I don't think Jack addressed why he was driving a left hand drive version. In case you're wondering, the Cloverleaf 4 (Q4), was only sold in LHD form but was available in the UK. Only nine were sold here.

Always appreciated the quirky look of the much un-loved 155. I have a "mostly Alfista" neighbour who went from a Giulietta 1.8, to an early spec red Delta HF (non- Integrale), then onto a rare Prisma Integrale (the famous two-tone one), followed by an even rarer Dedra Turbo 4WD, and eventually buying himself the 155 Q4. A series of uncommon, fascinating cars! He sadly drives a diesel Renegade these days. 😂

These “phase 2” Q4s are exceedingly rare cars, you’ve been very lucky to find one indeed.

Brings back memories.... Owned one for a decade, drove more then 100.000 km's in it, tweaked it's engine and suspension a bit. No Q4 but a 2.0 16V in lovely Verde Tundra. Wide body and the exact same interior. Still miss it. Well, I miss all my former Alfa's.

When I was a 5 year old watching the 1994 btcc round at brands hatch I fell in love with that car and had it as my cake topper for my 6th birthday, which was really difficult to find in rural NZ in the 90s had to have my parents drive two hours to go to the modelling shop to find it lol

The rattly interior is a special feature that shows that the car is working !

I think Alfa Romeo may have made the 155 Q4 just to make us lust for more Alfa Romeos… When I lived in Italy I owned both an Alfa 33 1.7 QV and a 75 2.0 Twin Spark, both flawed and quirky, but very enjoyable to drive. The two Alfas I owned made me want to own a 155 Q4 more than anything else at the time and most Alfisti I knew felt the same.

Remember these in the BTTC and Gabriele Tarquini dominating, what a cool Alfa, so lucky to get to drive one and loving the videos

I got into ALFAS back in Florida in the 70's and owned them for 10 years / from a 1967 Guilia 1300 TI to a GTV-6, regular GTV'S, spiders, a Milano and a 164. In 2001 I came to Brasil and was amazed at the european ALFAS here, things we never saw in the US Are still some 155's here for sale but here they are mid 90's cars with the FIAT twin cam twin plug engines, usually 1.8 or 2.0. I always felt like they are like a small 164, the center of the dash looks 164' ísh And they felt to me like a Berlina but faster. ALSO owned a 1996 FIAT Coupe normale, same engine as this 155. They DID make some Coupes with a turbo and I've seen them here for sale but never got a look at one, assumed it was a 2.0 turbo. I loved the Coupe but it has terrible headlights, you could not see a thing at night. TODAY I own a 2010 FIAT SIENA 4 door 1,4 litre. Has all the feel and driving enjoyment as my Coupe and my 105/115 GTV's, is fun to drive. Likes to rev and take the turns with ease too

I had the Lancia Dedra version, my mate had two 155’s including the ex-press Q4. Such a great platform, streets ahead of any other early nineties saloon.

Wow the 200kg difference from an Integrale is enormous and would certainly make driving dynamics different.

Man these older Alfas are awesome. Wish they had more Alfas in the states.

Awesome car. Nice video. Always fascinating to learn about these rarer cars. Keep up the good work.

Always loved the 155, friend had one. Many good memories of spirited driving on Summer nights. Thank you Jack.

That was my car Jac and I was the one that imported it into the U.K. from Santander Spain, because of it rarity but as usual it never got any respect or attention like lancia delta does

Very nice channel and the cars choosen for driving impressions are also very very nice. It's a pleasure to watch these. Thank you Jack!

They created that car to race in the Italian Supertouring Championship, which was the Italian equivalent of the DTM; more or less. Then they created the 155 V6TI to race in the DTM, when the I.S.C. became more similar to the BTCC.

An absolute 90's gem ❤

Great video of an interesting car. Love the engine noise on acceleration!

I love the 155 always have ..... Money no object I'd definitely have one in my garage, keep the content coming Jack 👍

Great video. Love the engine note!

