Turbo-charging will take place in almost every new engine developed by manufacturers. It is very useful way for boosting the engine power and lowering the consumption and harmful emissions.

The engineers from Alfa Romeo are bringing to your attention their new 1750 TBi – 200bhp petrol engine and the 2.0JTDm diesel with 170bhp.

The 1750TBi is achieving it's maximum torque of 320Nm at just 1400rpm, which is amazing for a petrol engine. This means that you can easily accelerate and take over at greater gear without any difficulties. The emissions are as low as 189 g/km, which means lower taxes and environmentally friendly car. The sporty character is underlined by the typical discipline  0-62mph come just in 7.7 seconds.

Last, but not least, the 1750 TBi has a mileage extension to 21,000 miles between routine maintenance intervals.

The 2.0JTDm common rail diesel has 170bhp and delivers 360Nm of torque. It covers 0 – 62 mph sprint in 8.8 seconds and the CO2 emissions have been reduced to just 142 g/km. This amazing results are achieved by increasing the displacement from 1910 to 1956 cc. The size of the bore is extended from 82 mm to 83 mm. It is also used a new variable geometry turbo.

Adding to the driver appeal of the new 170 bhp 2.0 JTDM version, routine maintenance intervals have been extended to 21,000 miles.

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THE 159 RANGE

Alfa 159 Saloon TotalOTR £ Alfa 159 Sportwagon TotalOTR £
1.9 JTDM 120 BHP ECO TURISMO 19950 1.9 JTDM 120 BHP ECO TURISMO 21050
1.9 JTDM 120 BHP ECO TURISMO SPORT 20750 1.9 JTDM 120 BHP ECO TURISMO SPORT 21850
1.9 JTDM 150 BHP TURISMO 20700 1.9 JTDM 150 BHP TURISMO 21800
1.9 JTDM 150 BHP TURISMO SPORT 21500 1.9 JTDM 150 BHP TURISMO SPORT 22600
1.9 JTDM 150 BHP ELEGANTE 21650 1.9 JTDM 150 BHP ELEGANTE 22750
1.9 JTDM 150 BHP LUSSO 22750 1.9 JTDM 150 BHP LUSSO 23850
1.9 JTDM 150 BHP TI 23850 1.9 JTDM 150 BHP TI 24950
1.9 JTDM 150 BHP QTRONIC ELEGANTE 23100 1.9 JTDM 150 BHP QTRONIC ELEGANTE 24200
1.9 JTDM 150 BHP QTRONIC LUSSO 24200 1.9 JTDM 150 BHP QTRONIC LUSSO 25300
1.9 JTDM 150 BHP QTRONIC TI 25300 1.9 JTDM 150 BHP QTRONIC TI 26400
2.0 JTDM 170 BHP TURISMO 21800 2.0 JTDM 170 BHP TURISMO 22900
2.0 JTDM 170 BHP TURISMO SPORT 22600 2.0 JTDM 170 BHP TURISMO SPORT 23700
2.0 JTDM 170 BHP ELEGANTE 22750 2.0 JTDM 170 BHP ELEGANTE 23850
2.0 JTDM 170 BHP LUSSO 23850 2.0 JTDM 170 BHP LUSSO 24950
2.0 JTDM 170 BHP TI 24950 2.0 JTDM 170 BHP TI 26050
2.4 JTDM 210 BHP ELEGANTE 24150 2.4 JTDM 210 BHP ELEGANTE 25250
2.4 JTDM 210 BHP LUSSO 25250 2.4 JTDM 210 BHP LUSSO 26350
2.4 JTDM 210 BHP TI 26350 2.4 JTDM 210 BHP TI 27450
2.4 JTDM 200 BHP QTRONIC ELEGANTE 25600 2.4 JTDM 200 BHP QTRONIC ELEGANTE 26700
2.4 JTDM 200 BHP QTRONIC LUSSO 26700 2.4 JTDM 200 BHP QTRONIC LUSSO 27800
2.4 JTDM 200 BHP QTRONIC TI 27800 2.4 JTDM 200 BHP QTRONIC TI 28900
2.2 JTS 185 BHP ELEGANTE 21450 2.2 JTS 185 BHP ELEGANTE 22550
2.2 JTS 185 BHP LUSSO 22550 2.2 JTS 185 BHP LUSSO 23650
2.2 JTS 185 BHP TI 23650 2.2 JTS 185 BHP TI 24750
1750 TBI 200 BHP TURISMO 21800 1750 TBI 200 BHP TURISMO 22900
1750 TBI 200 BHP TURISMO SPORT 22600 1750 TBI 200 BHP TURISMO SPORT 23700
1750 TBI 200 BHP ELEGANTE 22750 1750 TBI 200 BHP ELEGANTE 23850
1750 TBI 200 BHP LUSSO 23850 1750 TBI 200 BHP LUSSO 24950
1750 TBI 200 BHP TI 24950 1750 TBI 200 BHP TI 26050
3.2 JTS 260 BHP ELEGANTE 25600 3.2 JTS 260 BHP ELEGANTE 26700
3.2 JTS 260 BHP LUSSO 26700 3.2 JTS 260 BHP LUSSO 27800
3.2 JTS 260 BHP TI 27800 3.2 JTS 260 BHP TI 28900