Apparently the Top Gear crew was always on the ball with the filming, editing and music choices. Sure, the budgets got bigger later and everything got even better down the line, but still. That My Way jukebox bit was pretty clever.
@killercan103 күн бұрын
Back in the day it was the car for juniors at the big 4 in accounting and barristers in the Netherlands....
@karelvvv24 күн бұрын
I loved my 146 1.7 16v. The sound that boxer made was brilliant. Also much more reliable than the golf I had later.
@urglegurgle580710 ай бұрын
Great car and was very reliable too. No issues with rust for 15 years or more. One of the best.
@CumminsVoortman2 жыл бұрын
Twenty five years old without rust at all! Greece..
@statisym2 жыл бұрын
Twin Spark or Boxer engine ?.
@mdev88462 жыл бұрын
@@statisym Twin Spark or Boxer engine ?.
@mdev88462 жыл бұрын
@@mdev8846 The small boxer 1351 cc..
@statisym2 жыл бұрын
@@mdev8846 twin Spark
@CumminsVoortman2 жыл бұрын
When Alfa started his decline... I was a 33 owner...
@stefanomacchi1977Ай бұрын
aaaahhhhhh......classic Jezza - gimme more!
@rustybearden180020 күн бұрын
Great car... I had 1.4 boxer sounds like rally car
@beretka13892 жыл бұрын
Great peace of history ! This ist what Alfa should always be.
@MightyREVS2 жыл бұрын
I had one, spent more time on the ramps than Evil Kinevel.. But I loved it
@lapinlogic626710 ай бұрын
I have a Guilleta multiair but recently i bought a used 145.
@Georgealfa212 жыл бұрын
My dad used to have one. It was excellent.
@ironfist76813 күн бұрын
ever wonder what mightve happened to it?
@kai99012 күн бұрын
I had an AlfaSud…..simply the best front wheel driver car for handling a new chassis balance, ever. My bother gad a Golf GTi at the time; when it came to the twisties he was a spec in the rear view mirror.
@nigelfisher3756 Жыл бұрын
Still own one and anno 2023 more reliable than most of the newer cars because it doesn’t have a computer n over complicated electronics. Parts are fairly cheap and i own the 144 Hp 1.8 engine that offers a 210 topspeed with 6sec acceleration so no not a slow car (noisy yes thats true) Full option black leather MOMO interior 🥰 Payed it 1000€ in 2019 and only changed his tires i mean this car is a little 💎
@jaym4290 Жыл бұрын
It needs much more then 6 sec... even my 2.0 has 8.4 0-100 the 1.8 was close to 9 sec if i remember correctly...
@user-xj2lh9cv9h7 ай бұрын
i guess you are right then. but I recall differently @@user-xj2lh9cv9h
@jaym42907 ай бұрын
Isn't it designed by Chris Bangle? Either way this car is not ugly at all, this design is incredible. Jeremy is not right about speed sensitive power steering, it is just a fast steering rack, the best thing on that car. :) But the engines, Fiat did not have Twin Spark ready until 1997 so they introduced 145 and 146 with boxer engines that were not powerful enough for 250 kg heavier car than the 33. I had 146 TI with 2.0 Twin Spark engine in it, this was the best combination as the car was lowered and with 150hp engine that had balancing shafts it was a brilliant experience. I miss that car very much. Today when looking at those generic Golfs and Opels from that era 145 and 146 still look and feel so better to drive. Thanks for the video! :)
@BojanBojovic2 жыл бұрын
I think Bangle designed the 146, and Silva the 145
@alexandreb.11012 жыл бұрын
@@alexandreb.1101 Actually the other way around, Bangle at Centro Stile for the 145, and Centro Stile under de Silva for the 146. The original 145 was Bangle's idea that was made to be a new Lancia, however when Alfa management saw the drawings they said it is a pure Alfa Romeo so they changed it a little bit so it became Alfa 145. Later the 146 just took the same front to the C pillar and added something that looked like a GTV at the back, I would say it was Bangle's design originally.
@BojanBojovic2 жыл бұрын
@@BojanBojovic oooooooh! I remember it being supposed to be a Lancia, but yeah got the designers shuffled around! Great little cars, my brother owned the base Boxer with leather seats, a very nice car to sit in. Plus, it had projector headlights before anything else in that segment!
@alexandreb.11012 жыл бұрын
@@BojanBojovic okay just found out why I confused them Bangle designed the 145 as a 5 door hatchback. Silva and his team only removed the rear door from Chris' design, and later turned it into the 146
@alexandreb.11012 жыл бұрын
3 people where involved chris bangle did design it under de silva originally as a 5 door for a new gen of a lancia delta. But the fiat ceo did say it looks like a alfa and then it did go to the alfa designstudio and cressoni and bangle did the final work to make a 3 door alfa hatchback out of the 5 door lancia design, if i remember everything correctly.
@user-xj2lh9cv9h7 ай бұрын
1990 Alfa Romeo 33 1.7 16v Boxer - 137 PS 1990 BMW M42 B18 16v - 136 PS. This is level 👏
@skillandluck Жыл бұрын
No one imitates the Escort... come on! The reference is the VW Golf since 1974.
