Alfa 159 Part II. (any alfa discussion welcomed too)

[Ftco]

The 159 does not auto upshift at redline, unlike the 156. I had on some occasions hit 7k rpm accidentally.

[Chrispie]

you sure?? many times i forgot to upshift at 1st gear and it whines like mad!! okok.. will try soon.

[Yattokame]

So what are the improvements on the new selespeed? I thought the auto upshifting was a gem.

[Chrispie]

from what i experienced so far, the auto upshifting is only when u engage the D mode.. when at M mode, it acts jz like a manual. Wont change until your input comes in..

 

Can ignore what others says about the jerkiness aldy.. after driving it for some time, i can say the car can be smoothly driven.. but not comparable to the DSG type of gear box lah.. but if you dun mind the type of 'jerk' for a typical manual, you wont mind the selespeed. In fact , you will love that sudden surge in power at times..

[Yattokame]

I like the jerking in the selespeed esp when revving hard.

If you want anything smoother, get something else.

[Felipe]

really? then u must be right. cos i experienced the autoshift on the 156 so i thought 159 sure have.

[Felipe]

if like that, then can still try but perhaps the revs will cut off at 7krpm. if it still doesn't cut off, then let go throttle. but all engines have rev limiter or so i thought? but Ftco should be right, no autoshift in manual mode unlike 156.

[Felipe]

new selespeed is 6 speed. old was 5 speed. new has twin actuators, old only one. new should be smoother too and less issues.

[Yattokame]

GTA selespeed version's were also 6 speed's

[Torquelover]

In manual mode for 159 selespeed, the engine will cut off at 7k (self protection) but selespeed will not upshift automatically. However, the sound of the engine between 6-7k is so addictive that I purposely rev all the way till engine cut off before manually upshifting. Upshift is only done in "D" mode.

[Chrispie]

Hi Torquelover, hardly bumps into you these days at reservoir..

 

Rev until 6-7k??? wah.. what is your FC then? haha..

 

For me, my definition of rev is only until 5k.. very scared later engine spoil leh..

[Felipe]

yep. someone posted here before did say GTA selespeed is developed from F360. and the only diff for the 159 is prob less aggressive than the GTA.

[Chrispie]

can anyone buy the 8C competizione here in singapore?

[Damienic]

cannot..this car is only sold as left hand drive and there are limited units produced worldwide..

[Madsumm]

U can.. LHD version only i belief.

[Madsumm]

alfa engines are built to rev high. if you dun, your engine spoil faster..

[Count_dukulangsat]

Hey bro, your new thread is short of pics lah

 

Here are some pics of 8Cs in odd colours -

 

 

Here's a recent video of 8c taking off -

 

 

Here's something we can afford -

 

[Chrispie]

wah.. lovely sound from the 8C!!!

 

CAn mod my 159 to sound like that boh?