Getting right to it.
Assorted grab bag of stuff we like
•April 29, 2013 • 10 CommentsMoment of zen: 328 GTS
•April 26, 2013 • 13 CommentsGorgeous.. she looks every bit as good as she did in our youth.
Head on over to our friends over at Motore for the rest of the photoshoot. Thanks to Michał at Motore for bringing it to our attention!
Alfas of every stripe mixing it up
•April 25, 2013 • 3 CommentsFWD, RWD, 1960s through the 2000s— they’re all there! Not the best footage, but the sound and sheer variety of the machinery makes up for it.
“You cannot be classed a proper petrol head until you have owned an Alfa Romeo” —Jeremy Clarkson
Has to be one of the best winter driving videos we’ve ever seen…
•April 24, 2013 • 10 Comments…if not one of the best driving videos, period. This video is for all those folks who park their cars over the winter (or alternatively, don’t get snow where they live) — you don’t know what you’re missing. Driving through snow is a great feeling, which this short film captures perfectly— even if we’re not blessed with these kinds of roads where we live.
E90 and friends doing their thing
•April 23, 2013 • 1 Comment
We spent a day last week up at Lime Rock! While it wasn’t the road course (unfortunately), we still had fun on the long autocross course (what the Brits might call a “handling circuit”) and skid pad. This gent in particular displayed some mighty impressive car control behind the wheel of an E90 M3.. that car was a treat to watch, as well as to photograph. It sounded great and looked perfectly in its element with the tail hanging out at every opportunity.
This E46 M3 was also very fine:
As were these Z4 M Coupes:
“A fine day was had by all.”
Image credit: us
MCB readers’ rides
•April 22, 2013 • 11 CommentsHere are some of the latest rides belonging to MCB readers that were sent in! As usual, there’s plenty of fine machinery to drool over here.
Balázs in Hungary’s 1981 BMW 316 (E21), affectionately named Matra:
Ron B. in Canada’s Audi RS4 (B7):
Murph’s BMW 330i Touring (E91):
Mario C. in São Paulo’s 1985 BMW 635CSi (E24):
Two-for-one: Rod in LA’s 1974 Opel Manta and 1985 Toyota MR2 (AW11):
Kisii’s Mercedes-Benz W108 (in a lovely shade of gray, we might add):
3scott3’s 1979 911 SC (looking great in Light Green Metallic with period Rial mesh wheels):
Danny Choy’s and Jeff Butler’s Nissan 350Z and Subaru Impreza WRX (respectively) at the famous Hawk’s Nest in Port Jervis, NY:
Royce Hong’s 1972 Porsche 911T/ST (converted to ST spec in 1973 by Vasek Polak, using original factory parts):
eddmortimer’s 1989 Porsche 944:
As always, see the rest of it or contribute your own here.
Please choose: Peugeot 505 or Alfa Romeo 75 (Milano)
•April 17, 2013 • 42 Comments
We admit, this isn’t a perfect comparison – the Peugeot is a mid-size or “large family car” (per Wikipedia) while the Alfa is a compact executive – but we struggled mightily to come up with something that would be a worthy challenger to the Pug. BMW E28? Too obvious. Mercedes W201 (specifically the 190E 2.3-16)? Too sporting. Mercedes W123? Not sporting enough. Audi 4000CS quattro (aka the Audi 90 quattro)? Cool – in that boxy 1980s sort of way – but aesthetically a little sedate compared to the Peugeot.
And thus this Franco-Italian contest was born. Generally speaking, we have to imagine the Peugeot will be bigger (which it definitely is) and perhaps less precise as a driver yet still entertaining to drive, not to mention plenty easy on the eyes. With the Alfa it’s the other way around: the Milano (75 elsewhere in the world) will by most accounts reward the driver in spades – and his or her ears even more – but the looks will forever be an acquired taste (to put it diplomatically), and even then such acquisition may never fully come.
So, which would you choose: the striking Peugeot, or the sonorous (but homely) Alfa?
Peugeot:
- Wheelbase: 2,740 mm (108 in)
- Length: 4,579 mm (180 in)
- Curb weight: 1,210 to 1,410 kg (2,668 to 3,109 lb)
- 2,165 cc four-cylinder ZDJL “Douvrin” engine (OHC, Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection, Compression ratio: (9.8:1) ) with 130 hp (96 kW) was used on 505 GTI models
- 2,849cc six-cylinder (V6) engine (“ZN3J”, a version of the PRV engine) with 170 hp (125 kW) was used on 505 V6 models
- (source)
Alfa Romeo:
- Wheelbase: 2,510 mm (98.8 in)
- Length: 4,331 mm (170.5 in)
- Curb weight: 1,100–1,300 kg (2,400–2,900 lb)
- 3.0 V6: 188 PS (138 kW) at 5,800 rpm, 250 N·m (184 lb·ft) at 3,000 rpm was used in North American “Milano Verde”
- (source)
Peugeot:
Alfa Romeo:
(All images via Google Image search)
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Remember this?
•April 16, 2013 • 13 Comments
Well it’s back! After being out of our hands for so long, the MCB E28 is finally back in our possession— and, if we don’t say ourselves, looking better than ever. It was, for us at least, a long journey to get to this point, and we are elated to have her back in the stable, not to mention be back behind the wheel.
More photos to come, but in the meantime, enjoy these quick snaps. Stay tuned!
Earlier:
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