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  Alfa Romeo Alfa 75 (1985 - 1992) (Classics Reviews)
  Launched on Alfa Romeo’s 75th anniversary (hence the name), the 75 was a mixture of Giulietta and Alfa 90. Alfa engineered the car to use a transaxle (as with the Alfetta, Giulietta and Alfa Six) and this gave it near 50:50 weight distribution. Essentially the Alfa 75
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  Alfa Romeo Alfa 90 (1984 - 1987) (Classics Reviews)
  Alfa Romeo was short of funds during the 1980s - at least until the Fiat takeover - and consequently, in order to keep delivering new products, it took the surgeon's scalpel to its existing model fleet. Which is why the razor-edged Alfa 90 has a very familiar look to it. And it ought
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  Alfa Romeo Alfa 33 (1983 - 1994) (Classics Reviews)
  The Alfa 33 should have been so good - and when it was launched in 1983, it certainly had the styling and potential for class-leadership. But in an era when Alfa Romeo struggled to develop its car properly, a number of fundamental flaws meant the 33 was destined to be consigned to the ranks
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  Alfa Romeo Alfa Six (1979 - 1987) (Classics Reviews)
  Alfa Romeo's first proper range-topping luxury car since the 2600 had rather a lot riding on it. After years out of this high-profit market sector, the company needed something sepcial to go fighting BMW and Mercedes-Benz with, and in true Alfa style, a new engine was developed for the car - one
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  Alfa Romeo 147 (2001 - 2010) (Classics Reviews)
  Launched as a replacement for the 145, the Alfa 147 was a stylish small car that perfectly summed up where Alfa wanted to be at the start of the 21 st Century. Not only did it look great, it was fun to drive, well-built and proved a decent platform for the high-performance versions
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  Alfa Romeo 166 (1998 - 2005) (Classics Reviews)
  The Alfa 166 replaced the 164 as the Italian marque’s executive car. It is a truth univerally acknowledged that Italian’s have never done big luxobarges as well as their German counterparts… but all those ministers and heads of state need something to be driven around
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  Alfa Romeo 155 (1992 - 1998) (Classics Reviews)
  The Alfa Romeo 155 was the final variation of Fiat's Type 3 platform to be launched. It shared a considerable amount of its architecture with the Fiat Tipo and Lancia Dedra - and truth be told, after the 75, this was no bad thing. Traditionalists will have bemoaned the loss of rear-wheel drive
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  Alfa Romeo 164 (1988 - 1998) (Classics Reviews)
  The Alfa Romeo 164's launch represented the beginning of the rennaissance of its maker. It was one member of the Type Four project, which resulted in four cars from Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Fiat and Saab all sharing the same floorpan. But of all the ‘Type Fours’ the Pininfarina styled
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  Alfa Romeo ARNA (1983 - 1987) (Classics Reviews)
  Motor industry commentators often cite the Alfa Romeo Arna as a perfect example of how not to combine the talents of two manufacturers. The world sat up and took notice when Alfa Romeo announced its forthcoming partnership with Nissan in October 1980 – the combination
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  Alfa Romeo Giulietta (1977 - 1985) (Classics Reviews)
  Cool styling, lusty engines, get a good one and the dynamics are great
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  Alfa Romeo Montreal (1970 - 1977) (Classics Reviews)
  Amazing styling, superb V8
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  Alfa Romeo Spider (1966 - 1993) (Classics Reviews)
  For more than 20 years, the Spider flew the flag for Alfa Romeo in the sports car field. Considered a bit left-field compared with the rivals from Fiat and MG, the Alfa was always the more discerning choice, with five speed gearboxes, twin cam engines and swooping styling. The original
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  Alfa Romeo Giulia (1962 - 1977) (Classics Reviews)
  , with much of that founded on it being so good to drive. But when it appeared in 1964, the Sprint GT revolutionised Alfa Romeo, defining it as a maker of superb sporting coupes, convertibles and saloons that the working man could afford. The ‘step front’ Giulia Sprint GT coupé
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  Alfa Romeo Giulietta (1954 - 1963) (Classics Reviews)
  The Series 101 Giulietta was a big step towards mass production for Alfa Romeo. The company's replacement for its advanced 1900 saloon and coupe followed the same formula in offering a number of body styles, allied with a powerful twin cam engine up-front. The Berlinetta saloon
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  Alfa Romeo GTV and Spider (1995 - 2004) (Classics Reviews)
  The Type 916 Alfa Romeo GTV Coupé and Spider cousin followed the Fiat Coupé onto the market, establishing the Italians as the ones to beat in this market sector. Like the Fiat, it was a car underpinned by a heavily modified Tipo platform, but Alfa Romeo engineers worked extremely hard
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  Alfa Romeo 145 and 146 (1994 - 2001) (Classics Reviews)
  The Alfa Romeo 145 and 146 were Fiat Tipo -based replacements for the slightly maligned 33.The new car, which really kicked off the trend for putting distance between three- and five-door versions of the same car, looked striking, and - like
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  Alfa Romeo SZ and RZ (1989 - 1994) (Classics Reviews)
  First conceived as the ES30 design study in 1987, the Sprint Zagato (styled by Alfa Romeo and not by Zagato, as many people assume) caused quite a sensation. Dubbed 'il mostro' or the monster, this was no conventionally good-looking Alfa Romeo coupe
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  Alfa Romeo Alfasud and Sprint (1972 - 1989) (Classics Reviews)
  When it went on sale in 1972 after being first launched the previous year, the Alfasud rewrote the small-car book. Given that Alfa Romeo had no experience of small, front-driven cars, the sheer dynamic excellence of the flat-four powered 'Sud came as a shock, literally leaving the opposition
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  Alfa Romeo 2000 and 2600 (1958 - 1966) (Classics Reviews)
  Although there’s a strong family resemblance to the Type 101 Giulietta, the six-cylinder Type 102 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider's underpinnings hark back the older-generation 1900. The elegant styling was by Touring and reflected its role as the grand tourer that sat at the top of the range
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  Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale (1967 - 1969) (Classics Reviews)
  Ever fancied a Le Mans racer for the road? Well, the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 ticks that box - but at upwards of £2,000,000 a pop, there are cheaper ways of making that dream happen. However, the '33 Stradale is probably the most gorgeous of them all. Although its V8 displaced a 'mere' 2.0