Alfa Romeo 164

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Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo 164 (1987-1992)
Alfa Romeo 164 (1987-1992)
164
Production period: 1987-1997
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : limousine
Engines:
Otto engines : 2.0–3.0 liters
(105–171 kW)
Diesel engines :
2.5 liters
(86–92 kW)
Length: 4555-4665 mm
Width: 1760 mm
Height: 1390 mm
Wheelbase : 2660 mm
Empty weight : 1200-1680 kg
Previous model Alfa Romeo 90
successor Alfa Romeo 166
Rear view of the 164

The Alfa Romeo 164 is an upper middle class car of the Italian automobile brand Alfa Romeo , which was manufactured from September 1987 to June 1997, with deliveries continuing until 1998.

General

Although Alfa Romeo was still a state-owned company at the time, the 164 was developed together with the Saab 9000 , Lancia Thema and the Fiat Croma (Tipo 4 project). He shares the floor pan with them . The design of the fully galvanized body of the 164 comes from Pininfarina . The 164 was the first larger Alfa Romeo to have front-wheel drive .

The Alfa Romeo Scighera , a prototype from 1997 , is derived from the Alfa Romeo 164 .

history

Master model

Alfa Romeo presented its model 164 at the IAA Frankfurt in September 1987. The following versions were available:

  • T.SPARK: powered by a two-liter four-cylinder with double ignition , each with and without a catalytic converter;
  • 3.0 V6: with a three-liter V6 engine ("Arese V6"), which was taken over from the Alfa 6 published in spring 1979, with and without a catalytic converter;
  • TD ( only for some markets - especially the Italian home market ): with 2.5-liter four-cylinder diesel engine with valve drive via spur gears and overhead camshaft, from VM Motori . When it was launched on the Italian market in 1987, the 164 TD was the fastest diesel car in the world with a top speed of 200 km / h;
  • From March 1988 (in Italy): Turbo ( only for some markets - especially the Italian home market ): with a two-liter turbo four-cylinder with overboost from Fiat / Lancia; this version was only produced in 1988;

The official delivery of the 164 in Germany did not begin until September 1988. Alfa Romeo and the parent company Fiat wanted to put an end to all teething problems of the new model and bring the quality to an appropriate level. After all, the Alfa 164 should ensure the survival of the Alfa Romeo automobile brand for the future.

All Alfa 164s brought their power to the road via a 5-speed manual transmission via the front wheels. From 1989 Alfa Romeo also offered the 164 3.0 V6 with a 4-speed automatic transmission from ZF .

Maquilage 90

In July 1990, Alfa Romeo revised the 164 noticeably for the first time.

Since the original version was heavily criticized because of its strong drive influences in the steering and because of the poor straight-line stability when accelerating, the greatest change was made there. The entire drive block consisting of the engine and transmission was installed three centimeters lower in the vehicle. As a result, the cardan shafts from the gearbox to the wheel hubs ran in a straight line and no longer kinked as before. Furthermore, significantly fewer disruptive forces built up under load, which significantly improved driving behavior. The drive influences were still noticeable, but were now within the usual market framework. In addition, some controls in the interior have been revised. In addition, Alfa has improved the connectors for cable connections. The previously partially galvanized body was fully galvanized. This first revised model is called Maquilage 90 (MQ90). Many of these changes came not least because of the planned introduction of the 164 on the US market.

In September 1990, the 164 Quadrifoglio Verde (QV) was also introduced as the top model with a 3.0 V6 increased to 147 kW (200 PS).

In March 1991 Alfa Romeo presented the 164 V6 Turbo. This was powered by a two-liter variant of the "Arese V6" which, when charged with a turbocharger , had an output of 150 kW (204 hp).

Facelift

Alfa Romeo 164 Super (1992-1997)

In autumn 1992 the Alfa Romeo 164 underwent a major overhaul and was called the 164 Super from then on .

These models can be recognized by their new ellipsoid headlights and more voluminous bumpers. The interior has also been significantly modified, particularly recognizable from the newly designed center console. The body was given reinforced impact protection and a driver airbag was available for the first time (in Europe). With the 164 Super , the 4-valve version of the "Arese V6" was introduced, the V6 24V with 3 liter displacement and 155 kW (211 hp). This model was also available with a 4-speed automatic from ZF .

A more powerful version with 170 kW (232 PS) now powered the Alfa 164 Quadrifoglio Verde (QV) 24V as a top model, which, however, had to give way to the all-wheel drive Alfa 164 Q4 at the beginning of 1994 . In addition to a permanent all-wheel drive , the new top model also had a 6-speed transmission from Getrag . However, the two Quadrifoglio models still retained the bumpers of the original model.

These were also shown by the simple 164s, which were still offered alongside the Super until the beginning of 1994 , which otherwise were technically identical to the Super. Only gradually did Alfa offer the Twin Spark (2.0), V6 (3.0 12V), TD (2.5), V6 TURBO (2.0) versions as Super.