My friend had a 155 2.0 t spark in 2001, P reg - one of the wide body ones. I loved it and got to drive it a few times. We used to watch btcc and Tarquini too. P122RBF was the reg if I remember correctly.

Keep up the good work of driving these Italian quirky cars!

Nice to see a rare Wide body Q4. Sounds rather nice. Greets from an owner of an early 1992 155 Q4 🙋🏼‍♂️

Thank you for furthering my education on these many different foreign cars 👍🏻 lots of fun 😁

One of my favorite car models ever, I've owned a '95 2.0 16v Widebody and even though it had its own quirks and electric problems (blame Bosch sensors for this btw), it is still the most direct and transparent car I've ever driven, and it looks sophisticated but aggressive at the same time, I don't know how to explain it, but I absolutely adore every part of it! I hope to own a Q4 Widebody one day, not because they will skyrocket in value overtime, but because it'll be everything I need when it comes down to cars. Thanks for making this video, awesome watch! ~ Andrijan

talking of boxy touring cars, bout time we have a T5R volvo estate booting around those famous country lanes, those were my favorites to hear/watch/see in the flesh. i got to drive a stolen one [NO, i was recovering it] + i was really impressed keep up the good work young man

My first Alfa was a 75 V6, such a shame the 155 wasn't RWD

I’d forgotten this one ! Keep trawling the oddities Jack! It’s good watchin’ 😂

Sounds like a rally car, thanks for video of this rare car Jack! 🙏🙏

very interesting history, and i think the reason she feels different to the Integrale is the change from RALLY Car to Touring Car so a Longer wheelbase and probably slightly heavier class weight limit, and making the suspension more compliant is a more circuit based set-up.

Thank you to show me the last Alfa my dad bought. We love this 155.

Jack the gearbox from the Q4 is the box from the Lancia Thema 8/32 ZF unit

Good review 👍

The funny thing is that...they really did steal the Delta. Fiat took all the budget, tech and team from the Delta WRC campaign and poured it into the 155 GTA and Alfa Corse. Abarth basically took the rally Delta and mounted it in a 155 body to compete in the CIVT (which they won in 1992). They even made a 155 GTA Stradale prototype which had the engine, running gear AND suspension from the Delta (unlike the Q4). I love the way 155s look. I think pre-'95 narrow body looks better with its subtely flared arches front and back. My father has a Verde Mirto 2.0 TS 8V, while it's not the most modern or fastest engine for the 155s it does feel more characterful than the Fiat derived 2.0 16v in my 145QV (found in widebody 155s) The 155 is with us since 2006 and it's the car that got me into Alfa. He had two 156s 2.0 16V and although they were much better in every measurable way, it felt dull compared to the 155. 155s deserve more love, it had the misfortune of being between the much loved "last true Alfa" 75 and the widely acclaimed 156 while being quite restricted by Fiat. Still it singlehandedly upheld Alfa's name and sporting image on circuits. I think the 1993 DTM Championship is the last great win for Alfa.

Very nice vid, subbed!

Another car we never got in Canada. Love this one. Great looks too. Jack you keep finding such interesting cars! Well done! BTW, what's it like driving a left hand drive car in the UK?

Excellent review! Memories of Super Touring BTCC in the mid nineties, Tarquini inclusive.

I have a 2.0 L 155 that i am in the progress of renovating.....I personally love the looks ... enjoyed the video, I also have a 2018 Giulia Quadrifoglio and I would love to see you review it , but fear of you scratching it stops me!! LOL

Good to see this honest review. We've had 155s in the family for a long time, 8V, 16v and a Q4. For me the 2.0 16v is the sweet spot but the Q4 is a special car. It is not a daily driver, I think you are right, Jack, more time in the Q4 will show its better side. Its weight distribution means it isn't a Delta Integrale, but it is very competent, rarer and about 40% of the price. A pity perhaps that it doesn't have a 3.0 busso V6 to add to its long distance credentials but it was always a homolgation special, rather than filling a niche. I like your Italian pronunciation, Jack! If you speak the language, it´s very hard to mispronounce to suit Anglo-Saxon ears. Same as I won´t say Shack-ess-pay-aray (Shakespeare in Spanish......)

