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Alfa Romeo 159 has two new engines

Alfa Romeo has inserted 2 new engines for the Alfa Romeo 159 range that is the 1750 TBi and the 2.0 JTDM. These two new engines will help to offer more power, bettered fuel economy and lesser expelling.

Alfa Romeo 159 JTD

The new Alfa Romeo 159 1750 TBi has got its name from its productive saloon root, the Alfa 1750 Berlina.
The new lead injection turbocharged engine acquires 200bhp at 4,750rpm and 5,500rpm and a maximal torsion of 236lb-ft at 1400rpm. CO2 expelling points are 189 g/km – ensuing in a 6-band plunge in company car benefit-in-kind taxation equated to the previous 2.2 JTS engine. The 1750 TBi will gather speed from 0-62 mph in 7.7 seconds, prior to topping at 147mph.

Alfa’s new 2.0 JTDM powerhouse builds up 170bhp obtainable at 4,000rpm with the level best torsion of 265lb-ft quetching in at 1,750rpm and 2,500rpm. It speeds up from 0-62mph in 8.8 seconds and then goes on to a high speed of 136mph. CO2 expelling are 142g/km.
Alfa Romeo has brought in a new range structure which features 5 trim levels – Turismo, Turismo Sport, Elegante, Lusso and TI and this is to correspond with the launching of these new engines.

Alfa develops Junior coupe and Mito GTA

Alfa Romeo’s long-bruited little sports coupe which is known as the Junior, will be built on the support of the Mito supermini.

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The junior is due to be set in motion by 2011 and it will also be linked to the Lancia ‘new Fulvia’.
New Multiair camless 1.4-litre petrol will be the engines for the Junior. It will give  105bhp in naturally-drew out to form 130bhp with turbocharger. The hydraulically-triggered valve train leads to a power boost of around 10% from the present 1.4s. It is supposed to aid fuel economy and reduce emissions.

These engines, and a newly automatic-manual gearbox, will be utilized in the Mito range to be followed by a double-clutch ‘DSG’ gearbox in 2011.
Mito GTA will arrive even before the as it will be launched at the Geneva Motor Show this spring. It will be fitted with a 230bhp version of a new ’1.75-litre’ four-cylinder engine with changeable-valve timing and straight injection