The 164 then received only minor changes. From 1994 a passenger airbag was available. From model year 1995 the petrol engines met the Euro 2 emissions standard . In the last Super models from 1996, the sports seats previously reserved for Quadrifoglio models and a wooden steering wheel and gear knob were installed as standard; In addition, the bumpers were decorated with a bronzed strip instead of the chrome trim.

Production of the Alfa 164 ended in mid-1997. A total of a little more than 273,000 units were produced, which for the period from the start of production in September 1987 until it was discontinued on June 27, 1997 was divided between the models as follows:

  • 2.0 and 2.0 super: 158.057
  • 3.0 V6, 3.0 V6 Super and 3.0 4x4: 69,748
    • of which 3.0 V6 24V QV: 998 pieces
    • of which 3.0 V6 24V Q4: 1206 pieces (130 alfar red, 210 white, 601 black, 195 proteo red, 642 dark gray, 644 medium gray)
  • 2.5 turbodiesel and 2.5 super turbodiesel: 45,602

In autumn 1998 the successor Alfa 166 made its debut .

Models and engines

Petrol engines

model cylinder Displacement power Torque construction time
2.0 Twin Spark 4th 1962 cc 109 kW (148 hp) at 5800 rpm 186-188 Nm 09.1987-06.1990
2.0 Twin Spark catalyst 4th 1962 cc 105 kW (143 hp) at 5800 rpm 186-188 Nm 12.1987-06.1990
2.0 Twin Spark 4th 1962 cc 106 kW (144 PS) at 5800 rpm 187 Nm 09.1991-09.1992
Super TS (2.0) 4th 1995 cc 106 kW (144 PS) at 5800 rpm 187-193 Nm 10.1992-06.1997
Turbo (2.0) 4th 1995 cc 129 kW (175 hp) at 5250 rpm 265 Nm (with overboost 284 Nm) 09.1987-12.1990
2.0 V6 Turbo 6th 1996 cc 150–155 kW (204–211 hp) at 6000 rpm 280 Nm (with overboost 300 Nm) 03.1991-09.1992
Super V6 TB 6th 1996 cc 151 kW (205 PS) at 6000 rpm 295 Nm 10.1992-06.1997
3.0 V6 6th 2959 cc 141 kW (192 hp) at 5600 rpm 245 Nm 11.1987-09.1991
3.0 V6 catalytic converter 6th 2959 cc 135 kW (184 hp) at 5600 rpm 261 Nm 11.1987-09.1992
3.0 V6 6th 2959 cc 135 kW (184 hp) at 5600 rpm 259 Nm 10.1992-06.1994
3.0 Super V6 6th 2959 cc 132 kW (180 PS) at 5600 rpm 252 Nm 06.1994-06.1997
Super V6 24V 6th 2959 cc 155 kW (211 hp) at 6300 rpm 266 Nm 10.1992-06.1997
Quadrifoglio Verde (3.0 V6) 6th 2959 cc 147 kW (200 PS) at 5800 rpm 269 ​​Nm 09.1990-09.1992
QV (3.0 V6 24V) 6th 2959 cc 171 kW (232 hp) at 6300 rpm 284 Nm 10.1992-06.1997 *
Q4 (3.0 V6 24V) 6th 2959 cc 171 kW (232 hp) at 6300 rpm 284 Nm 02.1994-06.1997

* The QV 24V was replaced by the Q4 in spring 1994. In the markets with left-hand traffic, however, the front-wheel drive QV 24V was still offered due to the lack of a right-hand drive version of the Q4.

Diesel engines

model cylinder Displacement power Torque construction time
2.5 turbo diesel 4th 2499 cc 86 kW (117 PS) at 4200 rpm 258 Nm 09.1987-09.1992
2.5 TD 4th 2499 cc 92 kW (125 PS) at 4200 rpm 294 Nm 10.1992-02.1994
Super TD 4th 2499 cc 92 kW (125 PS) at 4200 rpm 294 Nm 02.1994-06.1997
Super TD (catalyst) 4th 2499 cc 92 kW (125 PS) at 4200 rpm 288 Nm 02.1994-06.1997

All the diesel engines used in the Alfa 164 came from VM Motori SpA

Trivia

  • Fritz Wepper tested an Alfa Romeo 164 at the Hockenheimring. He was so enthusiastic about the vehicle that he then bought it from the owner.
  • A red Alfa Romeo 164 QV with black leather upholstery and sunroof was driven by Uwe Ochsenknecht alias Commissioner Killmer in the 5th episode of the ARD crime thriller "Der Bulle und das Landei". Today the car is privately owned.
  • In the Wilsberg series , the main character Ekkehardt “Ekki” Talkötter drives a burgundy red Alfa Romeo 164.

Web links

Commons : Alfa Romeo 164  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Production figures ( Memento from June 6, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Alfa 164 ClubRegister Netherlands  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / alfa164register.nl  
  3. ^ Alfa Romeo 164 in "Wilsberg". Retrieved October 16, 2019 .
  • Automobil Revue , catalog number 1995, pp. 145ff. (Technical specifications)
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