Great review and I like the styling very Italian simple but elegant and this car as you said won the Italian, German, and British championships against stilff competition. That’s impressive.

Giacomo, you do some really nice reviews that are very intuitive, I'm old enough to remember when this car was on sale, so nice to see one again, the seating position looks a bit odd, but it's a 90's car.... but what a lovely "old" car, that sounds quite strange considering for me it feels like the 90's was only yesterday, I'd rather own that than most modern cars, having said that, having owned a lot of cars (50+) since I passed my test in 1982, that I didn't keep more than 15 months most of the time, I now have since 2019, a 2009 Audi TT that does everything I need and looks good in a sea of SUV sameness, and that I absolutely love, perhaps one day it will be a classic, probably after I'm dead and buried... but will never sell. I would love a 70's, 80's, or 90's classic, as a weekender, but not having anywhere to keep it, it's just pointless sadly...

Had a late wide body155 1.8 and thought it was a real drivers car, you could really get into it and enjoy any journey a real favourite of mine of all the cars I've owned, top of my list was the pre facelift 164 Lusso.

I just love these older Alfas: they seem more interesting and idiosyncratic compared to the newer ones. A friend of mine had an Alfetta GT years ago, a real head-turner, when Alfa was still an independent company.

This is one of my favorite Alfas. Reminds me of the the MK3 Jetta/Vento and a volvo 850. That exhaust sounds soooo good

I love the look of the 155, and was always disappointed they never came to Oz. Coincidentally, a fella round the corner from me (who is ex Alfa SAf) has a beautiful rosso 155 V6 with the big rear wing and touring car style rims. Still on SA plates, pending registration locally. One of only a handful of 155s in the entire country.

Great car. My father had it new from 1993 and it had abaout 12 years. Never had any issues. Great car!!!

All the fiat brands used the same underpinnings, with different engines. We got the 155 Q4, Dedra integrale and Tempra 4x4. Alfa had the 16V turbo, Lancia 8V turbo and Fiat hade a N/A engine. The reason it doesn't feel like a Delta Integrale is because the suspension is completely different. This has the Tempra suspension but with a Integrale drivetrain.

Im restoring one of these on youtube.. nice review

Good job chap. Very Interesting. (Si from Bath)

I have indeed a 155 for long time back home in Portugal. Very rare to drive it as I only go there a couple of weeks a year. I love the car, had some issues in the past as its an old car but is a blast to drive.

Brother Jack, you never disappoint… you always bring your passion in your reviews and as an Alfisti, I love what you get your hands on… This 155 kicked A** in the European touring car championship, which the 156 never came close. Thanks for the passion 🇮🇹🤘

I had a 155 in this colour with the speedline wheels like this one but mine was a 2.0 twin spark. Great car at the time as thought you had a BTCC car for the road 😅.

The styling cues remind me of my Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2.0 that I owned here in OZ in the early(ish) to mid '80's. Would love it if you could find one of those for a test and take me back down memory lane.

very interesting, didn't know about this

I bought a 155 Q4 WB a few months ago. It needs new paint and general tlc, but boy, I was the happiest man seeing it on the my trailer. This car is a real Q-car and I was lucky enough to find one of 110 ever made. It looks like you're a bit dissapointed by how it drives, but remember that this car was never meant to be an Integrale clone. I see it as an homologation special built to be able to use the 4WD system in their touring cars. Keep up the good work with even more quirky cars

Absolutely fantastic chariot! Back in the day it was my dream car 🚗

Had a 1998 2.0 TS Wide Body in 2006 and loved it, ran it a couple of years and stupidly sold it as the cam belts were due and i couldn't face the job. Found myself lusting after another 155 but they are getting so rare now. Once Alfa's are in your blood though, i'm going to look at a 159 this Saturday, a scarce 1750 Tbi Ti, hopefully i'll be driving it home.

