Alfa Romeo 159 – upgrades for 2010

Alfa Romeo has announced a chunk of revisions for the Alfa Romeo 159, including new engines and trim levels.

The Alfa 159 is arguably the best looking compact executive saloon on the market. We know, it doesn’t sell as well as the German competition, but it is a fine looking car and has a great deal of ‘Alfa-ness’ about it.

But Alfa has decided a few tweaks are needed, so it’s throwing a couple of new engines at the 159 and having a play with the trim options.

The new engine options are the 1750iTBi Petrol engine and the 2.0 litre JTDm diesel. The 1750i Turbo manages to deliver 200bhp and a decent wodge of torque- 236lb/ft from only 1400rpm – but still manages to emit just 189g/km of CO2 and does the 0-60 mph sprint in 7.7 seconds. And that torque makes the Alfa 1250 very flexible, which should translate in to less gear changing in normal driving- hence the more than decent economy for a car with this performance of 35mpg.

The 2.0 litre JTDm gets 170 horses and has more torque than the 1750i – 270lb/ft – which gives this diesel Alfa a 0-60mph time of 8.6 seconds and economy of 52.3 mpg. CO2 emissions come in at 142g/km.

Apart from dumping in the two new engines (which will also turn up in the Alfa Brera and Alfa Spyder later this year) Alfa has had a play with the trim levels, which are now Turismo, Turismo Sport, Elegante, Lusso and TI. The Turismo Sport and the Elegante are the new levels here. The Turismo Sport gets 17″ alloys, Blue&Me, sporty upholstery, sports dials and sports steering wheel (good thing they called it the ‘Sport’, then). The Elegante gets a ‘Visibility Pack’, rear parking sensors and special upholstery.

The tweaks to the 159 range – particularly the new engines – should help sales. The 159 deserves to sell better than it does.

Alfa Romeo 159 2010 Models and Prices

Alfa 159 Saloon	TotalOTR £		Alfa 159 Sportwagon	Total OTR £
1.9 JTDM 120 BHP ECO TURISMO	19950		1.9 JTDM 120 BHP ECO TURISMO	21050
1.9 JTDM 120 BHP ECO TURISMO SPORT	20750		1.9 JTDM  120 BHP ECO TURISMO SPORT	21850
1.9 JTDM 150 BHP TURISMO	20700		1.9 JTDM 150 BHP TURISMO	21800
1.9 JTDM 150 BHP TURISMO SPORT	21500		1.9 JTDM 150 BHP TURISMO SPORT	22600
1.9 JTDM 150 BHP ELEGANTE	21650		1.9 JTDM 150 BHP ELEGANTE	22750
1.9 JTDM 150 BHP LUSSO	22750		1.9 JTDM 150 BHP LUSSO	23850
1.9 JTDM 150 BHP TI	23850		1.9 JTDM 150 BHP TI	24950
1.9 JTDM 150 BHP QTRONIC ELEGANTE	23100		1.9 JTDM 150 BHP QTRONIC ELEGANTE	24200
1.9 JTDM 150 BHP QTRONIC LUSSO	24200		1.9 JTDM  150 BHP QTRONIC LUSSO	25300
1.9 JTDM 150 BHP QTRONIC TI	25300		1.9 JTDM 150 BHP QTRONIC TI	26400
2.0 JTDM 170 BHP TURISMO	21800		2.0 JTDM 170 BHP TURISMO	22900
2.0 JTDM 170 BHP TURISMO SPORT	22600		2.0 JTDM 170 BHP TURISMO SPORT	23700
2.0 JTDM 170 BHP ELEGANTE	22750		2.0 JTDM 170 BHP ELEGANTE	23850
2.0 JTDM 170 BHP LUSSO	23850		2.0 JTDM 170 BHP LUSSO	24950
2.0 JTDM 170 BHP TI	24950		2.0 JTDM 170 BHP TI	26050
2.4 JTDM 210 BHP ELEGANTE	24150		2.4 JTDM 210 BHP ELEGANTE	25250
2.4 JTDM 210 BHP LUSSO	25250		2.4 JTDM 210 BHP LUSSO	26350
2.4 JTDM 210 BHP TI	26350		2.4 JTDM 210 BHP TI	27450
2.4 JTDM 200 BHP QTRONIC ELEGANTE	25600		2.4 JTDM 200 BHP QTRONIC ELEGANTE	26700
2.4 JTDM 200 BHP QTRONIC LUSSO	26700		2.4 JTDM 200 BHP QTRONIC LUSSO	27800
2.4 JTDM 200 BHP QTRONIC TI	27800		2.4 JTDM 200 BHP QTRONIC TI	28900
2.2 JTS 185 BHP ELEGANTE	21450		2.2 JTS 185 BHP ELEGANTE	22550
2.2 JTS 185 BHP LUSSO	22550		2.2 JTS 185 BHP LUSSO	23650
2.2 JTS 185 BHP TI	23650		2.2 JTS 185 BHP TI	24750
1750 TBI 200 BHP TURISMO	21800		1750 TBI 200 BHP TURISMO	22900
1750 TBI 200 BHP TURISMO SPORT	22600		1750 TBI 200 BHP TURISMO SPORT	23700
1750 TBI 200 BHP ELEGANTE	22750		1750 TBI 200 BHP ELEGANTE	23850
1750 TBI 200 BHP LUSSO	23850		1750 TBI 200 BHP LUSSO	24950
1750 TBI 200 BHP TI	24950		1750 TBI 200 BHP TI	26050
3.2 JTS 260 BHP ELEGANTE	25600		3.2 JTS 260 BHP ELEGANTE	26700
3.2 JTS 260 BHP LUSSO	26700		3.2 JTS 260 BHP LUSSO	27800
3.2 JTS 260 BHP TI	27800		3.2 JTS 260 BHP TI	28900