R&T august 1985 - alfa romeo gtv6 & callaway twin turbo roadtest

[andlf]

[mycarsux]

You bastard......for those of us that are trying NOT to get sucked into buying a derelict GTV6....you go and post this.

[andlf]

i almost bought a gtv6 twice; two different cars on two different occassions. sanity prevailed...barely. but they truly sound awesome!!!111

[8v_gti777]

Definitely a sweet car

[CapitolDubber]

Quote, originally posted by andlf »

i almost bought a gtv6 twice; two different cars on two different occassions. sanity prevailed...barely. but they truly sound awesome!!!111

I fell in love with Alfas @ an Alfa club track day a few years back.
wish I still had my computer, I think I had some pictures.

This month, a few days when I walk out of my house to walk to work a GTV6 has cruised past .. Even going 30 that thing has an amazing howl
Sounds like a banshee


Modified by CapitolDubber at 9:58 AM 8-14-2009

[Lupo TDI]

Quote, originally posted by mycarsux »

You bastard......for those of us that are trying NOT to get sucked into buying a derelict GTV6....you go and post this.

One day... one day I will be living in a cardboard box, I will be broke, I will miss the days when I used to own a reliable, dependable car but I will own one of these babies. And I will stop looking back the moment I turn the key and the engine comes to life... I'd love one in anthracite metallic over tan interior preferably with Zender 16" wheels. 2.5, 2.8 or 3.0 liter I don't care, as long as it is the 12v V6 Alfa Romeo engine.

Seriously, that sound is like a drug. I miss hearing the one that used to be in my neighborhood. I imagine myself on a lonely twisty road, either going fast and listening to the car or cruising thru the city listening to some Gianna Nannini or Vasco Rossi. Ah, la vita è bella!

[andlf]

Quote, originally posted by CapitolDubber »

I fell in love with Alfas (and GTVs in particular) @ an Alfa club track day a few years back. The last couple weeks when I walk out of my house to walk to work a GTV6 has cruised past .. Even going 30 that thing has an amazing howl

i havent seen one in person in years, though!

Quote, originally posted by Lupo TDI »

Seriously, that sound is like a drug. I miss hearing the one that used to be in my neighborhood. I imagine myself on a lonely twisty road, either going fast and listening to the car or cruising thru the city listening to some Gianna Nannini or Vasco Rossi. Ah, la vita è bella!

Modified by andlf at 11:59 AM 8-14-2009

[RogerRabbit83]

GREAT article!!

We have got an 85 GTV6 in the family with a 3.0 swapped in it.. What an intoxicating car to drive!

Cuore Sportivo!!!!!!!!!

This car is for sale! Very few of these Twin Turbo GTV6's were made. The price indicates this.

http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forum....html

[andlf]

^ awesome car! i just might have to check out the Carolina Trophy road rally...sounds cool.

[elbee]

hey u read my mind I was just thinking of this from that other thread.

Now THERE'S a great sounding motor! I wonder how that thing would've held up..

[andlf]

Quote, originally posted by elbee »

hey u read my mind I was just thinking of this from that other thread. Now THERE'S a great sounding motor! I wonder how that thing would've held up..

that one for sale above was rebuilt @ about 63k miles.
....& its an boosted alfa so... probably a b!tch sooner or later.

[Lupo TDI]

Just to pour some salt in the wound:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...lated

At 0:59 and 5:14 you can hear the distinctive Alfa V6 sound...

EDIT:

This is from the inside of a modified one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...lated


Modified by Lupo TDI at 8:12 PM 8-14-2009

[andlf]

i'll check those out.

[jpawl]

Just randomly saw these Alfa Callaway Twin Turbo pics posted in a zender thread in the MKV forum. I wonder who owns it?

Jim

[giantrobot9000]

I JUST looked at this same article for the first time yesterday. I drove 100 miles to pick up a huge magazine collection that included every R&T since 1972!!!!

Thank you for posting these, though....so I don't have to!

The GTV6 is one of those cars that I have loved but yet to own.

[Death Trap]

great cars.

[Silber2eight]

It needs some work, but pleasently suprised. A new battery solved one of the biggest problems (it did not run per the seller- I so can't wait to call an tell him thanks). I WIN!!!!

PS that exhaust note is so intoxicating, who needs a radio in this car???

The interior has been completly removed, cleaned up, and re-installed. Looks SOOOO much better. The seat design and feel is also one thing I remember from a test drive (in an '86) from long ago.

I finally own one so now I can say I am a REAL motorhead. Thanks Jeremy Clarkson

[Silber2eight]

Just randomly saw these Alfa Callaway Twin Turbo pics posted in a zender thread in the MKV forum. I wonder who owns it?

Jim

[A.Wilder]

zombie thread. I miss Callaway when they did cars from all over the world. Any story on why they only focus on domestics now?

[BRealistic]

zombie thread. I miss Callaway when they did cars from all over the world. Any story on why they only focus on domestics now?

I honestly did not know they did cars other than GMs.
But I was buying and reading car mags religiously back then.. surely I read this?

Any word on the reliability of this Callaway?

[A.Wilder]

I honestly did not know they did cars other than GMs.
But I was buying and reading car mags religiously back then.. surely I read this?

Any word on the reliability of this Callaway?

They did VW's too. Turbo rabbits and Sciroccos, iirc.

[TURBO3WAGON]

They did VW's too. Turbo rabbits and Sciroccos, iirc.

Don't forget the MK1 Callaway Jetta...

[geofftii2002]

Thanks for posting this one!

Woah, just realized this was a zombie thread.

[karl_1052]

I fell in love with the GTV6 after watching Octopu$$y when I was a kid.