I agree with the comment about modern diesels. I am heartened to see that larger, more powerful diesel engines are being offered for larger cars in addition to the smaller ones that have been on the market for many years. Audi offers a 4.2l turbo V8 diesel in the A8 that delivers 345 hp and 590 fp of torque, yet a thusly equipped A8 with all-wheel drive gets ~22 mpg. This, in a vehicle that does 0-60 in under six seconds.
Audi already offers the A3 and Q7 with diesels in America, and will soon be offering them in A6, A8 and Q5. Their 2.0l four cylinder and 3.0l V6 diesel engines are already available here. It is not clear whether Audi intends to produce a version of the 4.2l V8 turbo diesel for the American market.
I'd bet it actually gets better mileage then stated. I drove a V12 760Li from Los Angeles to Ordieville last summer and we got about 24 mpg, quite a bit higher than the 19mpg that BMW pegged it at, which is pretty impressive for a 17 foot 5,000 pound V-12Originally Posted by Flagg
Transmissions go out after 80,000 miles.
that article is least 3 weeks behind , BMW Car mag . already a published extensive feature on that model
I cant believe taht my future kid will have something like this as their first car
I'm sure you're right
But doesn't change a thing for me..
This showed up near me. It's listed at 13K yuropian.
Lord, Macs. the hell have you been? Is everything OK man?
Last edited by KoTeMoRe; 12-30-2011 at 06:09 AM.
That's a pretty Alfa.
I like those Alfas a lot , especially in warpaint
The engine makes me fear the worst.
What's wrong with it ?
What do you mean? Do you fear wacky Italiano electrics?
Can't be worse than the poms....
Lucas.... >>>shudder<<<
Usually the GTA had a Dino engine...those are to be rebuilt each 45K km or 10 years for good measure according to ALFAClub.
This fine champion has had one rebuild in 1995 and has done since then roughly 30 thousand km's.
IE it has been running quite a lot for such a vehicle/ And it felt quite ... coughy if you see what I mean.
wagon: I fear them more than my ex-wife. But all the usual suspects are offered with a spare kit. So I got no worries.
Edit: I just found this car has been adverted on Alfaholics in 2009 and it had been overhauled in Italy in 2005 before coming to Belgium. And...it was advertised as ...a Giulia Sprint/
Last edited by KoTeMoRe; 12-30-2011 at 07:12 AM.
Ah ok gotcha.
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