New models - Alfa Romeo - 147Alfa's first oil-burnerAlfa Romeo delivers the 147 JTD hatch - the Italian brand's first diesel for Oz14 Dec 2005 By TERRY MARTIN ALFA Romeo’s first diesel-powered model variant in Australia - the five-door 147 JTD - has arrived in limited numbers ahead of a full shipment in January. Priced from $39,990, the JTD uses a 110kWkW/305Nm 1.9-litre turbo-diesel engine which, when combined with the standard six-speed manual (the only gearbox available), can send the vehicle from 0-100km/h in a claimed 8.8 seconds. It also consumes 5.9L/100km across the ADR 81/00 fuel consumption index. By comparison, the $37,490 Twin Spark version uses a 110kW/181Nm 2.0-litre petrol engine (mated to either a five-speed manual or optional Selespeed sequential-manual) and is 0.5 sec slower from rest to 100km/h. It consumes 8.9L/100km. All new modelsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chery Brabham Chrysler Chevrolet Cupra Citroen DS Dodge Fiat Ferrari Foton Ford Great Wall FPV Haval GWM Honda Holden Hyundai HSV Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Pagani Opel Porsche Peugeot Ram Proton Rolls-Royce Renault Saab Rover Smart Skoda Subaru SsangYong Tesla Suzuki Volkswagen Toyota Volvo Motor industry news |
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