Alfa Romeo 156 18 Twin Spark Review
2003 alfa romeo 156 18 twin spark.
Alfa romeo 156 18 twin spark review. The alfa romeo 156 18 ts luso is a great looking car written on. Its 4 cylinder double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 17 litres. Need small hands to change headlight bulb. 08112005 by big dave midlands 25 reviews written the alfa romeo 156 18 ts luso is a great looking car for the enthusiast that aspires to beat the germans but ultimately let down by poor engineering and refinement.
The car has a very solid and quality feel. Plenty of room especially with the rear seats put down. It provides power and torque figures of 138 bhp 140 ps103 kw at 6500 rpm and 163 nm 120 lbft166. None is be particularly troublesome if theyre serviced and maintained properly although twin sparks do appear to use a little more oil than is usual.
Engine is excellent with a nice throaty purr as you expect from a twin spark. 1999 alfa romeo 156 18 twin spark 16v man. The car has been very reliable over the 8 years. Released in february 1999 the alfa romeo mki 156 was available as a compact executive sedan or wagon please note that the 156 sportwagon has been reviewed separately.
Manufactured in pomigliano darco italy the front wheel drive 156 range initially consisted of 20 twin spark and 25 v6 variants powered by 20 and 25 litre petrol engines respectively. 5 model for europe car specifications performance data review specs datasheet with technical data and performance data plus an analysis of the direct market competition of alfa romeo 156 18 twin spark 16v man. I bought my alfa romeo 156 20 twin spark manual 8 years ago as a second hand buy that had 95000km. Check the cars history for evidence of cambelt changes.
The 144bhp 18 and 155bhp 20 litre twin spark 16 valve engines so called because they use two spark plugs per cylinder are the most popular thanks to their economy of around 33mpg and. Still not too sure of the climate control yet. The car is a beauty black momo leather seats and optioned white dials. The 156 18 twin spark is a front wheel drive giugiaro designed saloon sedan car with a front placed engine from alfa romeo.