Alfa Romeo 147 Cars For Sale In Canada

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At the 2000 Turin Motor Show, the world debut of the Alfa Romeo 147 took place, which replaced the Alfa Romeo 145/146 hatchbacks on the assembly line. Compared to them, the new 3-door hatchback has added a bit in size. Its length is 4160 mm, which exceeds that of its predecessor by 65 mm. The car looks more solid without losing the main family feature - sportiness. At first, the 147 was produced only with a three-door body, the production of the five-door hatchback Alfa Romeo 147 started in 2001.

The body design of the car is made in the best traditions of Alfa Romeo: bonnet with V-shaped molding, rounded headlights, vertically elongated radiator grille, large alloy wheels with characteristic holes. The rear door handles on the 5-door 147 are disguised in the corners of the windows, just like on the Alfa Romeo 156 sedans.

The car has a rich list of basic and additional equipment, starting with ABS, EBD brake force distributor and ASR traction control system and ending with the VDC dynamic stability control system, as well as an MSR device that regulates the braking torque of the transmission when inThe driver downshifts. The overall high level of passive safety of Alfa Romeo-147 can be judged at least by the presence of six airbags on a small car. And on the most expensive versions, a navigation system with a 5-inch color display and a GSM mobile phone with voice dialing will be built into the center console!

The interior of the car is unusual: it is offered in bright red colors, as if provoking drivers to an active driving style. The mmultifunctional display that shows the ambient temperature, time, on-board computer parameters: mileage, fuel consumption, etc. At the bottom of the console, two indicators also show red digits for the temperature in the passenger compartment. Climate control allows you to regulate the microclimate separately for the driver and front passenger. In addition, with the help of a solar radiation sensor, the unit maintains the set temperature of the air in the passenger compartment. On request, the Alfa-147 is equipped with a cell phone, navigation system andvery high-quality audio system with six speakers.

It should be noted the maneuverability of the car. The power steering with an applied force of about 4 Nm makes steering easier, especially when parking in tight cities. To complete a full turn, two and a half turns of the handlebars with a diameter of 280 mm are sufficient. In addition, despite the small angle of inclination of the windshield, the feeling of the external dimensions of the car remains. The steering and suspension are fully consistent with the Alfa 147's proprietary concept as a vehicle for dynamic people with controversy.tive character and driving style.

For the Alfa Romeo 147, there are three options for 4-cylinder 16-valve gasoline engines with a twin spark system (two candles for each cylinder, a simple way to increase the combustibility of the mixture invented by the Italians): 1.6-liter with 105 hp. ., 1.6 l - 120 hp, 2.0 l - 150 hp, as well as a 1.9-liter diesel engine of the latest Fiat generation JTD with a capacity of 110 hp. The diesel is equipped with a common rail system and turbocharging with variable geometry. The most powerful of the engines, 150hp twin spark, can be combined with both mechanicalboth a 5-speed gearbox and a Selespeed transmission with push-button shift on the steering wheel. The car's suspension remains similar to that of the 156 Series: double wishbones at the front and McPherson strings at the rear.

The Alfa Romeo 147 with a 1.6-liter petrol engine in "full" version develops 120 hp from this volume. But for some markets where, for tax and other reasons, less power is required, the Italians decided to derate the 1,600 cc engine. Removed the variable valve timing mechanism and oil for the sake oftorus, reconfigured the "brains" of the control unit - and a 105-horsepower "economical" version is ready.

The Alfa Romeo 147 2.0 Selespeed, unlike many other systems, only emphasizes the combat character of the two-liter Alpha. The Selespeed system, which first appeared on the Alfa Romeo 156, and now on the two-liter 147, is, as the Italians themselves say, “a robotic manual transmission”. There is no clutch pedal, as well as on cars with "automatic". And it operates the clutch and changes gears in a conventional five-speed manual gearbox, electronically controlled hydrosystem with an autonomous electric pump. Gears can be changed not only with the floor joystick, but also using two buttons on the steering wheel: the right button upshifts, and the left downshift. That is, both hands should always be on the steering wheel, and in the classic position "at a quarter to three". There is also a City mode, when Selespeed switches gears automatically, and everything happens no worse than on cars with conventional "automatic" machines.

The updated version of the Alfa Romeo 147 GTA received a 3.2-liter 24-valve V6 engine with 250 hp and a 6-speed manualtransmission. Thanks to this, the 147 GTA can accelerate to 100 km / h in less than 6 seconds.

Outwardly, this car is not too different from the standard 147th, but it allows fans of sharp driving to pump up their adrenaline and enjoy the precise handling and powerful engine. Accordingly, the suspension is tuned in a sporty way and the car received original aerodynamic parts. Italian engineers completely redesigned the suspension, so that now the ground clearance is lower by a few centimeters, and theska - much tougher. The braking system has also been revised accordingly.

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