[alfa] Re: alfa-digest V9 #781

[George Graves <gmgraves@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Forget my last post. it's definitely a case engaging keyboard before 
engaging brain. I've done a little research, and I have found the 
following. The Montreal at 2892 lbs curb weight IS heavier than the 
GTV-V8 which is 2866 lbs, and are both heavier than the GTV-6 which was 
2668. Power to weight ratios of the GTV-V8 vs the Montreal are almost 
identical at 151.54 hp/ton as opposed to 152.44 hp/ton respectively. 
The GTV-6, OTOH is at a bit of a disadvantage here with but 130.58 
hp/ton. ALL three cars have a 4.10 rear-end. The GTV-6 and the Montreal 
have identical advertised top speeds of 132 mph, and the GTV-V8 is 
supposedly 137 (!). Now the part that doesn't jibe. The 0-60 times for 
all three cars are given as 7.6 for the Montreal, 9.3 (!) for the 
GTV-V8, and 8.8 for the GTV-6 (but I used to regularly get 8.1s with my 
stock 2.5 GTV-6). There is no way that I can see that the GTV-V8 with 
almost the identical p/w as the Montreal and the same rear-end ratio 
could be 2 seconds slower to 60. Somebody's specifications aren't 
right. Any one care to theorize?

George Graves
'86 GTV-6 3.0 'S'




On Wednesday, September 10, 2003, at 12:04 PM, alfa-digest wrote:


> Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:00:25 -0400
> From: Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] re: GTV V8
>
> At 4:45 AM +0000 9/10/03, alfa-digest wrote:
> > Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 17:31:55 +0100
> > From: Darryl Davis <D.N.Davis@domain.elided>
> > Subject: [alfa] GTV V8
> >
> > The web pages for the new AR 8cC also point to
> >  Alfetta GTV V8
> >  http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/?car=110880
> >  Is this GTV6 with variation of Montreal engine?
> >  Did it make production?
> >
> > - -- dd
> I believe that was done by the Alfa distributor in Germany, and yes
> it's a Montreal engine.  I think they made 20 of them.  (I find it
> hard to believe that it takes 9.3s to get to 100km/h though.)
> Autodelta was going to build an Alfetta with a lightweight aluminum
> chassis and a Montreal engine bored out to 3.0L (the marine version).
> That car, the Alfetta GT 3000, never saw production.
>
> - -Joe
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