Alfa Romeo 147 GTA

The Ultimate Hyper Hatch Arrives In New Zealand: 184 Kw Alfa Romeo 147 GTA

This is the first of a new breed of hyper-hatches in New Zealand. Alfa Romeo 147 GTA delivers exhilarating performance with class leading features. Subtle exterior changes to the 147’s classic design have endowed GTA with restrained aggression and up-rated aerodynamic efficiency for high-speed stability.

Although the Alfa Romeo 147 GTA's ancestor is the hot hatch, the class of car that redefined performance cars in the 1980s, the Alfa Romeo 147 GTA is more than a new generation. It is a redefinition of compact performance, a redefinition of style and the very definition of class leading equipment and features.

Take performance first. It is not just that the Alfa Romeo 147 GTA has 184 kW of power. This is backed up by an epic 300 Nm of torque. This combination not only provides shattering through the gears performance that eliminates the zero to 100 kmh dash in 6.3 seconds and which thunders on to a top speed of 246 kmh. It also means that the 147 GTA can loaf around in fifth gear at 60 kmh and respond instantly, with startling alacrity and without changing a gear, to hurl the speedometer needle around to more than 240 kmh. This is in sharp contrast to lesser performance cars that require more work to achieve less.

The original Alfa Romeo GTA was billed as the car that could be driven during the week and raced at the weekend. The 147 GTA is a true inheritor of this spirit. Tests don't come much harder than the legendary Australian Targa Tasmania. More than 2000 kms of winding, twisting plunging and rising roads that demand the best of car and driver. Take a 147 GTA a week before the 2003 event, fit safety equipment, start event, replenish fuel and oil, collect both category and class wins in the Showroom arena. The hills were alive to the sound of the Alfa Romeo V6 engine and the heritage of performance continues.