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.
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! :)
@@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.
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 💎
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.
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......
(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. 🙂
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.
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.
I loved my 146 1.7 16v. The sound that boxer made was brilliant. Also much more reliable than the golf I had later.
Back in the day it was the car for juniors at the big 4 in accounting and barristers in the Netherlands....
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...
Great car... I had 1.4 boxer sounds like rally car
aaaahhhhhh......classic Jezza - gimme more!
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.
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.
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.
My dad used to have one. It was excellent.
ever wonder what mightve happened to it?
1990 Alfa Romeo 33 1.7 16v Boxer - 137 PS
1990 BMW M42 B18 16v - 136 PS.
This is level 👏
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
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’m a huge Alfa fan, but this car is hard to look at.
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 ..
(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.
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.
Yeah, a nice looking Fiat panda they made.
*Fiat Tipo
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