@Tommy Salami so maybe you could start to complain about panel gaps for several reasons....

@@mrlucabinci I’d say the amount of panel gaps on 75 are vastly different per each vehicle because it’s 80’s Alfa Romeo quality standards

Your dad must have had an accident with his 75, because my 1992 75 couldn’t fit the finger between panel gaps…..

I laughed too.

You can't get more italian than that.

savagegeese definitely found inspiration in old MW videos!

studio calderini weirdo

@@tiko5876 ..Maybe, but stylish weirdo, emotional, aggressive; in a word, timeless

Okay... Not weirdo. I understand now good sir

I remember that article. I was so impressed with the write up that I went out and bought a 75! In my case, a used 1st series 1.8. It did not disappoint. 30 years later I still have a 75 having owned several over the years. Watching this reminds me of how soft the US Milanos were set up compared to the European ones.

same for me, we did a trip from Rome to Croatia in this car hen i wa 7!

Your dad was living in the future..Smart guy

Not popular in America where'd you grow up? Can't be New York they been popular since the 80's

@@AfricaGeo de-lorean ?

@@wittyexquisite Really? They sold about 2000 a year in all States, I believe mainly in LA and SF; I believed very few in NY.

indeed, I actually own one currently as my daily driver

lol, the man must own shares in every company that makes oil pressure gauges ;)

I love classic Alfa Romeo, my italian cars favorites

"Honey I could just hold that in my la- okay in the bushes is good too."

Lol,that's just what I'm going to say.

I grew up in the 1980s...can't tell you how many times we couldn't get our bags to fit into mom's Civic. Into the bushes they went! Groceries, hardware, lumber, bicycles, it didn't matter...if it didn't fit, into the woods it went! It did make the over cost of car ownership a little more expensive and probably was the impetus behind the SUV craze that came later, but they were fun times!

Right! Still own that car?!

studio calderini Yes!

@@TheRedgtv2000 Ottimo. Keep the car, their collectible value is increasing

@@studiocalder818 I also own other classic Alfa's!!

@@TheRedgtv2000 Bravo: what other models?! Joy to see, joy to show, joy to drive. In a word: unique. Alfa is the unique democratic collectible marque, from the 147 of the penniless young man to the 8c 2900 of the passionate rich petrolhead

Brendan A. MacWade Add Saab 9000 to the mix and I'm in heaven.

Yes. Interestingly, the 9000 is a cousin of the Alfa 164.

Brendan A. MacWade Quite a far cousin, but I'll them both.

kirbyswarp Not really.

nutsackmania they share part of a floorpan, nothing else.

I LOL'D at 4:39 when he tossed the bag in the woods

More like her mother's.

We've all been there, the eternal question "Don't you forget these" while the boot is already full.

As we say in America, Alfa hit it out of the park with the Giulia Quadrifoglio.

I agree. I had got 3 75's from 1990 to 2007. In 2000 I sold the 3.0 gc for an SZ that I still own. The right maintenance and they run endlessly

I'd love to find a Milano Quad. I loved the Italian performance and the crazy stying as a teen.

@@epistte 👍🏽👍🏽I think you'd have to buy it in a few time as they are rising up their value. You are sure you won't lose your money

@@studiocalder818 Unless unreliable Italian cars have an investment value it was expected that you would lose money buying a mid-80s Alfa sedan. I also like Citroens, Lancia, and Lotus, so don't ask me for investment advice. 95% of people wouldn't be able to pick these cars out of a line-up, even if you paid them but I love them because they are funky. I wanted to buy a Lancia beta coupe that I saw on the backlot of a Dodge dealer in college but a friend talked me out of it because he said that I couldn't get parts for it, even I bought it for $400.00. I bought an Audi Fox GTi instead because of they were so much more reliable.

@@epistte Sir, that's a legend. The old Alfa cars were more powerful than the models in the same category as the other brands, and also very reliable cars, if well maintained by the right mechanics, of course! Today they are good cars just like the others... About Beta, my girlfriend of the time had a metallic grey Lancia Beta HPE. We have made many trips around Europe with that fantastic fast car; I like id very much. The only problem was rusty, the mechanical parts were actually very resistant. Do you still own the coupé?

that is not true at all. Very reliable if well maintained by a good mechanic. (And much more stable than a Bmw of the same period, of course)

If only Alfa could enter into an agreement with Honda or Toyota. Alfa styles it and decodes on the engine, and then someone that knows about quality control actually makes it work lol.

It's got a hell of a spirit to live up to and it will be up against stiff competition. It is a beautiful machine though

It will recreate its unreliability.

Just. It does and more. Hardly any lean. 280 hp/306ft. Lbs Standard. 0-60 in 5.1 sec.

@@asleepnomore4111 The old Alfa cars were more powerful than the models in the same category as the other brands, and also very reliable cars if well maintained by the right mechanic. Today they are good and reliable cars, just like other car top brands, but not so special as before.

About two years ago I bought a '17 Giulia Veloce with around 60k miles on it. Has around 68k now. Wherever I go, it's the best looking car around and if you take it to a curvy country road, it basically begs for more throttle and follows those curves like on tracks. So I'd say they did a good job on recreating that spirit, the only thing missing is the sound of a nice V6.

Jeremy Clarkson IS AN ASSHOLE!

He's also not wrong.

