same size and initial price. However I do like to consider myself as objective as possible when it comes to test driving and then purchasing a car, I know what I like and sometimes some surprising brands actually provide it. Very often it is when you have pre-conceived ideas of what a product will be like that it serves up the biggest surprise. Rewind to the summer of last year, ... more I have this long held opinion that you either are or are not a fan of Alfa Romeo, the rest of my family, that is my father and uncle have been long standing customers and enthusiasts of the famous Italian marque. I however never really saw the appeal of Fiat badge engineered Alfa's, finding the whole image here, all that glorious pedigree nonsense, a little puzzling.Our company has owned dozens of them (literally) over the years, as part of what is referred to as a "user chooser" fleet - i.e. the drivers choose their own cars up to a given budget. This may be viewed by some as a useful incentive when it comes to employing a certain calibre of staff, as far as the company is concerned it has been a very expensive policy.Quite simply, some cars cost far more to run than others. For example an executive size BMW saloon is going to cost you or your business a whole heap less to run than an Alfa Romeo of the same size and initial price. However I do like to consider myself as objective as possible when it comes to test driving and then purchasing a car, I know what I like and sometimes some surprising brands actually provide it. Very often it is when you have pre-conceived ideas of what a product will be like that it serves up the biggest surprise.Rewind to the summer of last year, anyone who has read my recent car reviews will know that my wife and I are lucky enough to get to attend an event called Company Car in Action at the Millbrook Testing Ground in Bedfordshire each year. If like me you are a car enthusiast, this place is like a kid's playground, nearly all manufacturers are after the fleet (company car) business and this is the place they showcase their latest products each year. It is a little like a motor show, except here, in the complete safety of a closed, test track, environment you get to drive as many cars as you choose to in the day. In practical terms this usually amounts to between 12 and 14 different cars, all driven back to back on the same routes on the same day.The facilities offered at this establishment are superb. In an 8 mile test drive here, you have covered different road conditions, surfaces, corners and hills that in ordinary daily driving you would need 1000's of miles behind the wheel to experience. Some of the course is pretty extreme too, the hill route throws at you hairpins and 1 in 4 hills that you would need to travel to Scotland, the Lakes or Wales to find.Here at Millbrook you very quickly are able to come to a valid conclusion as to liking a car or not, the whole experience every year splits the cars into two sharp groups, those that are any good and those that are not. Driving here there are remarkably few cars on sale that fall into a middle ground, maybe the only exceptions being the people carriers which are totally unsuited to the hill route, but that is another issue…………I'm going to keep you guessing just a little longer as to which camp the brand new Alfa Romeo GT 1.9 JTD falls into. By the time we got around to visiting the Alfa Romeo stand we had already driven a truly amazingly diverse range of cars, from a 6.0 litre W12 Volkswagen Phaeton right through to a 1.3 litre Fiat Panda, all of which you can read about elsewhere.Firstly, what exactly is an Alfa Romeo GT 1.9 JTD 1.9?Well like all other Alfas it is a badge engineered Fiat. It does not look like any current Fiat model for sure but behind anything that is visual or styled this car is pure Fiat to the core. Is that a bad thing? Probably not entirely no, but then the Stilo on which this car is heavily based does not exactly set the world on fire in its own market sector.The last Alfa I drove here was a 147, as already mentioned I have never been a fan of the marque, although many of them have passed through the company fleet, indeed an Alfa Spider is still languishing there. At that time we still had a GTV Coupe on the fleet - this cars' predecessor, I came to Millbrook and tried a five cylinder Fiat Coupe, unsurprisingly the Fiat proved to be a far more agreeable drive.This was the first new Alfa GT to be seen in the metal, gunmetal in colour, the styling is certainly unique. The stretched coupe body looks decidedly odd, especially the extra long doors. As you open the very heavy frameless door the window glass drops an inch to clear the rubber seal, neatly depositing a substantial amount of rainwater just