Alfa Romeo 33

The Alfa Romeo 33 is a compact car from the Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo . The 33 followed in 1983 the Alfasud in the segment of compact front-wheel drive mid-size class. 33 The name refers to the Tipo 33 racing cars Alfa Romeo from the sixties and seventies.

The mechanical components were modified slightly adapted from the Alfasud, but the appearance of the car have changed significantly. The 33 was a more modern design of the Centro Stile Alfa Romeo with the wagon, the Sportwagon was designed by Ermanno Cressoni and produced by Pininfarina .

Striking the interior of the first series was that the steering wheel adjustable in height, one unit formed by the instrument panel. If you send in height repaired, moved automatically with the instruments.

The 33 came only as a hatchback, the smaller and cheaper Alfa Romeo Arna, the three-door Alfa Romeo Alfasud must follow. Given the sales performance was stopped after 4 years with the production of Arna.

The 33 could have a 1351 cc engine of 79 or 86 hp, or a 1490 cc engine of 95 hp, depending on the number of carburetors . The 1490 cc version was also available as Quadrifoglio Verde (QV), and then he could produce a maximum power of 105 hp. Quadrifoglio Verde, Italian green clover was used in the 20's and 30 good luck on the race cars and was later used in the fastest versions of the models.

In 1985 there was a station wagon of the 33 on the market under the name of 33 Giardinetta and there was a 4WD offered system. In 1987, the first 33 received a minor facelift (Series II) and was a 1712 cc engine available. The 4WD system already disappeared and the name of the estate changed to 33 Sportwagon.

The third series came under the direction of Walter de Silva in 1989 and led to more changes. Both the nose and the rear were completely redesigned in the style of the164 . The engines were renewed and 33 could now be equipped with a 1.7 16-valve engine with a maximum power of 132 hp. Also offered a 4WD system again.