Talk:Alfa Romeo Alfetta

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Contents 1 Transmission Tunnel 2 struggled to sell elsewhere - not 3 shared many parts with the Alfasud - which? 4 quote:"Italians changed name on 90"

[edit] Transmission Tunnel

Because of the transaxle there was not a driveshaft linking the engine to the gearbox, thus maximising space" For heavens sake... Since the engine is still in the front and the car is rwd there MUST be a propellor shaft. Trasaxle setup only implies that the gearbox is mounted in the rear (and nor immediately behind the engine) for the sake of better weight distribution. You should do your homework before posting such nonsenses... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.22.29.142 (talk • contribs) 13:11, 6 February 2007.

[edit] struggled to sell elsewhere - not

The current article states "It was popular in Italy but struggled to sell elsewhere". Is this true? I'm sure it sold reasonably well elsewhere in europe and in Australia and New Zealand. Possibly in the US market it might not have been so popular, but does this justify the claim "struggled to sell elsewhere"? I'd like to see some figures on this. --Xagent86 08:40, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

Page now updated by User:Pc13 so this statement has been removed and replaced with comment about actual production figures. --Xagent86 01:13, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] shared many parts with the Alfasud - which?

The current article states "shared many parts with the Alfasud" Did the Alfetta share many parts with the Alfasud - if so, which parts? Not the front suspension (torsion bar vs macpherson strut), not the rear suspension (de-dion vs dead axle), not the engine (Inline Twin Cam vs Flat-4), not the drive train (rear drive vs fwd). Is this statement really justified? --Xagent86 09:21, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

The Alfasud did not share any part of signigicance with the Alfetta. Diferent drivetrain, body pannels, market segments... I know that Alfa is out of the U.S. since 1995 but is sad to see so much confusion over such a great marque. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.22.29.142 (talk • contribs) 13:11, 6 February 2007.

Page has now been updated by User:Pc13 and statement claiming alfetta shares parts with alfasud has been removed. --Xagent86 01:14, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] quote:"Italians changed name on 90"

I'm asuming this should read "changed name to 90", but was the Alfa 90 really a name change or new model based on same platform? --Xagent86 09:21, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

i dont believe it was a name change. There was a boxy alfetta which the 90 may be based on, but definitely not the GTV. They do share the same chassis/drivetrain and possibly similar suspension though --Vertikar 11:05, 26 June 2006 (UTC)