where you are about to sit. Inside is a very typical Alfa interior, dark and cheap looking, especially the dashboard which is cutaway in front of the passenger giving this the feel of a small supermini rather than that of a mid-range saloon based car. In front of the driver sits the twin deeply coweled instruments, something of an Alfa trademark. Our car was a basic specification model, adding to the low rent feel and appearance were the coarse black cloth covered seats, I imagine that £1200 spent on tan leather could work wonders in here.Interestingly from launch the Alfa comes with a choice of three engines, two of which, a 1.9 litre and a 2.4 litre are four and five cylinder diesels. The sole (current) petrol model is the evergreen 2.0 Twinspark unit, badged as the JTS. Being a fleet day, Alfa had only actually brought along a brace of 1.9 JTD's to try.Strangely the fine engine was actually the highlight of this car, more than doing the GT image justice. Somehow Alfa's engineers have succeeded in tuning the engine and exhaust system to sound much more like a traditional petrol powered Alfa Twin Cam unit than a diesel. It had, unlike any other Alfa I have driven, a good spread of low down torque too, better in this respect I think than the 2.2 litre diesel unit in our own Honda.Due to the restricted glass area, rain and fairly poor windscreen wipers, this was an intimidating car to drive around the car park. Sitting on a wet seat does not put you in the best frame of mind either. If you are an ex-army tank driver you would probably feel quite at home in one of these, for the rest of us mere mortals driving one will equate to being a slave to fashion. Small windows lead to a cramped, dark feeling interior, but worse huge blind spots make this a nightmare car to drive around town in.Things improved a little on the hill route where you really only need to see forward. Unfortunately there were no surprises in terms of ride and handling, this course never did suit Alfa's, the GT crashing and banging over the surface imperfections just like others driven in previous years. There was not anything actually wrong with the ride or handling, merely the amount of noise coming back into the interior through the suspension. It had by far the heaviest steering of the day too, a feature that you would get used to but find tiring around the town.The brakes, which in nearly all of the other cars failed to raise mention, on the day they just worked, were also a negative point in the Alfa. Yes they stopped the car, and slowed you from speed too, but like the steering were heavy and "dead" in feel, not inspiring a lot of confidence when you needed it. At 100 mph, a speed which it attained with consummate ease, the wind noise was intolerable. That and a cacophony of rattles and bangs from the suspension and various interior fittings, would rule it out as any form of practical long distance transport. There are doubtless many who will buy it purely on style alone, some for the badge, but for the rest of us who require a refined long distance company car; this simply would not be considered an option.You may remember from my previous reviews, we approach any car driven from the same rather specific perspective. That being, would we (my wife and I) choose to cover the 2,500 mile round trip to her parent's home in south eastern Poland and back. This may indeed sound like an extreme test to many, but for us it is a way of life, twice a year - summer and Christmas - we complete this journey. We are not alone; we have met others of "international marriage" on our route bound for the Ukraine and Czech Republic, all of whom also travel at least twice a year. Remarkably, up to our purchasing a Honda last year, the thing that all of us had in common was that we were driving Vauxhalls!Of course others use lots of different cars to travel across Europe in, in Poland Alfa Romeo is a very common brand of car and yet never have I seen an English registered one out there, that I think may explain my conclusion!Drive to Poland in an Alfa GT? I'm sorry but I think on THEIR motorway surfaces it would not arrive in one piece, the passenger and driver certainly wouldn't!END NOTE:If you, like me, like the 'sound' (sorry for the awful pun!) of the engine here - but not the car - you're in luck!I forgot to put in my review above that the very same 150bhp 1.9 litre (Fiat designed and built) engine is available in a veriety of other cars - some with surprising badges.Most of the current Vauxhall range offer it, including Signum, Vectra and now the new Astra.If you can't stand the idea of a Vectra, and frankly who'd blame you, then the very same engine (and six speed gear box) can also be had in the Saab 9-3. ...less RICHADA 07.05.2005 (08.05.2005) Ciao members have rated this car review on average: very helpful Review of Alfa Romeo GT 1.9 JTDm 16v Reliability Safety Spaciousness Comfort Road Handling Customer service Security Looks Features Fuel consumption Sporty AND Practical.... Advantages: Looks great, great handling, loads of room inside, lots of fun to drive.Disadvantages: A rear babyseat will leave the front passenger little leg room. Having bought one of these on a 06 plate I have now had it for nearly a year. I can say without any shadow of any doubt that this is the best car I have ever owned, and will be replacing it with a newer version when the time comes to change it. For a coupe it is surprisingly spacious, I have had plenty of passengers sat comfortably in the back even thought they are over 6 feet tall. Also the very large boot and drop down rear seats make the car ......one of the important things to check was whether I could fit a pram and all of the other necessary day to day bits and pieces comfortably in the boot. The answer is yes, quite easily. The only drawback is the new laws governing baby seats mean that the seat needs to be placed in the back of the car, meaning the passenger is pushed quite far forward. Now down to the actual driving experience. The handling is excellent, at no point have I felt uncomfortable ... dmilnerharris 25.06.2007 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this car review on average: helpfulReview of Alfa Romeo GT 1.9 JTDm 16v SafetyComfortRoad HandlingLooksFeatures Italian Styling, Punchy Engine, Great Handling.. Advantages: Looks great, fun to drive, economical, still feels and sounds sportyDisadvantages: Short power band, no power in low revs, The Alfa GT has a range of fantastic engines, with the 1.9 JTD being the base model, but that doesn't mean it should be overlooked. It provides the most economical figures and when not driven hard will make the most of your last few drops of diesel. When you want to have fun on tight and twisty roads, the 1.9 JTD provides a short but surging boost of power, which often provokes the traction control light to flash desperately on the dash. The gearbox ......changing gears when pushing the Alfa hard - but in a way this makes the back-road drive a more engaging experience. The front seats are inviting and provide a racing feeling but the rear headroom is none existent so choose your passengers carefully! Certainly not recommended for tall passengers over long distances. You will need to make sure you have built up some revs before you drop the clutch in 1st gear, other wise the car simply rolls forward ... mattpone 03.06.2005 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this car review on average: helpfulReview of Alfa Romeo GT 1.9 JTDm 16v SafetyComfortRoad HandlingLooksFeatures Alfa GT 1.9 JTD is geat on fuel Advantages: fantastic fuel economyDisadvantages: alfa still having qnnpying electronic problems We bought a new Alfa GT when it was first released in Uk so we have it for 18 months now. The fuel economy is fantastic, we can get nearly 50mpg on a good run which more than double my other car. It looks great and always turns heads. Road handling is very good even in icy weather and as we live in the county with lots of bends, this is important to us. It is a comfortable if a little hard on the ride, but you would expect this of a sports coupe. ... bubbles67 20.02.2006 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this car review on average: somewhat helpfulReview of Alfa Romeo GT 1.9 JTDm 16v SafetyComfortRoad HandlingLooksFeatures Similar Cars Product Information Related tags Compare products Gift ideas Cars similar to Alfa Romeo GT 1.9 JTDm 16v » 6 Car reviews alfa romeo 147 diesel Hatchback - Front (FWD) - 5 Speed Manual Gearbox, 6 Speed Manual ... Buy now for only £5,905.00 Rate it now alfa 159 1.9 Saloon - Front (FWD) - 6 Speed - Manual QTRONIC - Automatic - 191 ... Buy now for only £8,999.00 2 Car reviews alfa romeo gt 2.0 Saloon, Coupe - Front (FWD) - 5 Speed Selespeed Automatic Gearbox ... 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Buy now for only £4,488.00 Product Information for "Alfa Romeo GT 1.9 JTDm 16v" » Product details Body Type Saloon, Coupe Fuel Type Diesel Type Car Classification Standard Car, Sports Car Country of Origin Italy Range Alfa Romeo GT Manufacturer Alfa Romeo Range + Engine Type GT 1.9 JTD 16v, GT 1.9 Height 1366 Width 1763 Length 4489 Weight 1365 Insurance Group 15 Engine Size (cc) 1910 Towing Limit (kg) 1300 Boot Capacity (litres) 905 Power 150 Transmission type 6 Speed Manual Gearbox CO2 Emissions 176 g/km - (Man) Emissions Class EU3 Acceleration (0 - 62 mph) 9.6 seconds - (Man) Maximum Speed (mph) 130 Warranty 3 years / 60000 miles Cylinders 4 Fuel Capacity (litres) 63 Release Date 01.01.2005 Torque 225@2000 lb/ft Driven Wheels Front (FWD) Ciao Listed on Ciao since 25/01/2005 Manufacturer's product description Alfa Romeo present the GT 1.9 JTD 16v M-Jet Coupe with 6 Speed Manual Gearbox, Front (FWD) running on Diesel Related tags for Alfa Romeo GT 1.9 JTDm 16v » Alfa Romeo 1.9 JTD 2002 Alfa Romeo Alfa 145 Alfa Romeo Alfa 147 Alfa Romeo 1.9 Alfa Romeo 1.9 JTD Alfa Romeo 159 Jtdm Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 156 1.9 JTD 16v M-JET Alfa 156 1.9 JTD 16v Alfa Romeo GT Carmony Compare Alfa Romeo GT 1.9 JTDm 16v to other similar Alfa Romeo » similar by Price (5000 GBP to 10,000 GBP) Alfa Romeo 147 1.9 JTD Out of the Norm Styling & Performance Getting Old Now (*) similar by Body Type (Coupe) Alfa Romeo GTV TB V6 Sensations guaranteed Not really comfortable on broken roads and an expensive maintenance (*) (*) Reviews by Ciao members Gift ideas for Alfa Romeo GT 1.9 JTDm 16v » Thor Force Pro Circuit Replica Helmet 2007 Skoda Fabia 1.9 TDI Hatchback Volkswagen Touareg 3.0 V6 TDI Volkswagen Lupo 1.4 Mercedes A 140 Mercedes CLC 220 CDI Honda Civic 1.6 VTEC Audi TT Coupe 1.8T quattro Mercedes SL 55 AMG Similar cars and search queries by other users » Alfa 16v, Alfa Romeo 16v, Alfa GT 16v, Alfa 19 16v, Alfa JTDm 16v, Alfa Romeo GT 16v, Alfa Romeo 19 16v, Alfa Romeo JTDm 16v, Alfa GT 19 16v, Alfa GT JTDm 16v, Alfa 19 JTDm 16v, Alfa Romeo GT 19 16v, Alfa Romeo GT JTDm 16v, Alfa Romeo 19 JTDm 16v, Alfa GT 19 JTDm 16v Are you the manufacturer / provider of Alfa Romeo GT 1.9 JTDm 16v? 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Yet it was Alfa Romeo which ushered in the technology behind most modern turbodiesels when it launched the 156 JTD seven years ago. Today almost all diesel cars use common-rail systems, where fuel is delivered from a common fuel rail and injected into the cylinders at massive pressure. But now Alfa Romeo, together with parent company Fiat, is pushing through the next generation of common-rail Multijet diesel engines. The 147 JTD 16v employs this technology: unlike normal common-rail engines, the Multijet squirts several small shots of fuel into the cylinders to promote better combustion. The original 1.9-litre block is retained but undergoes some serious surgery, gaining four valves per cylinder, an extra camshaft and new intake and exhaust manifolds, while injector pressure rises from 1300 to 1400 bar. The resulting figures – 138bhp at 4000rpm and 225lb ft at 2000rpm – show a useful improvement over the single-cam JTD’s 113bhp and 203lb ft. That’s more twist than the 247bhp 147 GTA produces; although it’s more relevant to point out that it also out-torques the 184lb ft of the cheaper Ford Focus TDCi and similarly priced Audi A3 1.9TDi. That’s an advantage that counts on the road and the JTD 16v feels far faster than its 9.1sec 0-60mph time suggests. And unlike VW’s quick but inflexible PD150 Golf, the Alfa isn’t saddled with a powerband the width of a gnat’s G-string. There’s usable power at 1500rpm but the revelation is that the real action, which arrives at two grand, is sustained until the red line 2000rpm later. It stays smooth and refined too. Modern diesels can be fun but they still need to make sense, too. Compared to a petrol 147 the JTD succeeds, achieving 47.9mpg on the combined cycle, although the more basic single-cam JTD is more frugal by 1mpg. And while the 157g/km of CO2 it produces looks impressive, it doesn’t comply with Euro4 emission regulations so company car tax payers still suffer a three per cent surcharge. At ordinary speeds it’s only the slightly fidgety ride and quickish but not overly communicative steering that gripe. But step up the pace, as you’ll want to in an Alfa, particularly one with such a sporting engine, and you’re rewarded with deteriorating body control and a mushy-feeling middle pedal. Torquesteer is mostly kept in check though – at least in the dry – which is no mean feat considering the torque output. We’d keep the 147’s interior too, as it’s one of the finest mainstream cabins anywhere; bursting with Latin character and full of nods to great Italian cars of the past, but a lot more solid. Casting an eye over those wonderful hooded dials will ease the pain as a Focus TDCi disappears down a twisty B-road. What the Ford couldn’t hope to do is replicate the Italian’s character – the want-one factor that current Alfas possess and which makes the 147 so desirable in spite of its flaws. It’s why we love the 147 GTA so much when we know that there are better hot hatches available for less cash. The £16,170 JTD tugs the same strings as the GTA but costs over £6000 less to buy and costs a fraction of what the GTA will to run. 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