RE: [alfa] re: GTV V8

[Bruce Taylor <Bruce.Taylor@xxxxxxx>]

Some 0-100 km/h times quoted for the Montreal are as follows:

Quattroroute, 1972: 7.1 sec
Road & Track, 1973: 7.5 sec
Manufacturer, 1975: 7.1 sec

"All the Alfa Romeos, 1910-1995" (Editoriale Domus, 1st Edition, 1995)
quotes the Alfetta GTV 2.6i V8 as 7.5 sec.

I don't know where the 0-100 km/h figure of 9.3 sec came from.

Ciao,

Bruce
'72 Montreal
http://www.alfamontreal.info/


Brian Shorey wrote:
> 
> > 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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