Alfa Romeo 164S

CUT-AND-SLASH MANNERS WORTHY OF ITS SPORTS CAR HERITAGE

by C. Van Tune

Alfa Romeos have always been thick with flavor. A lusty, Italian flavor made up of a blatting exhaust, a free-revving powerplant, cut-and-slash road manners, and the raw smell of tanned leather. These cars were more crisp and hard-edged than Porsches and embodied the Italian topless wind-in-the-hair feeling better than anything short of a full-out Ferrari. So, we were a little apprehensive when asked to sample the first frontdrive Alfa Romeo to hit the U.S. shores. Especially touting five-passenger luxury and a whisper-quiet ride. Has Alfa forsaken its roots in a quest for the Yuppie market? Happily, no. While the ’91164 model is a major departure from the status quo, it still retains a large amount of the unique verve that makes it an Alfa Romeo. In fact, this model has been on…

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MotorTrend (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 1991

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