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Alfa Romeo has denied rumours from within the company that it is developing a V8 for use in its next generation of saloons, saying that in today's poor economic climate it would not make commercial sense

"No front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive Alfa Romeo will use a engine larger than a V6," said a senior Alfa source today.

Fiat does, however, have access to Chrysler's forthcoming 3.6-litre Pentastar V6, which it could equip with its new Multiair valve train to improve efficienc...Read the full article

Autocar:

"No front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive Alfa Romeo will use a engine larger than a V6," said a senior Alfa source today.

 

....... well they haven't denied it the new 169 will use the 300c platform which is rear wheel drive!

 

cckel:

Autocar:

"No front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive Alfa Romeo will use a engine larger than a V6," said a senior Alfa source today.

 

....... well they haven't denied it the new 169 will use the 300c platform which is rear wheel drive!

 

Exactly, that's not a denial at all because the 169 will be RWD.

The new 300C and the 169 will be based on a new platform developed by Alfa/Fiat which is also being considered for the Quattroporte.

 Which is more economic a 3.6 V6 or a 2.8 V8?

 

beachland2:

 Which is more economic a 3.6 V6 or a 2.8 V8?

About equal I would guess, but the V8 will have far less torque probably.

 

and a lot more costly to make

March1:

March1 wrote the following post at Oct 15, 2009 8:41 AM:

beachland2:

 Which is more economic a 3.6 V6 or a 2.8 V8?

About equal I would guess, but the V8 will have far less torque probably.

What about a 3.6 V8?. Lets face facts,The world needs more Italian V8's howling round the lanes making the hairs on the back of your neck stand up and your spine tingle!.

 Exactly what I wrote on Eurocarblog: http://www.eurocarblog.com/post/2422/alfa-romeo-v8-engine-yes-no-maybe-or-just-on-rear-wheel-drive-alfa-166/

 The denial relates only to front and all-wheel drive. I would have thought Fiat would invest more in continuing to develop its Multiair technology rather than completely new engines, but if they can marry the two, who knows what they might come up with.

Here's a great idea - take two of the 1.4l MultiAir engines and nail them together around a common crank-case into a 2.8litre V8, producing masses of power (and, in turbocharged form, masses of torque) while also producing decent economy. Also, as it would share most of its parts with the 1.4, it wouldn't even be too costly to produce. Hey, I know it's probably being rather simplistic, but a man can only dream...