These Are Your Favorite Alfa Romeos

The Story

Alfa Romeo has produced so many fantastic, beautiful, emotional cars, and our readers have great taste in their favorites.

Alfa Romeo Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Earlier this week I asked our audience to tell me about their favorite Alfa Romeos, spurred on by me seeing a ton of great ones on a recent trip to Rome. I called out the Brera and 8C Competizione as my two favorites, and I’m glad a bunch of you agreed with me, but honestly there were so many cars I could’ve mentioned. That’s what I have y’all for, I guess, as our readers came up with a wonderful list of their favorite Alfas.

People brought up gorgeous classics, renowned race cars, modern offerings, and even some of Alfa Romeo’s more strange and obscure models. Some of our readers talked about Alfas they’ve personally owned, which I love hearing about. There were a lot of great answers, and I’ve only plucked out a handful of my favorite ones, so if your favorite didn’t make this roundup, it may be down there in the comments. And if you’ve got an Alfa Romeo story that you haven’t shared, please do!.

Ghiz/Shutterstock While, the 33S would also be my 1st choice, there is ONE Alfa that comes close for beauty: The Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2. Alfa Romeo Back in middle school, my Dad bought a project car. A 1967 Alfa Romeo Spider. It was a pale yellow with a black top and interior.

As much as I like the modern Guila, the original 1600 Duetto Spider is IMO one of the most beautiful cars ever built. With that said, I would never ever want to own an Alfa Romeo, but I would love to drive someone else’s.

A great answer. Lady Gaga owned one of these and got rid of it because it was apparently such a nightmare. I also like the other 105 Bertones which is Alfa enthusiast speak / Alfa snob speak(depending on how you look at us) for the 60/70s GT, GTA, GTV coupes.

I also like their sister Giulia (of the 60s /70s), the Montreal, 33 Stradale, 4C and many more. Green_Meanie As others have said, the original 33 Stradale, TZ1 and 2, and GTA are stunning but my favorite is the humble 105 Giulia sedan like the one in my garage. The heart of a sports car in a comfortable, practical, and attainable package. I’ve driven mine over 40K charmed miles in 13 years including some epic road trips like this conquering of Pikes Peak in 2021. Andiamo!.

Alfa Romeo I love the Brera, I think it’s the absolute best looking hatchback ever made. But my heart goes out to two others. The GTV/Spider 916 is such a unique car and even though it’s FWD it’s still got the busso engine and manual box, plus they’re now importable to the US. And the current Giulia, my daily driver. It’s got all you’d want without being all screen, looks amazing, and has enough Alfa driving DNA still in it that gives you the same feeling today as if you picked a new Giulia in the 70s over a BMW 2002.

Man I love the Brera. It’s my favorite sports car design archetype: taut dimensions, short overhangs, and a roof that’s more notchback than fastback. Which is why I also love the type 916 GTV/Spider. I didn’t care much for Alfas until later in life but I’ve come to think this car has a nearly perfect design. The front end is just a little busy, but I dig it anyway. Every other line, shape, and proportion is just right. That massive cut line from the front wheel arch to the D-pillar is so dramatic and I just LOVE it. It makes the car look like a little spaceship with a canopy roof that lifts off for entry/exit.

Alfa Romeo It’s the Alfa Romeo 4C for me. Mainly because I think it is one stunning looking car, especially in that dripping wet looking red paint Alfa uses. It isn’t the best Alfa Romeo by a long shot. It’s cramped, and its impossible to keep dignity when getting in and out of it. It makes an Elise seem practical. The transmission sometimes loses its mind and gets clunky. But I’m not buying something rational. I’m buying something emotional. And this 4C has it in spades.

Why It Matters

Putting a sexy italian dress on the Viper is awesome actually, and between this and the 124 it suggests maybe Alfa should just become exclusively a badge engineering company for other people’s sports cars.

CarMotion Daily’s Take

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