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Here’s the thing about the Alfa Romeo 159: it could be launched today and I’d wager you and I would be slavering over it. You’d be hard pressed to believe this is a six-year-old design, so shapely is the 159’s style. And the 159 Sportwagon estate is equally desirable – those Design Giugiaro badges on the flanks seem very deserved.
That’s the trouble with Alfa Romeos. They tug at the heart strings. Always have, probably always will. We tested the latest Alfa 159 Sportwagon 2.0 JTDM with 170bhp and, in its optional pearly red (not pictured), it gathered more attention in the office car park than any other car nearing the end of its life has any right to. There’s still a bit of a wait, as the new Alfa Romeo Giulia launch has been pushed back to 2013.
So the Alfa Romeo 159 has an abundance of style. Does it have the depth of skills to back up those slinky looks?
Sadly when you look beyond that Latin visage, some of the 159 package is beginning to feel its age. From the moment you plip the key, only to hear ominous Subaru-style beeps that’ll alarm your neighbours, you realise some of the tech onboard is, ahem, a little old tech.
Sink into those fab, grippy front seats (standard on our top-dog TI trim) and it’s a mixed bag. The dashboard feels a few years behind the latest C-class and A4, although we note the 2005 3-series is feeling its age now too (it will be replaced in 2012). It’s to do with the 159’s cheaper plastics (ours sported light scratches around the gearlever); the chaotic ergonomics with the Alfa sat-nav mounted down low practically at knee level; electronic read-outs seemingly from the 1990s; passenger footwell carpet that fell loose revealing floorpan behind; and a multimedia screen that feels a little too Halfords for our liking. The sat-nav functionality is way behind the competition and the Bluetooth failed to pair with my Blackberry.
It’s not all bad news. The dash top has a pleasingly soft squidge to it, while the driving position is reassuringly good, the driver’s seat tipping front and back for plenty of choice. Time to do the road test review bit.
How does the Alfa 159 JTD drive?
Start up the 2.0 JTDM and you immediately notice how well behaved this common-rail diesel engine is. We shouldn’t be surprised; the Fiat group did invent common-rail diesels a decade ago, and they continue to produce some cracking oilers in all shapes and sizes.
Select first, and you’ll notice the precise, slotty gearchange. It’s all boding rather well. The JTDM develops 170bhp and 266lb ft, but feels like it needs a good rev to get the most out of it. Happily, it spins sweetly for a diesel and I never once was rattled into submission to pick a higher gear. It’s a refined and smooth engine, and that gearchange is a pleasure to use with a reassuring mechanical slot.
The higher-powered 170bhp 2.0 JTDM doesn’t feel that quick though, which makes us question the lower-powered 136bhp version now on offer. Alfa quotes 8.8sec 0-62mph and 52.3mpg, although we averaged closer to 33mpg during our week with the car. We noticed a slight turbo lag with not much happening beneath 2000rpm. The epically tall gearing must be partly to blame; we occasionally found ourselves in fourth on motorways, so long-legged are the higher ratios.
We’ve become so used to brilliant turbodiesels where we have it all, and the 159’s doesn’t perform quite as strongly as you might expect - especially when it comes to emissions. Here’s how it stacks up to the competition:
Bhp Lb ft 0-62mph Mph Mpg CO2
Alfa 159 SW 2.0 JTDM 170 266 8.8sec 135 52.3 142/gkm
Audi A4 Avant 2.0 TDI 168 258 8.7sec 140 51.4 144g/km
BMW 320d Touring 184 280 7.7sec 145 58.9 128g/km
Mercedes C220 CDI est 168 295 8.5sec 136 60.1 124g/km
And the 159 Sport Wagon’s handling?
Alas, those years are creeping on Alfa’s compact exec. The 159 is a slightly perplexing car to drive. Even on our car’s 19in wheels, it rides pretty well on motorways and smoother tarmac, with a good primary ride and only secondary bumps upsetting progress on back roads. The biggest shock was a ridged concrete section of the M42 which thumped and bumped into the cabin, as if the basic structure wasn’t stiff enough.
Turn off the arterial roads and seek out a good back road for a blast, and the 159 unravels further. Those Bridgestone Potenza 235/40 R19s jiggle and crash around on potholed A- and B-roads, the steering wheel squirms if you lean on the chassis during faster corners and it becomes really hard to thread the 159 Sportwagon along in a flowing, smooth manner. An E90 3-series - launched at the same time, remember - would leave it for dead.
