Mysterious Alfa Romeo on TPE.Shock of my life!!!!!

[Hitman]

Wah .... SIR kena smoked ...... that is very seldom heard of ......

 

I should seriously be thinking about an Alfa, its the closest thing to a Ferrari that I could afford .......

 

Maybe you could volunteer to be my Alfa mentor .......

 

ps : I still owe you that birthday drink ....

[Assassin]

Yours is the Auto or Manual version ? B16A ?

Perhaps can share what was done on it ?

Edited November 3, 2002 by Assassin

[Presea]

...I've heard some enthusiasts refer to Alfa and Ferrari "automatics" as clutchless manual cars....

Something about it being unlike any ordinary automatic transmissions, and being superior to most japanese triptronic systems....like honda's and mitsubishi's latest versions.

 

cheers

[Presea]

thanks....yup that's what I meant

 

I've been playing a few computer/arcade games where the gear changes are done via paddles....quite fun after awile....after you get used to them

[Madarmour]

OK, the stick shifter MANUAL and the Selespeed ROBOTISED manual shifter. Do I make myself clear now..................

[Madarmour]

Yup, the gearbox is fully manual but clutch and gear-changes are done by high pressure actuators. The ECU, once a signal for gear change is made, will set a motion of engaging clutch --> change gear --> disengage clutch.

[Madarmour]

I think the generic word for this kind of transmission would be sequential manual gearshift (SMG). The so-called triptronic, which was first coined by Porsche, is actually an auto tranny with an ability to for the gears to be shifted sequentially and manually. There are more and more cars which are equipped with SMG nowadays and the 156 is the first high production car to have it. Not fool-proof, though and owners has to learn to get used to this kind of transmission. Initial impression is that it's jerky.

[Mondeo]

Notice he never used the word "Auto " either

 

It's a "clutchless transmission system"

 

So is "CTS"

[Mondeo]

Meaning the Third hand change gear instead of yr left hand!

Edited November 3, 2002 by Mondeo

[Jgoh]

Hi JGoh,

 

Just got a confirmation from my friend formerly from Massa that there is no 156GTA in Singapore yet,the GTAs will only arrive next June.

Oh no! Then, the rest of us are in deeper sxxt that we thought...

[Assassin]

just for info.

 

AR156 2.0 Selespeed 155bhp 187Nm 8.6secs

AR156 2.5 V6 [A] 190bhp 222Nm 9.0secs

AR GTV 3.0 V6 220bhp 270Nm 8.4secs

 

Saw a 156 this evening along Bukit Timah Rd, all badges removed from the boot so dunno exactly what model, the speed at which it pulled away from the traffic lights was definitely more than 230Nm.

[Madarmour]

Well...................if you want to put it that way!

[Madarmour]

The current 156 has only 150bhp due to strict Euro IV (I think) emission regulations. However, the facelifted model with JTS engine has slightly more than 160bhp.

 

What's the color of the 156 you saw at Bt Timah Rd? There are a few rare 2.5 V6 manual running about in SG.

[Assassin]

It was a very light green one. I already saw this guy in my rear view mirror about 200m behind weaving in and out of traffic. Seemed like he was in quite a hurry.

Edited November 4, 2002 by Assassin

[Madarmour]

Umm.....not one I know.

[Fastforward]

Hi all brothers,

 

Got a shock of my life when I was driving along TPE heading towards Hougang just now. Saw a blue Alfa Romeo and was thinking of having some fun. We both exit at Hougang and was stuck at the traffic light. Thinking that my modified 205bhp SiR (dyno-tested) should be able to beat him flat.

 

When the light turned green, I go on at full throttle thinking that it will be another victory over a conti. To my atonishment,the alfa romeo effortlessly leave me behind and the next moment, I lost him!!!!!

 

How the hell would a Alfa be so fast? I clocked my century sprint at 7 sec flat and he can beat me FLAT!!!!!

 

Any brothers here know who is him? I'm really interested to know what he has done to his car OR if you are the driver who is reading now,let's meet for a coffee.

 

 

Hi Sir75

 

I find it amazing that considering what you have that the Alfa could have left you behind easily, at most you would be behind a couple of car lenghts even if your launched was not good.

[Sir76]

Hi Fasrforward,

 

I dun think its a mislaunch la. That Alfa was really freaking fast!!! The badges are all removed from the boot with the exception of the Alfa emblem so I won't know its a 2l or 2.5l.

 

From my friend in McWell, he was telling that there is a old customer of his who formerly drove a SiR had convert to a Alfa 156 last year. This 156 is the 2l model and is supercharged and with lots of performance enhancement stuffs all imported directly from Italty. Its said that this 156 had also beaten Ben Lim's WRX!

 

From his description,the 156 is fantasy blue in colour driven by a guy called Adrian.

 

Dunno whether is him the who had given me sleepless nights but the description fits in quite well though.

 

Thats all I know for now.

[BoneStock]

thanks....yup that's what I meant

 

I've been playing a few computer/arcade games where the gear changes are done via paddles....quite fun after awile....after you get used to them

 

Yeah....quite surprised with the amount of details in computer games nowadays.