They developed that to 490hp in its last spec!! INSANE

I would love to have just the engine for the sound for a replica project that I plan to build I don't need the horse power or speed just the sound!

Ivan Nevistic The 490 bhp was based on the PRV engine

@@NamishIslands actually it didn't even have the PRV block, just the measurements. the regulations stipulated that the engines used for the DTM had to come from the series. but what should have been used from the series engine? if the engine was a 4 or 6 cylinder in line the same distance between the cylinders had to be respected, while if it was a V6 engine the distance between the cylinders and the same angle between the banks had to be respected. essentially the engines had nothing of the standard ones, but only respected these 2 parameters. When Alfa Romeo entered the world championship in 1993, it was equipped with a 2.5-liter 60-degree V6, derived from the Busso V6 engine. this engine had a very high rotation speed, which could reach peaks of 12,000 rpm, while the Mercedes engine stopped at 9,500 rpm. this allowed the Alfa v6 to develop 50hp (420hp - latest evolution 450hp) more than the second most powerful engine on the grid. obviously the Germans did not stand by and began to develop engines that could compete with the Italian V6s. for the 1996 championship Alfa decided to develop a new engine. engineers discovered that a 90-degree v configuration would open up a number of advantages in both power and size. the problem was that Alfa Romeo had never produced production V6 engines with a 90 degree angle, but had produced 90 degree V8 engines, so it was decided to use the Montreal V8, but this had too small a distance between the cylinders and it was not suitable for future developments. checking the documents it was discovered that for a few years Alfa Romeo owned the Lancia and the Lancia Thema model was equipped with the 90 degree PRV V6. therefore, in its history, Alfa Romeo had also produced Lancia cars and this allowed it to use the measurements of the PRV engine. consequently for the 96 season 2 new engines were approved, one derived from the V8 Montreal and the other derived from the V6 PRV, but only the second was used in the race. the new engine developed a power of 500hp, but arrived on the cars after the season had already begun.

Imagine something even more rare if possible, is an english man speaking any other language ;).

gregzapia English is like three languages in one anyway, it’s hard enough keeping track of all the words we’ve stolen, without trying to learn a whole other language.

This sounds dumb,you know you can speek multiple languages...

Tony Valdez Well in effect we do, because of the amount how much it truly is multiple languages combined. I think the problem for the British when it comes to learning other European languages, is that post world war 2, most of Europe picked up English, and they’ve continued to do so due to the influence of tv and the internet. It’s quite frustrating trying to use any phrases beyond basic courtesies abroad when your English accents so obvious, as people either switch straight to English to make things easier for you, or go and grab the nearest relative or colleague who speaks English fluently to interpret for you.

A French man speaking English to describe an Italian car running in a German race championship. Top Job.

Torben Alstrup Alfa has a great racing history but yes, the DTM era is one of the most significant especially for the younger generation.

and Sega Touring Car Championship!

This car on Rome nights track was awesome.

I used this bad boy a lot on GT1

Picked this car and the espace f1. Love the alfas design. Ah memories

One of the best cars in the game IMO

As i recalled the races, when it was raining the Alfa's was always winning, but in the dry, the benz's was more equal.

yes, in the rain the alfas were unbeatable. In the dry the benz had a little chance but the alfas dominated anyway. At least thats how i remember...

@@patriotdiz4846 same story in the italian touring championship where audi was the 4wd unbeatable in the rain, alfa fwd had a chance to chase them and bmw rwd had no chance... On dry tracks bmw was favourite with alfa and audi chasing... It was really equilibrated actually and so spectacular indeed...no brand dominating on the other one

@@patriotdiz4846 to tell the truth in 93 there was no history in either wet or dry 😊

hendrik campioni He was literally flying, way faster than any other driver on track. That was a legendary race.

Roland Asch..... infame traditore

I think Larini was faster while Nannini was more spectacular (tale note that he ran practically with one hand and a special gearbox)

Now, its just an another gt3 series.

@@petarspajic7648 todays touringcars are like NASCAR. It resembles the cars they are based on. These alfa's where streetcars with rollcages. Real touringcars.

Yea, I'm in love with the car, amazing job they did in it!

italianx69 true. The Alfa 155 DTM was built very quickly on the basis of the 155 Touring car and with the ex lancia Corse team.

Che macchina di merda l alfa romeo hahahaha w vw le migliori al mondo

Cesso come tutte le alfa hahaha

Which was basically the Abarth team consisting of Abarth engineers (incl. Mr Limone and Mr Lombardi) from the very beginning, am I right?

@@spavatch You are right, the Abarth team which had been run by FIAT since about 77 ran all of the FIAT groups racing programs afaik.

Still in 2020

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BaggaleyTech the crazy thing is btcc uses spec engines now to try and make things more even, but it still ends up being processional, racing classes need to be more open again, and I think everyone would love to see the crazy road going homologation specials that used to happen make a come back.

and nobody gives a damn anymore. But do you remember that racetracks full of enthusiasts?

