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The result is a sporty car on which the eye does not notice the ‘extra volume’ typical of a station wagon: this is the real strong point of the new model, which becomes all the more captivating where most station wagons reveal their main limitations.
Range and services
The Alfa 159 Sportwagon range is proposed with 4 engines, 2 or 3 outfits (depending on the market), 12 body-colours and 5 interiors in 5 different shades (black, grey tone-on-tone, black and beige, beige tone-on-tone, black and grey) leather and fine-grain ‘pieno fiore’ leather by Frau®.
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Alfa Romeo has added self shifting gearboxes right across its 159 range and introduced a new entry-level diesel model to meet the rapidly growing dema.
The front is unchanged, dominated by the same distinctive features as the saloon, with the harmonious balance that produces the elegance and assertiveness you expect from an Alfa Romeo.
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The all-new Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon, and the Italian car maker are set to capitalise by adding another four key versions, a new.
Alfa Romeo is also Official Supplier to the Luna Rossa Team that is taking part in the build-up to the prestigious 2007 America’s Cup, and sponsors the ‘Alfa Romeo’ maxi-yacht of owner and skipper Neville Crichton, the boat which set new speed records in the past season, winning the Grand Slam and the most important high-sea regattas.
On the Alfa 159 Sportwagon you can converse normally, or listen undisturbed to music reproduced by the Sound System acoustics.
The luggage compartment is more accessible than you would expect on a station wagon (both from the passenger compartment and from the back, thanks to the forward hinged tailgate) and the loading volume is excellent (445 litres), the result of a series of changes to the bodywork and a rational use of space.
In fact, the most striking feature of all Alfa Romeos is the sensation of a car that is glued to the road and responds with unusual promptness to the steering wheel, so that the driver always knows exactly what the front axle is doing, what the grip limit is and what he has to do to put the front wheels where he wants them.
It would be limiting to talk about the ‘station wagon version’ of the Alfa 159 because the car has a personality of its own and strong features that are summed up successfully in the definition ‘Sportwagon’.
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Thanks to this equipment and the other safety measures, the Alfa 159 Sportwagon easily meets the strictest standards for occupant protection.
Quality and roadholding
The Alfa 159 Sportwagon was designed for uncompromising quality, and was subjected to endless tests and controls throughout its development.
The rear end speaks the same language as the rest of the car, blending styling details typical of Alfa and characteristic features of the saloon, with elements peculiar to the Sportwagon.
And this collaboration was responsible for the many innovative solutions that make the Alfa 159 Sportwagon the new benchmark in its category.
A number of appropriate stylistic solutions such as the compact passenger compartment ensure that the new model maintains Alfa Romeo’s classical sportiness.
This is embodied in the Alfa Romeo Ski Racing Team, a group of eight slalom, downhill and SuperG experts (Giorgio Rocca, Kristian Ghedina, Massimiliano Blardone, Manfred Moelgg, Karen Putzer, Denise Karbon, and sisters Elena and Nadia Fanchini) and their trainers (Flavio Roda and Gustavo Thoeni).
These are, very briefly, the salient features of the Alfa 159 Sportwagon, the new car that will be on the market in Italy in March, followed by the other markets later in 2006.
Safety Like the saloon which was recently awarded the prestigious 5-star EuroNCAP rating, the new Alfa 159 Sportwagon confirms the extraordinary amount of attention its designers have focused on every aspect related to safety.
In other words, the Alfa 159 Sportwagon provides the performance and dynamic behaviour you would expect from a sports car, and a luggage compartment with the dimensions of a prestigious station wagon, but also the versatility necessary for today’s lifestyle.
The Alfa 159 Sportwagon combines this winning feature with a luggage compartment that is a ‘designed space’ which meets a variety of requirements, whether it is used for leisure time or for business.
Styling Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro in collaboration with the Alfa Romeo Style Centre, the 159 Sportwagon is as compact as the saloon – the total length is exactly the same (4,660 millimetres) – with a fluid line that runs without hesitation from nose to tail, focusing on a ‘groove’ which makes the entire car light and sleek, with a refined play of light and shade (it is 1,828 mm wide and 1,425 high, with a wheelbase of 2,700 millimetres).
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In the world of sport ‘Alfa Romeo and innovation’ make a strong team.
The torsional rigidity of the Alfa 159 Sportwagon’s bodyshell is unrivalled, and the merit goes to both the new ‘premium’ floorpan, the same used on the saloon, which is built with high performance materials, multiply sheet metal and laser welding, and to the numerous changes the Alfa Romeo engineers introduced to the bodyshell architecture.
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