@Boa744 ай бұрын
Even if i owned Busso V6 🍀 engine, and now Brera, i still regret the sound of my 33 boxer engine, with 2 carburetors...
@AC-busso2 жыл бұрын
my old bro got the 1.5 quadrifoglio 105 hp,what a machine,dad got's a 75 twin spark,an alfa family in the old times.that 33 was mega,the interior,sound etc,in that time best and most advanced hot hatch.
@franciscomiguelromerocarri8623 Жыл бұрын
Had one 1.4 and was great, certainly much better than the Golf 1.4 that a friend had at same time and when i sold it i also got better residual value
@jppataki16 күн бұрын
I had one in the early 2000s, model year 1997 (second hand): 16 valve, twin spark engine, 105 HP stock, 120 HP with aftermarket exhaust. The car weighted 1290 kg and it went 0 to 100 Km/h (0-62 mph) in around 9.5 s. Roomy, comfortable, very good suspension setup and very good throttle response. One of the best cars I've ever had, still miss it to this day.
@sergiogiacomosammartano762313 күн бұрын
That's really heavy for a car that size. Is that empty weight? Or does it include all fluids? I used to have a 2001 Ford Mondeo 2.0 hatchback that only weighed 6kg more. And that's a much bigger car with a bigger engine and 4 stars EuroNCAP.
@CheapBastard198811 күн бұрын
The windows remind me of those on the back of a 5dr Mk1 Fiat Punto. And only £11,000? Its hard to imagine how they did it for that if you went out and bought all the bits then painted a bare shell and built it up......
@fatwalletboy23 күн бұрын
Italian Art ..
@raufsahin3342 жыл бұрын
I’m a huge Alfa fan, but this car is hard to look at.
@tylerkeenan43904 күн бұрын
(groan) He was a berk back then, at least as much as he's a berk today. 🙄 The car? Being in Straya, I barely knew this thing existed! It seems so much better than I would've expected. 🙂
@assininecomment16304 ай бұрын
I feel like he had to grow his hair like that; hide his head being swollen due to his ego.
@Andyface7918 күн бұрын
Yeah, a nice looking Fiat panda they made.
@TorbenSoerensen15 күн бұрын
*Fiat Tipo
@CheapBastard198811 күн бұрын
Just a few on the road nowadays. Sadly it is. No Alfa power? Well add another open exhaust with spaghetti headers and a chip tune will bring back this old ladies car to a real Alfa experience! Bolt on a pear of Bilsteins and you are off to go! Rocket science isn't that hard to understand, you only need to know.
@theblackhand6485Ай бұрын
Talk about destroying a classic timeless song
@camalary16 күн бұрын
03:07 The ape joke aged poorly HaHAHAHA
@danishrazakhan16 күн бұрын
in what way?
@guser713714 күн бұрын
@@guser7137 Jezza the Orangutan (yes I know, not the same as an ape lol)
@RWL201213 күн бұрын
This is the evidence that Jezza knows nothing about cars. One of the worst Alfiat ever made.
@Boa749 күн бұрын
This, @GeoffBuysCars is what we actually want in a car.... @HowardsPortugal
@howardsportugal17 күн бұрын
still llke the cars i would like to get a 146 1700cc 16v they where only made for 2 years. the song 'my way' originally a french song 1st published in 1967 preformed by Claude Francois. Frank Synatra s interpretaion is the most famous, not the original i'm affraid. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Way
Apparently the Top Gear crew was always on the ball with the filming, editing and music choices. Sure, the budgets got bigger later and everything got even better down the line, but still. That My Way jukebox bit was pretty clever.
Back in the day it was the car for juniors at the big 4 in accounting and barristers in the Netherlands....
I loved my 146 1.7 16v. The sound that boxer made was brilliant. Also much more reliable than the golf I had later.
Great car and was very reliable too. No issues with rust for 15 years or more. One of the best.
Twenty five years old without rust at all! Greece..
Twin Spark or Boxer engine ?.
@@statisym Twin Spark or Boxer engine ?.
@@mdev8846 The small boxer 1351 cc..
@@mdev8846 twin Spark
When Alfa started his decline... I was a 33 owner...
aaaahhhhhh......classic Jezza - gimme more!
Great car... I had 1.4 boxer sounds like rally car
Great peace of history ! This ist what Alfa should always be.
I had one, spent more time on the ramps than Evil Kinevel.. But I loved it
I have a Guilleta multiair but recently i bought a used 145.
My dad used to have one. It was excellent.
ever wonder what mightve happened to it?
I had an AlfaSud…..simply the best front wheel driver car for handling a new chassis balance, ever. My bother gad a Golf GTi at the time; when it came to the twisties he was a spec in the rear view mirror.
