RE: [alfa] re: GTV V8

["Brian Shorey" <bshorey@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I'm not terribly surprised at the numbers. Larry Dickman Jr. of Alfa 
> Parts Exchange owns a Montreal, and he once told me that it's 
> performance wasn't much different from that of a stock GTV-6 and he 
> should know since he has both. The Alfetta, is, I believe, a heavier 
> car than the Montreal but who knows what rear-end ratio this GTV-V8 
> has. If it has a 4.11 like the GTV-6, I would suspect better 
> performance out of the hole, but if it has the 3.7X like the Milano 
> Verde and some other Alfas over the years, that would surely explain 
> the leisurely 0-60 times.

I think the Montreal is marginally heavier than the GTV6, 2800 lbs vs
2740 or so for the GTV6.  The Alfetta Coupe weighs a little less than
the GTV6.

A stock GTV6 delivers 160 hp, the Montreal delivers a little over 200
hp, I'm not sure why the Montreal wouldn't feel any faster than the
GTV6.  Larry should know..

Fwiw,

bs
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