to tell the truth the German DTM regulations were very flexible let's say. we are talking about a strictly German championship, made and run only by Germans, with all the regulations written by the Germans in German. the DTM cars therefore respected a regulation that made them more advanced than the touring championship cars. as for touring cars, also in the DTM by regulation a mass-produced car had to be used to participate in the championship, but unlike the touring cars, in the TDM of the production car only the appearance and measurements of the car body had to be used. for the engine it was necessary to use one of those produced in series, but the regulation required the manufacturers to only respect the dimensions of the series engine and the maximum displacement which should not go beyond 2.5 litres. therefore, if the engine was a 4 or 6 cylinder in line, the distance between the cylinders of the standard engine had to be respected, while if the engine was a V6, the distance between the cylinders and the same inclination of the v had to be respected of the series engine. the result was that of the series engine, there was nothing under the hood of those cars. However, until the early 90s, the cars had a chassis and suspensions which, although heavily modified, resembled those of the cars taken from the series, but in the 90s, the undisputed dominance of Mercedes led to the withdrawal from this competition of Audi and BMW, leaving only 2 manufacturers left, Mercedes and Opel. to increase the spectacle and attract new spectators, it was decided to look for other manufacturers outside the German borders, but no other manufacturer wanted to go and get beaten by the Germans in a championship where the regulations were written and put into practice by the Germans themselves. so it didn't work. a manufacturer with a very high record of touring victories was needed to give new life to the championship. therefore Mercedes decided to officially invite Alfa Romeo to participate in the championship. Until that time, Alfa Romeo had won 13 world tourism championships and was the most successful car manufacturer in this discipline, therefore it had an important coat of arms and its presence could give new life to the championship, but in the early 90s Alfa was in the chaos, a few years ago it had been absorbed by the Fiat group after the negotiations with Ford fell through and imagine if Fiat, which as we all know has the short arm, would ever have allocated funds to allow one of its brands to participate in a championship so expensive. but to everyone's amazement, Fiat allowed Alfa to participate in the championship, but with clear and precise limits: if you participate you must win, if you don't win, you will be immediately withdrawn from the championship. win now? in a German championship held at the home of the Germans?? Imagine the pressure that Fiat had put on the Alfa Romeo racing team. but Fiat did not skimp and allocated the necessary funds to enable Alfa to present itself at its maximum potential and in 1993, Alfa fielded its car for the DTM championship, the 155 2.5 V6 Ti. but that wasn't a racing car, it was a real warship. while the others had engines that reached 9500 rpm, the Alfa engine reached peaks of 12000 rpm, this allowed it to deliver 50hp more than the second most powerful engine on the grid, furthermore it had a modular 4x4 traction system that allowed to move the setup from 70-30, 60-40, 50-50, 50-60 etc. based on the characteristics of the track. the Germans were taken aback and were unable to respond in any way and Alfa Romeo dominated the 1993 championship, winning the championship on its debut. this ignited a rivalry between Italians and Germans which in the following years led to a violent development of the cars, so violent that the last developed examples had the same costs as an F1 car and in fact had become F1 cars with covered wheels . essentially what remained was a carbon fiber bodywork that faithfully reproduced the standard one, but this covered a racing prototype that no longer had anything to do with the car it represented.

in this video we see the latest evolution of the 155 project from 1996. the chassis had transformed into a sort of mixed monocoque with a carbon base and welded tubes, the suspensions had become active push road type, the aerodynamics themselves were a key point and the engine also served as a load-bearing element in the style of f1 etc. cars. in essence, the development led to the birth of real, very expensive track monsters in just 3 years. it is estimated that the cost was the same as a formula 1 car. this combined with other factors, led to the collapse of the championship, with its definitive closure in 1996. but look at the work of art that emerged from it, it seems to dance on the tracks, its mechanical grip and something extraordinary. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/grSelNBqrtW3o4U.html

@XGamerX Not sure if you understand what I mean... Never mentioned that today's motorsport is not challenging but back then the drivers skills and experience counted more than todays high tec machines and gear. Think about it... I'm enjoying every single event that I visit, modern and classical. Back then was without any doubt a great time and a big part of it was developing new technologies and improvements tho.

XGamerX the cars are “better” but the racing is not

@@weston9106 no shit the cars are better lol

@@reymenders5437 I dont think you read the discussion but thank you for the pointless reply

@XGamerX and that is why it became boring.

Angel Vargas same with me lol love it

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Which 155 Model was it then with wide body?

@@ropi4524 twinspark 1.8 in red with black wheels.

EddieNL yes from 1993 the rules became more liberal. The Class 1 cars are extraordinary machines and we are glad that the rules allowed that, just like the last GT1 cars of 97-99.

max thiele thanks

Correct. Nasa use to build and launch spacerockets.

sun power thanks.

onkouth thanks. We are glad you enjoyed it.

French Speed Connection, loved it, will definitely be looking forward to watching more of your channel, Thank you 😃

GTfour01 thanks.

@@FrenchSpeedConnection You guys deserve it. True petrolheads and respectfull custodians of these legendary cars. Keep up the good work. I'll share this. Greetings from Holland.

how not to agree?!

Not designed by a safety committee chaired by an accountant.

You may think they look good but are you sure? :D

I wonder the same thing..?

Becease they are much more cooler and angry!

It wasn't designed to keep alive pedestrians in a crash, that's wahi now all the bonets are so high.

So good driving it around Nordschleife.

Thanks

And I have one 1:10 scale ...

Absolutely. This was F1 technology in Touring car racing

@@FrenchSpeedConnection That's why DTM was scrapped. It took all the fans and money from Bernie's F1

@@kize32 yes, the DTM was so popular in these days. That was a great time.

Oh yes - I enjoyed driving my 95 car in the 96 championship My rear shock was damaged and the rear was sliding al over the place kzfaq.info/get/bejne/it9deJpznc--eX0.html

@@DK101GT Amazing to see you here Mr Jason Watt! How does this car feel to drive?

Nice! I've only owned the 147 (only the 1.6 - I was 21 :p) and the Giulietta Sportiva. I went a bit crazy with things like Mazda, Mercs and Renaultsports... but I'm back home now, and here is where I'll stay.

Alexis lopez llanos you are welcome. Thanks for watching.

Absolutely agree. The 80's and then 93-96 was truly a golden era for the DTM.

CorwinINaDSM thanks. It is one of our favorite car too.