Wel nieuwe Alfa V8, geen nieuwe Alfa V8...
Geplaatst: di okt 20, 2009 21:59
Het magazine Autocar meldde enthousiast dat Alfa Romeo bezig was een V8 te ontwikkelen:
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Alfa Romeo is secretly working on a new V8 engine that uses Fiat’s new Multiair valve management system to boost power and cut fuel consumption and emissions.
Alfa sources say it won’t be a large-capacity engine; instead, expect something around 3.0 litres. The firm is working on both naturally aspirated and twin-turbo versions.
The new engine will be the first all-Alfa V8 since the Montreal went out of production in 1977, and is likely to be used in the replacement for the 166.
Alfa is looking at basing this car on the next Chrysler 300C, which would make it rear-wheel drive.
De reactie van Alfa Romeo blijft niet lang uit:
Alfa Romeo has denied rumours from within the company that it is developing a V8 for use in its next generation of saloons, saying that in today's poor economic climate it would not make commercial sense.
"No front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive Alfa Romeo will use a engine larger than a V6," said a senior Alfa source today.
Fiat does, however, have access to Chrysler's forthcoming 3.6-litre Pentastar V6, which it could equip with its new Multiair valve train to improve efficiency. Chrysler's powertrain division is now being run by Fiat's product engineering boss Paolo Ferrero.
The Multiair technology could also be fitted to V8 Maseratis, offering improved performance for less fuel consumption.
At the beginning of this decade, Fiat's Powertrain engineers worked on a V8 in collaboration with General Motors, designed to fit the Premium platform that underpins the Alfa 159 and Saab 9-5. It never progressed beyond a prototype stage.