Still own one and anno 2023 more reliable than most of the newer cars because it doesn’t have a computer n over complicated electronics. Parts are fairly cheap and i own the 144 Hp 1.8 engine that offers a 210 topspeed with 6sec acceleration so no not a slow car (noisy yes thats true) Full option black leather MOMO interior 🥰 Payed it 1000€ in 2019 and only changed his tires i mean this car is a little 💎
It needs much more then 6 sec... even my 2.0 has 8.4 0-100 the 1.8 was close to 9 sec if i remember correctly...
i guess you are right then. but I recall differently @@user-xj2lh9cv9h
Isn't it designed by Chris Bangle? Either way this car is not ugly at all, this design is incredible. Jeremy is not right about speed sensitive power steering, it is just a fast steering rack, the best thing on that car. :) But the engines, Fiat did not have Twin Spark ready until 1997 so they introduced 145 and 146 with boxer engines that were not powerful enough for 250 kg heavier car than the 33. I had 146 TI with 2.0 Twin Spark engine in it, this was the best combination as the car was lowered and with 150hp engine that had balancing shafts it was a brilliant experience. I miss that car very much. Today when looking at those generic Golfs and Opels from that era 145 and 146 still look and feel so better to drive. Thanks for the video! :)
I think Bangle designed the 146, and Silva the 145
@@alexandreb.1101 Actually the other way around, Bangle at Centro Stile for the 145, and Centro Stile under de Silva for the 146. The original 145 was Bangle's idea that was made to be a new Lancia, however when Alfa management saw the drawings they said it is a pure Alfa Romeo so they changed it a little bit so it became Alfa 145. Later the 146 just took the same front to the C pillar and added something that looked like a GTV at the back, I would say it was Bangle's design originally.
@@BojanBojovic oooooooh! I remember it being supposed to be a Lancia, but yeah got the designers shuffled around! Great little cars, my brother owned the base Boxer with leather seats, a very nice car to sit in. Plus, it had projector headlights before anything else in that segment!
@@BojanBojovic okay just found out why I confused them Bangle designed the 145 as a 5 door hatchback. Silva and his team only removed the rear door from Chris' design, and later turned it into the 146
3 people where involved chris bangle did design it under de silva originally as a 5 door for a new gen of a lancia delta. But the fiat ceo did say it looks like a alfa and then it did go to the alfa designstudio and cressoni and bangle did the final work to make a 3 door alfa hatchback out of the 5 door lancia design, if i remember everything correctly.
1990 Alfa Romeo 33 1.7 16v Boxer - 137 PS 1990 BMW M42 B18 16v - 136 PS. This is level 👏
No one imitates the Escort... come on! The reference is the VW Golf since 1974.
Even if i owned Busso V6 🍀 engine, and now Brera, i still regret the sound of my 33 boxer engine, with 2 carburetors...
my old bro got the 1.5 quadrifoglio 105 hp,what a machine,dad got's a 75 twin spark,an alfa family in the old times.that 33 was mega,the interior,sound etc,in that time best and most advanced hot hatch.
Had one 1.4 and was great, certainly much better than the Golf 1.4 that a friend had at same time and when i sold it i also got better residual value
I had one in the early 2000s, model year 1997 (second hand): 16 valve, twin spark engine, 105 HP stock, 120 HP with aftermarket exhaust. The car weighted 1290 kg and it went 0 to 100 Km/h (0-62 mph) in around 9.5 s. Roomy, comfortable, very good suspension setup and very good throttle response. One of the best cars I've ever had, still miss it to this day.
That's really heavy for a car that size. Is that empty weight? Or does it include all fluids? I used to have a 2001 Ford Mondeo 2.0 hatchback that only weighed 6kg more. And that's a much bigger car with a bigger engine and 4 stars EuroNCAP.
The windows remind me of those on the back of a 5dr Mk1 Fiat Punto. And only £11,000? Its hard to imagine how they did it for that if you went out and bought all the bits then painted a bare shell and built it up......
Italian Art ..
I’m a huge Alfa fan, but this car is hard to look at.
(groan) He was a berk back then, at least as much as he's a berk today. 🙄 The car? Being in Straya, I barely knew this thing existed! It seems so much better than I would've expected. 🙂
I feel like he had to grow his hair like that; hide his head being swollen due to his ego.
Yeah, a nice looking Fiat panda they made.
*Fiat Tipo
Just a few on the road nowadays. Sadly it is. No Alfa power? Well add another open exhaust with spaghetti headers and a chip tune will bring back this old ladies car to a real Alfa experience! Bolt on a pear of Bilsteins and you are off to go! Rocket science isn't that hard to understand, you only need to know.
Talk about destroying a classic timeless song
03:07 The ape joke aged poorly HaHAHAHA
in what way?
@@guser7137 Jezza the Orangutan (yes I know, not the same as an ape lol)
This is the evidence that Jezza knows nothing about cars. One of the worst Alfiat ever made.
This, @GeoffBuysCars is what we actually want in a car.... @HowardsPortugal
still llke the cars i would like to get a 146 1700cc 16v they where only made for 2 years. the song 'my way' originally a french song 1st published in 1967 preformed by Claude Francois. Frank Synatra s interpretaion is the most famous, not the original i'm affraid. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Way