Hallo Leute
Hier noch ein Auszug aus einem Post bei alfisti.net. Es geht dabei zwar um die Fiat Krise. Aber in dem zitierten Artikel eines britischen Autojournalisten kommt er auf den 156 GTA zu sprechen. Und diese "neutraleren" Worte (fern ab vom ams-blablaweilkeinbmwvwoderbenz) sind doch mal wieder Balsam. Zumal seine Ausdrucksweise wirklich einmalig ist :-D
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I've just spent the week with an Alfa Romeo 156 GTA and it was hopeless. It had the turning circle of a planet, an air conditioning system that would have a job cooling down an igloo, Ray Charles rear visibility and seats made of the slipperiest substance known to man. After every corner I ended up in the back.
Then there's the exterior. The 156 has been around for a while now, so to try to keep it fresh they've fitted a styling kit of such monumental horror it could deflect a customer into the nearest BMW dealership from a range of 1,000 yards.
And yet, it was hopeless in the same way hat a three year old child is hopeless. It can't draw, it can't read, it has no sense of right or wrong and yet, when everything is just right, it can melt your heart.
The V6 engine has lost some of its aural majesty now it displaces a whopping 3.2 litres. But the power is there and so is the speed, and so, more importantly, is the throttle response. Alfa themselves say the GTA can travel in sixth gear at less than 2000 rpm and unleash 'speed spurts' without changing gear.
They're right. When you stab the accelerator it feels like you just plugged the entire car into Ferrybridge power station.
And then there's the handling. Yes, it's front wheel drive, but there's so much grip, so much poise and so little torque steer, you're hard pressed to tell.
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gruss
rosso
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