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07/31/2015 at 15:30 • Filed to: None

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It’s an Alfa 164... but with an electric motor... but still with a 5 speed manual.

I cannot even.


DISCUSSION (10)


Kinja'd!!! CalzoneGolem > Vracktal
07/31/2015 at 15:33

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I don’t know how I feel about this. It is probably much more likely to work at any given moment.


Kinja'd!!! Funktheduck > Vracktal
07/31/2015 at 15:33

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Looks like a fire waiting to happen.


Kinja'd!!! Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Vracktal
07/31/2015 at 15:34

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I see nothing wrong here. 10/10 would drive :)


Kinja'd!!! CalzoneGolem > Funktheduck
07/31/2015 at 15:36

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So it has retained at least a modicum of Alfa-ness.


Kinja'd!!! Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Vracktal
07/31/2015 at 15:39

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I have an idea this thing is FAST.


Kinja'd!!! Brian, The Life of > CalzoneGolem
07/31/2015 at 15:50

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HAHAHA ... !

Ouch.


Kinja'd!!! NoneOfYourBiz > Vracktal
07/31/2015 at 16:04

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Costs about $0.15 for a full charge.

...and goes about 30-miles a charge? Seriously though, if he’s not listing range, I’m betting it’s abysmal. CP.


Kinja'd!!! Spridget > Vracktal
07/31/2015 at 16:18

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Or, you could go to the opposite end of the fuel economy spectrum and get a 164 with a Brabham Formula 1 V10:

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From Banovsky’s car of the day :

Alfa Romeo had been enticed by one of Bernie Ecclestone’s ideas to spice up Formula 1 by having manufacturers race cars as fast as F1 cars, but resembling everyday sedans. But who to make a chassis for the car? Formula 1 constructor Brabham.

Brabham had used Alfa Romeo engines in the past, and the company had just mothballed a V10 unit originally designed for a different team. Interestingly, the engine would have worked perfectly for the 1989 rule change that led to the 3.5-litre normally aspirated formulae that led to, eventually, 3.5-litre V10 engines being the piece of choice. Hmm. And who sold Brabham in 1988? Ecclestone.

So on top of this car’s Nomex aluminum and carbon fibre construction was a lightweight body fitted on top. Weight? 750 kg (1653 lbs). Power? More than 600. Even better is that its shape may look boxy, but it’s far more aerodynamic than a Formula 1 car, and so top speed was something like 349 km/h (217 mph).


Kinja'd!!! MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > CalzoneGolem
07/31/2015 at 16:54

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HAHAHAHHAHHAHA


Kinja'd!!! kanadanmajava1 > Vracktal
07/31/2015 at 16:57

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I’m pretty sure that this same car was posted here earlier too when it was for sale in eBay. I tried to encourage my Alfa enthusiasts to buy it. Surprisingly they didn’t.

Nice that the AC compressor has been left hanging uselessly in the engine bay.