Alfa Romeo 147 GTA Review - The Busso Engine's Swansong
Today I'm driving a legendary Alfa Romeo. I used to own a 147 Q2 Sport with the humble 1.9 diesel, and thoroughly enjoyed that car. Now I'm getting behind the wheel of the Busso-engined GTA, to see how this old school hot hatch fares.
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Unpopular opinion: Brera one day will be considered classic. The car now is 13years old and is still one of the most sexiest hatchbacks.
You could have told me it was utter crap, and I would still want one
One of the most underrated cars, fell under the radar against other hot hatches
Used to have a GT with the same 3.2 engine. Best thing I've ever owned. If I could afford another one I would buy it in a heartbeat.
The Brera and 147 GTA didn't overlap and the Brera, a Coupe really, was intended as the GTV replacement. The elephant in the room is the GT 3.2 which had the Busso and was sold alongside the 147 and the Brera. It was way more practical, with easy space for 4 and a large boot and currently is valued at a lot less than the 147 GTA
Even the 2.0 twinspark is an absolute blast.
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Nice review. Ran a156GTA for 8 years. Apart from factoring in regular suspension bushing changes and lubrication, it was dead reliable and very cheap to run. Never tired of that sweet and smooth engine. Would definitely own one again if circumstances permitted.
Needs a wizard cat-back exhaust to really let that engine sing! The BEST sounding V6 or arguably one of the best production engine sounds in the world. Car throttle had the GTA with the very same exhaust
Had a 156 gta. The running costs where unbelievable but I keep trawling the classifieds lusting after another. They feel really special somehow, especially at night with the red dials.
The review I have been long waiting for! Love a busso!
The Busso is the best v6 ever made. The 147 and 156 GTA’s were awesome 😎
I was once overtaken by a red one of these. The driver looked a spitting image of John Peel, the disk jockey. He passed away a couple of years later and it turned out he was somewhat of an Alfa fan and did own a 147 GTA....
Been waiting 10 years for a white one to pop for sale in Australia- still bloody waiting. Stunning- owned a 147 gta before and miss it dearly. Need a clean one in my life
I've always wanted one of these. Just something special
That juicy 3.2 24V is a sweet piece of engineering!
Hi James, thanks for a good day, a pleasure to meet you to film this.
One of these just blasted past me on the m61 about 2 hours ago ... sounded stunning !!
this is one of my all time dream cars
Jumbo! You swore in that video 😂👍