A mate of mine had one of these in silver, till he well and truly binned it. Also had a Dedra HF Turbo in red with the 8 valve in it.

Interesting video, undervalued car the 155 specially the Q4 or the V6, DTM winner during the 90s, when Lancia racing team was stop by Fiat, thanks for sharing this Alfa story

Pretty cool to get to drive something that rare - it's in nice shape too!

I had a 155 2.0ts back in the day. It was a cracking drive and when driven steady it did great mpg

Always amazed these were not the wide body versions with the wheel arch blisters

Please show us the other Delta. Love the episode.

Here's some more in depth history of the 155 Q4 The 155 in general was part of the type 3 platform that were only three cars on them other than the 155 which are the Fiat Tempra and the Lancia Dedra. All three cars had at some point in their production had the same engine and 4wd drivetrain of the Delta Integrale in one form or another (Also one of the main objectives of the type 3 is to be able to receive the Delta Integrale's drivetrain to begin with since the type 3 is essentially the saloon or elongated version of the type 2 platform). The Tempra had it as the Tempra 2.0 4X4 but with no turbo (so only 128 hp) and was only limited as an option in the estate and it was the only one to have an electronic locking rear diff that you can simply press a button on the dash. The Dedra had the HF Integrale with the turbo and the 4wd but it never had the 16v turbo like the 155 it was either 16v N/A or 8v turbo so power was in the range between 140 to 180 HP (Also the Dedra did came with the 16v turbo but only the standard HF with fwd). So the 155 q4 was from the get go was designed as the greatest of the type 3 cars.

wow, non ne vedevo una da anni, neppure in Italia. E questa ha pure il volante dalla parte giusta, dove l'hai trovata? 🤣👍. grande, grazie x averla portata. spettacolo.

I have a widebody Q4 pretty much the same as this, similar reg too. I think a few were imported at the same time as the Q4 widebody models were never imported officially by Alfa. Mine has had a lot of money spent on it in period, mostly at Autodelta with Bilstein/Eibach suspension and an exhaust etc. Agree on the drive though, the Q4's are nowhere nearly as lightfooted as the twinspark models and the early 8V engined cars felt the best of the lot with their all alloy engines as opposed to the iron blocked 16V cars. They are a great driving thing though, very raw and raucous, especially with a few mods. Good to see one featured!

Always loved the 155 remember watching in the BTCC in the 90's👍👍

Love it! Like a giant slice of red cheese 😮 the exhaust sounds mint :)

Always LOVED the looks of these but never knew about its Integrale underpinnings? Very cool, I'd much rather have one of these than the rusty Lancias.

Had the same engine, on a Viscose diffed' Dedra 2000 Turbo gear box, in a Fiat Tipo Gran Turismo with Groupe A spec setup. 300+ hp and front wheel drive, no torque steer, no wheel spin, just pure acceleration. It was a blast, so much fun, and so bloddy fast. It scared the S%#t out of even a BMW M3. Top speed was just a flashing 250 km/h in the digital dashboard.(it couldn't register more...) But the 155 Q4 is an awesome car. It drives well, and it is an excelent investment.

I loved the 155 DTM version, super cool car, looked just great!! The suspension on the Integrale was a lot stiffer, the entire car was much stiffer than the Alfa. They used a smaller turbo on the Alfa as far as I remember.

That's a nice looking car for it's time. I can see why some may not like it but from the front it does look better, resembles a Fiat a bit from the back. Great video Jack thanks. 👍

The Alfa Romeo 155 shared platform with the Lancia Delta mark 2 (tipo 836) and the Lancia Dedra. Interior fittings and switchgear are identical and dashboard architecture is similar. For some reason Fiat decided not to offer the Delta 836 with four-wheel drive, but they did produce a Dedra Integrale, which I believe is even rarer than the 155 Q4. I've owned both a Delta 836 HF turbo and a Dedra 2,0 auto in the past and everything you said about the driving experience mirrors my own experiences, the notchy gearchange being the biggest bugbear when driving rapidly.

