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Autodelta to reveal new customized Alfa Romeo 159
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Autodelta, the famous tuning firm specialized in tuning Alfa Romeo autos announced that on June 20th and 21st will reveal the new supercharged Alfa 159 J4 2.2 C for an exclusive event named Yacht Harbour of Driessen - Amsterdam.
“Both are high compression engines, which mean that a very thorough development programme is called for,” says Jano Djelalian - Autodelta’s Managing Director, “but one of the biggest advantages is that a high performance driving experience can be coupled to excellent fuel efficiency, something that is becoming more important with ever rising oil prices.”
“Alfa Romeo created a superbly stylish sports car with the Brera, and one that we were able to take forward in a number of areas,” affirms Jano, “It moved us forward as we welcomed a whole new type of customer coming through our doors; for the first time we also had one model that was in demand right across the world, and as well as gearing up to cope with it here, we had to take our global network of agents one step further.”
“The J5 arrived just as we celebrated our 20th anniversary,” adds Jano, “and it has superbly launched us into our third decade.”
“We have also learnt a lot from taking the decision to run testing on some of the most demanding race circuits in Europe,” affirms Jano. “The Nürburgring in particular puts a huge strain on every part of the car, not least the brakes, and every flaw is amplified; so we have gained invaluable feedback from taking this route. Although we are a small company with finite resources we want to leave no stone unturned in the pursuit of high performance motoring.”
“We listened very closely to customers who had bought the 2.2 JTS and the points they raised,” states Jano. “A re-map to perfect these criteria and optimise the performance was developed.”
“Changes to the inlet and exhaust camshaft variator control strategy had to be initiated to generate more continuous torque and improve driveability,” adds Sergio Truzzi, Autodelta’s head of Research & Development.
“During the extensive test programme we were very impressed with the chassis’ all-round capability as factory standard,” affirms Sergio, “and we found that with the additional performance from the supercharger the very capable chassis came alive and coped extremely well as far as grip and steering turn in was concerned. This clearly demonstrates the inherent sporty nature of the 159 chassis,” he adds. “Although the standard brakes also coped very well, we felt the Selespeed supercharged versions did incur some brake fade; improving the braking window was addressed by developing new perforated brake discs.”
“We’re very pleased with how this project has turned out,” says Jano, “it means we will be able to offer a fully supercharged car at a highly competitive price, and hopefully bring the Autodelta driving option to a wider audience than has been the case, which is especially relevant with the broad appeal that the Alfa 159 offers. The cornerstone of our philosophy has always to blend extreme performance with day-to-day practicality, and with the wide appeal of the Alfa 159 this becomes even more requisite.“
“Overall we feel the cars are more then capable to fulfil most drivers’ demands but of course we have gone a further step to satisfy the most demanding of owners and for the most extreme usage of the cars,” says Jano.
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