That said, after nearly 700 miles in the 159, it does grow on you. The steering is pretty pointy and quick-witted, and it’d drive rings around an Audi A4, the only other notable front-drive premium competition. You can even heel ‘n’ toe in it, and it’s not often we say that about a diesel estate.
One quick note about night-driving; that complex front end styling works wonders, six individual front lights paying dividends with great illumination.
How practical is the Alfa Romeo 159 Sport Wagon?
Another mixed report here. The Alfa 156, the 159’s predecessor, famously had more boot space in saloon form than estate. The 159 has 445 litres – only 40 more than the four-door, and the luggage bay is a good width and length, with an effective, simple load cover to keep prying eyes at bay, several useful cubby holes and with a ski hatch. Problem is, the 159 Sportwagon’s boot lip is an extraordinary 25cm deep – it’s the least accessible estate car boot we’ve tried in ages.
The rear seats are unfathomably tight on legroom, too. Considering this is a compact executive estate, you’d get more rear-passenger space in a VW Golf. Adults’ heads will brush the roof while taller occupants will nudge their knees into the back of front-seat passengers.
Verdict
I said at the beginning that the 159 neatly encapsulates the Alfa Romeo problem. It’s a gorgeous-looking thing, a compact exec with some real brio about it in a sea of same-again Germans. And yet how we wished they brought even a snippet of the Teutonic logic to bear in areas such as the cabin ergonomics, electronic systems and attention to detail.
We’d say Alfa’s been on a stylistic roll for, well, forever really. Can you name the last duff Alfa Romeo design? If they can make the new Giulia look half as good, and half as better again in the weak spots, it could be quite a car. Every time you tug those slim slivers of aluminium that double as door handles, you’ll be pleased you opted out of the German hegemony.
Just one final plea to CEO Sergio Marchionne’s men: don’t make the new 159 too sensible, too brilliantly polished in every area; I can just imagine people like me bemoaning boring perfection in an Alfa Romeo
Esta análise resume a minha visão sobre os Alfas. Há melhores carros, mas poucos são aqueles que nos fazem sentir tão bem por ter um.
Achei estranha a pontuação sobre o comportamento. Sempre tive o 159 em boa conta. O célebre "Lo mejor".
Provavelmente a minha próxima troca, será para um 159 TI.
JD Power Lifts Alfa Romeo Satisfaction Rating | Motoring News | Honest John
Honest John
Fri, 27 May 2011
Alfa Romeo’s UK sales success is now being reflected in the latest results from the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 UK Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Study (VOSS), which places the Italian car manufacturer among the industry top 10.
Alfa Romeo did not appear in the top 27 recorded manufacturer places in the 2010 report due to a small sample size. But has now worked its way up the rankings to finish in joint tenth position (along with Toyota and Volkswagen) for the Overall Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Index, scoring 805 out of a maximum 1,000 points, ahead of the industry average which sits at 794.
The J.D. Power report comprises four factors, and it was in the Vehicle Appeal Index category which carries the largest weight (37%) that Alfa Romeo recorded an outstanding seventh position, gathering 824 index points, five ahead of eighth placed Honda and one point behind sixth placed Audi. Lexus topped the chart with 857 points.
Alfa Romeo’s improvement in its customer satisfaction scores is a clear indicator that the latest additions to the range are proving successful with customers – from the stylish and sporty compact Alfa MiTo, with sales of over 12,000 cars since launch in early 2009, to the five door Alfa Giulietta hatchback with its class leading Euro NCAP safety credentials, award winning engine technology, coupe looks with five door practicality, and an unrivalled driver experience.
Head of Brand for Alfa Romeo UK, Damien Dally, says: “This is fantastic news for both Alfa Romeo and our dealer partners as we enter our second century. To be placed tenth in overall customer satisfaction performance is a great achievement and clearly demonstrates the improvements in customer service, ownership appeal and quality that are being made at Alfa Romeo.
“We are encouraged by these results and will strive to continue improving all areas of the customer experience journey.”
