Alfa Romeo Giulia
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| Alfa Romeo Giulia (saloon) | |
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| Manufacturer | Alfa Romeo |
| Production | 1962–1978 |
| Predecessor | Alfa Romeo Giulietta |
| Successor | Alfa Romeo Giulietta (nuova) |
| Body style(s) | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Engine(s) | 1.3 L I4 1.6 L I4 1.8 L diesel I4 |
| Transmission(s) | 5-speed manual 4-speed manual (Giulia 1300) |
| Wheelbase | 2510 mm (98.8 in)[1] |
| Length | 4140 mm (163 in)[1] |
| Width | 1560 mm (61.4 in)[1] |
| Height | 1430 mm (56.3 in)[1] |
| Curb weight | 978-1130 kg (2156-2491 lb)[2] |
| Related | Alfa Romeo Gran Sport Quattroruote Alfa Romeo Sprint GT Alfa Romeo Spider |
The Alfa Romeo Giulia (105 series) is an Alfa Romeo automobile. Alfa was one of the first manufacturers to put a powerful engine in a light-weight car for mainstream production. The Giulia weighed about 1000 kg or 2200 pounds. The car was equipped with a twin overhead camshaft engine of 1.6-liter (1570 cc) capacity and power outputs around 100 bhp (75 kW), and a 5-speed manual transmission. This made for a top speed of 170 km/h (106 mph) back in the late 1960s and early 1970s. 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) took about 12 seconds.
The styling was quite straight forward, but with a great amount of detail. The engine bay, cabin and boot were all square shaped. But the grill, the rooflines and details on the bonnet and boot made for an integrated design from bumper to bumper. It was also a car with a particularly low drag coefficient [3] for that era. For example, the drag coefficient of the Giulia was lower than that of a Porsche 911[4] from the same period.
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[edit] Models
[edit] First series (1962-1972)
Giulia Ti: Tipo 105.14 was the first model introduced in 1962. 1570 cc Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine with single down-draft carburettor, 92 bhp (69 kW) at 6500 rpm. The "Ti" nomenclature referred to a class of Italian saloon car racing known as "Turismo Internazionale", and had previously been applied to higher-performance versions of the 1900 and Giulietta saloons in the 1950's. However, for the Giulia saloon, the Ti was at first the only version available, and later the base version for the 1600 cc engine class. Steering column gearchange (the only one in the Giulia range) replaced with floor change for 1964 (Tipo 105.08). Right hand drive available from 1964 with floor change only (Tipo 105.09). Brakes were by drums all around at first. Discs were introduced later, first at the front, and later all around. A brake servo was also introduced at some point. The steering wheel featured the only horn ring ever in the Giulia range.
Giulia Ti Super: Tipo 105.16 was a special racing model introduced in 1963. Quadrofoglio Verde (green four-leaf clover) stickers on the front wings were a distinguishing feature. Only 501 were made for homologation and today it is very rare and desirable.[5]The 1570 cc engine was fitted with two double-choke horizontal Weber 45DCOE carburettors for 112 bhp (84 kW) at 6500 rpm. The body was lightened and a floor gearchange was fitted as standard, as were alloy wheels of very similar appearance to the standard steel ones of the TI. The TI's instrument cluster with its strip speedometer was replaced with a three-instrument binnacle comprising speedometer, tachometer and a multi-gauge instrument (fuel, water temperature, oil temperature and pressure). Braking was by discs all around from the outset, though the first cars lacked a servo which was introduced later.
Giulia 1300: Tipo 105.06 was an austerity model made from 1964 to 1970 with a 1290 cc single-carburettor engine for 78 bhp (58 kW) at 6000 rpm. Four-speed gearbox with floor change fitted as standard. Though the engine was given a 105 series type number, it was basically the engine from the 101 series Giulietta Ti. This model appears not to have been exported to many markets outside Italy, if at all. Braking was by discs all around, without a servo at first, later with a servo.
Giulia Super: Tipo 105.26 was introduced in 1965. It transferred the technology from the racing TI Super to a road car, to make the most successful Giulia saloon. 1570 cc engine with two double-choke Weber 40DCOE carburettors for a milder, but torquier tune than the TI Super - 98 bhp (73 kW) at 5500 rpm. New dashboard with two large round instruments (speedo and tacho) and clock. Sportier steering wheel with three aluminium spokes and centre horn push, similar to that of the Ti Super, later changed for one with the horn pushes in the spokes. All-around disc brakes with servo were fitted as standard from the outset. The serpent crest of the Sforza family appears in a badge on the C-pillar and is a distinguishing feature of the Super. Dual-circuit brakes, centre-mounted handbrake lever to replace under-dash "umbrella handle" and top-hinged pedals from 1970 (the latter in left hand drive models only; right hand drive continued with bottom-hinged pedals to the end of production). In 1972, Tipo 105.26 was rationalised into the Giulia 1.3 - Giulia 1.6 range (see below).
