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The '''Alfa Romeo Giulia''' is an [[Alfa Romeo]] [[automobile]]. It is the real Mother of All [[GTI]]'s. Alfa was the first to put a powerful engine in a light-weight car for mainstream production. The Giulia weighed about 1.000 kg or 2200 pounds. |
The '''Alfa Romeo Giulia''' is an [[Alfa Romeo]] [[automobile]]. It is the real Mother of All [[GTI]]'s. Alfa was the first to put a powerful engine in a light-weight car for mainstream production. The Giulia weighed about 1.000 kg or 2200 pounds. The car was equipped with a 1.6-liter, 100 BHP engine and a 5-speed manual transmission. This made for a top speed of 170 KPH or 125 MPH back in the late 60ies and early 70s. 0-100 KPH or 0-60 MPH took about 12 seconds. Still these days nothing to be ashamed about. |
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0-100 KPH or 0-60 MPH took about 12 seconds. Still these days nothing to be ashamed about. |
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The styling was quite straight forward, but with a great amount of details. The engine bay, cabin and boot were all square shaped. But the grill, the rooflines and details on the bonnet and boot made for an integrated design from bumper to bumper. It was also a car with an unusually-low drag coefficient. For example, the drag on a Giulia was lower than the drag on a Porsche 911 from the same period. |
The styling was quite straight forward, but with a great amount of details. The engine bay, cabin and boot were all square shaped. But the grill, the rooflines and details on the bonnet and boot made for an integrated design from bumper to bumper. It was also a car with an unusually-low drag coefficient. For example, the drag on a Giulia was lower than the drag on a Porsche 911 from the same period. |
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Revision as of 05:35, 11 September 2005
The Alfa Romeo Giulia is an Alfa Romeo automobile. It is the real Mother of All GTI's. Alfa was the first to put a powerful engine in a light-weight car for mainstream production. The Giulia weighed about 1.000 kg or 2200 pounds. The car was equipped with a 1.6-liter, 100 BHP engine and a 5-speed manual transmission. This made for a top speed of 170 KPH or 125 MPH back in the late 60ies and early 70s. 0-100 KPH or 0-60 MPH took about 12 seconds. Still these days nothing to be ashamed about.
The styling was quite straight forward, but with a great amount of details. The engine bay, cabin and boot were all square shaped. But the grill, the rooflines and details on the bonnet and boot made for an integrated design from bumper to bumper. It was also a car with an unusually-low drag coefficient. For example, the drag on a Giulia was lower than the drag on a Porsche 911 from the same period.
Still, the Giulia is a favorite classic for Alfisti. Example of a fine specimen: http://www.cannacampo.nl/pics/alfa1.jpg