Volvo S60 D5
Pontuação final 4/5
handling 3/5
Performance 4/5
usability 4/5
Feelgood factor 5/5
Reader rating 3,5/5
Volvo S60 D5 (2010) CAR review | Road Testing Reviews | Car Magazine Online
VW Passat 1.9 Bluemotion
Pontuação final 4/5
handling 3/5
Performance 3/5
usability 4/5
Feelgood factor 4/5
Reader rating 4,5/5
VW Passat 1.9 Bluemotion (2008) CAR review | Green Cars | Low Emission & Clean Cars | Car Magazine Online
Audi A4 2.0 TDI S-Line
Pontuação final 4/5
handling 3/5
Performance 4/5
usability 4/5
Feelgood factor 4/5
Reader rating 3/5
Audi A4 Avant 2.0 TDi S-line (2008) CAR review | Road Testing Reviews | Car Magazine Online
BMW 320d
Pontuação final 4/5
handling 4/5
Performance 4/5
usability 4/5
Feelgood factor 4/5
Reader rating 3,5/5
BMW 320d Efficient Dynamics (2010) CAR review | Green Cars | Low Emission & Clean Cars | Car Magazine Online
Vauxhall Insignia
Pontuação final 3/5
handling 3/5
Performance 3/5
usability 3/5
Feelgood factor 3/5
Reader rating 3/5
Vauxhall Insignia 2.0 CDTI (2008) CAR review and video | Road Testing Reviews | Car Magazine Online
Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon 2.0 JTDM TI,
Review da CAR
Pontuação final 3/5
handling 3/5
Performance 4/5
usability 3/5
Feelgood factor 5/5
Reader rating 4,5/5
Esta pontuação é engraçada.
Temos dois 3/5, um 4/5, um 4,5/5 e um 5/5 e mesmo assim a pontuação final é 3/5.
Nem sei para que é que se dão ao trabalho de tentar decompor a pontuação final :sh)
Vejamos outros casos da mesma revista:
Alguém me explica de forma racional como é que é possível o Alfa 159 levar apenas 3/5 na pontuação final?
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Nos ingleses, convém sempre ler o texto. A apreciação global que eles fazem de um carro raramente se pode classificar como pragmática e objectiva.
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O único teste rigoroso de handling que me lembro de ter sido feito ao 159 (e a outros modelos, na mesma altura, nas mesmas condições, com os mesmos instrumentos de medição) teve o resultado que todos sabemos.
Depois temos os testes baseados em percepções sensoriais absolutamente subjectivas e quase sempre injustificáveis porque demasiado parciais, que também sempre têm os resultados que todos sabemos.
Lembro-me que na altura alguns referiram que aquele teste era injusto, pois o 159 tinha jantes e pneus de maior dimensão, daí o melhor comportamento. Mas parece que agora o mesmo argumento já serve para justificar o contrário.
Enfim... e novidades? []
Desta feita os italianos devem ter a rede viaria em melhor estado do mundo visto que, regra geral, as suspenções nas marcas italianas só funcionam bem sobre tapete.
Devo dizer que o pior defeito do MiTo é justamente a incapacidade de absorção das irregularidades e as reações um tanto radicais por parte da suspenção nas vias pior conservadas. Isso sim, naquele troço da A1 entre Santarem e Alverca aquilo parece um segm C dos bons, ja no outro da CREL na zona dos tuneis... meu Deus, o melhor é tirar o pé do acelerador e ir bem devagar se não queremos acabar com os olhos nas orelhas e o dentes nas narinas [:vm)][]
... em fim, o perfil 45 dos pneus tbm não ajuda.
ARMIC, andei com um mito 1.3 jante 17' um fim de semana e digo-te já que pensei que fosse bem pior em estradas "más"...também apanhei só "uns buraquitos" e rasgos mas a absorção da suspensão nem foi nada má...
Desta feita os italianos devem ter a rede viaria em melhor estado do mundo visto que, regra geral, as suspenções nas marcas italianas só funcionam bem sobre tapete.
Devo dizer que o pior defeito do MiTo é justamente a incapacidade de absorção das irregularidades e as reações um tanto radicais por parte da suspenção nas vias pior conservadas. Isso sim, naquele troço da A1 entre Santarem e Alverca aquilo parece um segm C dos bons, ja no outro da CREL na zona dos tuneis... meu Deus, o melhor é tirar o pé do acelerador e ir bem devagar se não queremos acabar com os olhos nas orelhas e o dentes nas narinas [:vm)][]
... em fim, o perfil 45 dos pneus tbm não ajuda.