When you get an opportunity, please review a 1977 BMW 630 CSI, and a 1985 BMW 733i. You do great reviews. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us. Best regards from Nicaragua, Central America.

Lovely exhaust note.

Nice video Jack, I nearly bought a WB 155 Q4 and have always wondered if the 156 V6 I bought instead was a mistake. Whilst I don't want to admit it, I think your criticism of the way it drives is fair. Still want one though.

On of the loves of my teenage. I was really mad about this and never seen it in person

Although the nineties gave some of the best for German designs, the Alfa 155 is a great looking car, it has a proper Alfa looks and proportions. For someone who does not take a regular shoeboxes as a benchmark, the design is spot on.

Stunning car...amazing😍😍😍

Great sounding engine!

This car "wakes up" after a nice tune to cca 300BHP (bigger turbo from Delta EVO) and throwing away the electronic suspension, installing a fatter rear ARB and bigger brakes (brembo calipers from 166). I had four of them, love them to bits. The last one had around 400BHP (with all the supporting modifications of course) and it was a proper M3 eater.

Love your enthusiasm & enjoy all your clips :) Shouldn't need to rev a small T engine higher than 6500. Especially if the spool is early (never was in the 80's cars) the torque takes care of business so your better off changing gear around that range? You mention spool up from 3500rpm. Much lag? Long time boost guy but never an Alfa guy, due to the reliability issues that plagued them, unlike the German cars, other than Merc biodegradable wiring harness from early 90's. Beema straight 6's were hard to beat for reliability. Almost as good as Toyota lol :) The Alfa's were up there with the likes of 80's Audi Quatro's, making their mark on the racing scene ;)

It's definitely my cuppa tea,like saab they look completely different to anything else around at the time.

these cars are brilliant. loved watching these kick butt in the BTCC back in the day. such a shame Alfa dont make things like this anymore. A beautiful thing to behold.

proper pronunciation of "lancia integrale" ;) great video

Do you live near Harry metcalfe. I'm sure i reconise some of the reads from his channel. Love your reviews. You drive all the cars I want to own!!

I'm jealous Jack. And that's coming from a 147 GTA owner.

This has been dream car since my teenage years.

Gran bella macchina, Jack!

The engineers who designed the Lancia Delta Integrale moved to work for Alfa Romeo, because Lancia was going to stop their motorsport journey with Rallying. In the same time, Alfa Romeo were planing to join the DTM Championship, but they did not had a competitive Car and so they hired engineers from the motorsport department from Lancia. Basically, they used the Delta Integrale as a base model and they made the chassis a bit longer and wider than the original Lancia. The 155 DTM was the most expensive and complicated motorsport car in that time, even more expensive than F1. So I ask you to change your title, because you are disrespecting Alfa Romeo with your lie that they stole the design.

Love it Jack, 155 is so rare here in Australia. And where do we find you on Instagram? Cheers

Jack, have you tested an early 90's UR Quattro??? Short or long wheelbase ?????

Your "integrale" pronunciation is perfect! I am shocked about the sound. The lancias were not sold here, so the only way of listening to the Lampredi is the Q4. I thought they had the same sound.

I owned a 155 2.5 TD for some time.... wicked machine though....!!

I had a 155 cloverleaf loved that thing and it's bipolar wonkeyness I wanna be a open coupe all 4 windows dropped complely randomly on a super wet day took it back to dealer went over speedhump on way in and they all went back up lol

It would be fun to assemble together and compare a Q4, a lovely sounding Busso V6 2,5 (very rare!), and maybe a "Silverstone"... but the question is, where would one find such oddities these days?!

The whole Alfa design in the 2000s aged like fine wines. They just look so clean.

I owned an Alpha 155 twinspark back on the day excellent when it was on song but the electrics were terrible and it was so maintenance sensitive that you felt like you got a new car after every service.

saloon version of the Delta Integrale NICE!