Giulia 1300 Ti: Tipo 105.39 built from 1965 to 1972. Right hand drive model replaced in 1970 by the 1300 Super (see below). 1290 cc engine with single down-draft carburettor for 82 bhp (61 kW) at 6000 rpm. Unlike the re-deployed 101-series Giulietta engine of the austerity-model 1300, the 1300 Ti motor was a 105 series engine, basically that of the sportier GT1300 Junior coupe with different camshaft timing (but the same camshafts) and induction system. Five-speed gearbox. Three-spoke bakelite steering wheel with plastic horn push covering the centre and spokes. Dashboard based on that of the Super, but with a simpler instrument binnacle, still featuring two large round instruments (speedo and tacho) and a separate fuel gauge. Dual-circuit brakes, centre handbrake and top-hinged pedals from 1970 as for the Super.
Giulia 1600 S: Tipo 105.85 was basically a Giulia Ti re-introduced in 1968 as a lower-level model to come between the 1300 and 1300 Ti and the Super. It had a re-interpretation of the 1570 cc single-carburettor engine for 95 bhp (71 kW) at 5500 rpm and similar trim to the 1300 Ti. Replaced in 1970 by the 1300 Super (see below) which offered similar performance in a lower tax bracket. The last cars from 1970 featured the top-hinged pedals, centre handbrake and dual-circuit brakes as for the Super and 1300 Ti.
Giulia Super 1300: Tipo 115.09 was introduced in 1970. It was basically a 1300 Ti fitted with the engine from the GT 1300 Junior coupe that featured two double-choke horizontal carburettors; the engine actually had the GT 1300 Junior type number. This model was rationalised into the Giulia Super 1.3 - Giulia Super 1.6 range in 1972.
[edit] Second series (1972-1978)
Giulia Super 1.3 and Giulia Super 1.6: In 1972 a rationalisation of the Giulia range saw the Super 1300 (Tipo 115.09) and the Super (Tipo 105.26) re-released as the Super 1.3 and Super 1.6. The two models featured the same equipment, interior and exterior trim, differing only in engine size (1290 cc and 1570 cc) and final drive ratio. The 1300 Ti was dropped. A small Alfa Romeo badge on the C-pillar is a distinguishing feature, as are hubcaps with exposed wheel nuts.
Nuova Super 1.3 and Nuova Super 1.6: The Giulia Super range was re-released in 1974 as the Nuova Super range. This dropped the Giulia name and featured a new black plastic front grille and a flat bonnet without the characteristic centre spine. Otherwise the cars differed little from their Giulia Super predecessors and bore the same Tipo numbers with an S suffix. Production ceased in 1977.
Nuova Super Diesel: A Nuova Super fitted with a Perkins 1760 cc diesel for 55 bhp (41 kW) at 4000 rpm. The firm's first attempt at diesel power. The same Perkins diesel was used also in Alfa Romeo F12 van. The diesel version was slow, 138 km/h (86 mph), and the engine somehow unsuitable for a sport sedan so it was not big seller, only around 6500 examples made in 1976.
[edit] Giulia Spider, Sprint and Sprint Speciale
The Spider, Sprint and Sprint Speciale Giulias were rebadged and updated versions of earlier Giulietta models (series 101), now having bigger engine.
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[edit] See also
- Alfa Romeo Sprint GT (Veloce)
- Alfa Romeo Spider
- Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ
- Alfa Romeo GTA
- Alfa Romeo Montreal
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d 1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1300. carfolio.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
- ^ Alfa Romeo Giulia. carsfromitaly.net. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
- ^ Alfa Romeo Giulia. It nevertheless had excellent aerodynamics with a drag coefficient of just 0.33. Retrieved from www.CarsFromItaly.net on 18 December 2006.
- ^ The Complete History of 911. Styling: 911 preserved the general shape of 356, but with slightly better aerodynamics - 0.381 vs 0.40. Retrieved from www.autozine.org on 18 December 2006.
- ^ 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia TI. sportscarmarket.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
[edit] External links
- Motorbase: Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti/Super (1962-1972)
- Motorbase: Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT/Sprint GT Veloce/GTC (1963-1968)
- Motorbase: Alfa Romeo Giulia 1300/1300TI/1300 Super (1964-1972)
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