The old Alfa cars were more powerful than the models in the same category as the other brands, and also very reliable cars if well maintained by the right mechanic. Today they are good cars, just like other car top brands. The soul has changed a little.

@@gavinmatthews5903 yes, but he is still...

Jezzer has a GTV6 and he says it's his favorite car, so I guess he was wrong.

The first test MW did on a Milano was a 2.5 without ABS. It recorded the shortest 55mph brake distance they ever did. They handle great, too.

Me too, at Ford s-max ;-) And the helicopter style switches are really good, no need to move eyes from road.

Fantastic. A joy to drive

LoveMyZJ they are back now.

He got a rise instead!!

+Ronald de Rooij : I like Italian cars and doodle cars every spare minute I get and I think it is kinda ugly. I guess a car's looks are a very subjective thing. The "track" is way too narrow for the body for one thing, the wheels are inset from the fender well way too much, IMO...

+LoveBandit1000 Yes indeed it is subjective. My son likes curved lines, I like straight lines. There only begins the argument, haha.

It's uglier than afterbirth.

It has some very good angles, but also some quite ugly angles - a very unique car overall. Furthermore, I absolutely love the interior, and of course the feel of the car.

Really don't get your opinion. The VW Jetta from that time, was not nicer-looking. The Volvos and Audis and Saabs also were not nicer-looking cars. For a European 4 door car from that era, the Alfa Romeo 75 was not particularly ugly as far as I can tell - the BMW was better-looking obviously, but the other European brands Volvo, Saab, VW, Audi, were all box-like designs.

I've also heard the dealers had very POOR support from Alfa of North America!

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Where are you from?

@@studiocalder818 I am framed Taiwan. But new in Austria.

@@user-ve9eu4sh1d So did you buy the 75s in Austria or bring with you from Taiwan?

And change that it did. Hello, Giulia! :D

Why in the hell are you naked?

Chad Qualls Nudist. Deal With It.

Public respect. Nudist my ass. You just think you have something to show off.

Chad Qualls Then let that fact keep going, I don't give a shit and I won't change the image. Now fuck off.

👍🏽👍👍🏿👍🏻

My understanding of the 3.0l, it was built by Autodelta in Italy. Due to Italian tax laws it was never used there. Alfa South Africa dropped it into the GTV6 and produced the SA GTV6 3.0 with carbs. They kept the project secret and blew the BMWs at Kyalami in the Production Car Class. BMW protested and the race results were overturned the following week. The homologation requirement in SA was 200 cars sold through the dealerships. Eventually Alfa claimed to have sold the required numbers but I heard unofficially they fell a few short. A further rumour has it they ran short of 3.0 cranks and the final GTV6 3.0s had a displacement of 2.8. I have seen the SA GTV6 3.0s fetch in excess of £20.000. Not sure how they compete vs the Callaway GTV6, but they are much nicer looking cars.

When did Motorweek air its first model year episode? 1980 my guess. They tested the Delorean.

I was going to say a Mk. II Jetta and an 8 or 9 series Volvo, but yes, the Saab influence is there too!

also like a calibra lol

justinbig10 - Same platform as the older Saab 3000, I think. It was shared between 3 different badges, in the end.

I see the 9000 now also. If you squint it looks like an e36 that was designed ten years earlier.

Please: The 75 was an evolution of the Giuletta model, that was produced from 77 to 85. For budget reasons Alfa redesigned the front and the back of the model, maintaining the central body. Alfa has always been front ahead in terms of design, copied years later by the others.

Lol -you made my day man!!!!

Slimecrazy234 ***** The SportCross and 5-speed manual episode por favor??

Which metrics?

The speedometer lied like a rug!!! It topped out at 152 MPH but the true speed was only 137 MPH. How did I know the true top speed? It was in the owner's manual.

@Disques13Swing My Milano 2.5 gold's speedometer didn't work, depending on what model, I owned a 3.0 also, the top speed would be at redline. The 2.5 was around 130mph. Verde or 3.0 was supposed to do 135mph.

Especially on wet.. laughing. Series 5 was an upper class than 75, anyway 75 was better in terms of road handling. (And dangerous bmw rear sospensione on wet, steadily changing the camber)

@@studiocalder818 yep ,bmws are known for being tail happy since forever(1600/1800/2002 ti etc),so are you saying bmws lean over and have a constant suspension geometry change?

@@kenlee-97 On wet I think so for sure (when cornering the external tire only partially touched the road), more they had unbalanced weight distribution, like many others. The Alfa with transaxle had the weights distributed f/r at 50% and the wheels always perpendicular to the ground. With 4 people on board it seemed that the bmw was s....ing on the street. Now they're different. The only Alfa's flaws were a slightly high driving position and lying in the corners, in addition to the slow gearbox. At those times my father drove Mercs, Opel, small Fiat, a very nice Renualt5, and I also drove those. The first time I tried an Alfa (Alfetta) I was amazed and bought an old Gt Bertone. Since then I have never changed.

The problems of rust afflicted Giulia, Giulietta and Sud (not 75), because when FIAT made the contract to build the Lada factory and the town of Togliattigrad, the Italian government (owner of Alfa) in support pledged to buy Russian steel, which was poor; in addition, Alfa did not have a good sheet metal treatment. Subsequently, to increase the reputation, on the 75 they applied special treatments to the sheets (all galvanized sheets). But the vulgate was done...