@@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.
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.
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.
I watched every single race with my parents. I was 10years old back then. We were huge alfa romeo fans. My dad had a GTV6 2,5. Nicola Larini and Alessandro Nannini drove all the others into the ground and the benz armada (Ellen Lohr, Klaus Ludwig, Roland Asch...) had nothing against them, even when the alfas had to carry a huge weight penalty. And the german speaker Rainer Braun was very very biased and always talked the benz up....but the alfas won...almost every race. It was a blast!!!
@@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
I was born in 1980. My father was a big Alfa lover, got a 33 1.5, then a 33 1.7 QV, then a 33 1.7 16V QV. I let you imagine what that 155 was to me……………. ABSOLUTE DREAM
@@petarspajic7648 todays touringcars are like NASCAR. It resembles the cars they are based on. These alfa's where streetcars with rollcages. Real touringcars.
Takes me back, i owned one of only two 155 wide body's in the UK. Think this was in 95. Looked good in red with black wheels,always had a crowd round her at the touring car races. Worked well for an Alfa with only the wipers refusing to work in the rain! Do love an Alfa.
Where my love of the DTM and the Alfa 155 started, The sound of the DTM Alfa`s ripping around Donnington in the UK - What a sound - What a car - Amazing
Love the 155 in race spec. Very handsome car with the power and grip to back it up. One of the very rare 4wd roadgoing versions would definitely be in my top 5 dream cars
It does amaze me. In the 80s and 90s the BTCC and the DTM had a huge array of manufacturers taking part. The racing was close, fast and exhilarating. Now...Its a procession made by 2 or 3 manufacturers tops. I know money is the issue but its relative. These DTM cars would not have been cheap to develop and make even in the early 90s. Its so sad that these pinnacles of motorsport have declined so much.
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.
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. th-cam.com/video/LNnam9IoSsQ/w-d-xo.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.
Even someone says race car now this is what I think of. When this came along I had already been watching racing for some time but this was one of the only cars to leave a lasting impression. Thanks for sharing.
One of my favorite cars to drive on Nurburgring in Gran Tourismo 5. Would run against the 240 mph GTP coupes....could hold 2nd place for near a whole lap but just didn't have the top end to keep it on the long back straight & would get passed at straight's end by the 3rd, 4th & 5th place cars, putting me back to 5th, but often managed to get 3rd back on the last set of corners before the finish line. The "virtual" Alfa 155 was an absolutely faultless handler, hard charge the corners & just throw the car sideways entering, steering totally counter locked, balancing with throttle. Through esses & switchbacks with the ease of flicking a wrist. Never spent much time on the brakes.
What a machine, what a piece of engineering, todays race cars may be a lot faster a lot more refined but the brutal simplicity of the older stuff makes them far superior in my eyes
Looking back ,this car was the end off the good old days of dtm where they where racing streetcars ,This Alfa was a kitcar just like the dtm's they racing now a day's
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.
My dad took me to Donington in 93 for the German DTM, I think Tarquini was also a driver if I remember correct. I'm a BWW/Merc man but this car was something else. As someone mentioned earlier, Tamiya launched this as a RC car. Memories!
Klaus Ludwig und Roland Schneider sind damals öfters mit meinem Vater unterwegs gewesen..... ich werde diese Erlebnisse nie vergessen... Habe auch ein original lenkrad aus Kekes Calibra im Regal stehen ;)
Fabulous car. Great to see a great sounding racecar being hustled with a manual gearbox as well. Doesn't look like the gearbox is slowing things a while lot compared with a modern DSG affair.
Wow what a car! Back when u had a real gearbox not these semi auto granny boxes. No driving aids, driving the car thru the throttle to induce under steering and over steering. That 155 is absolute art....🏁🇮🇹🏁
Very informative...I was watching these when they raced in period but not a lot of technical details where available back then...would feel like a hero driving this
Alfa is life...Alfa fovever! Yeah really rare version with 4 bombers curved up,sounds better than modern straight pipes versions. Next:Audi A4 DTM its rare too and fast.
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 th-cam.com/video/Ty-E7B8iZII/w-d-xo.html
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.
I kindly suggest You to visit the Davide Cironi Channel. Maybe just because he is Italian but this episode of the magnificent Alfa history he was storytelling us in a most complete, precise and Engaging way. Respectfully. Ps: Other than personally drive test it
The massive use of carbon fibre throughout this car before it was a mainstream medium just shows how special this work of rolling art is! Thank you so much for sharing :-)
The budget for those DTM teams was on par with F1 at the time. The Williams Calibras were equally awesome. Fun little fact - the Calibra V6 engine was actually an Isuzu pickup truck engine, as it was the only wide Vee engine in the GM family. And I wish I'd kept my 190 Evo I now... Sold it for 12k GBP back when nobody wanted the things 😐
@@ggerely sorry, wasn't clear - the DTM Calibra engine was Isuzu based, as the regs said it had to come from within the company group. C25XE was a narrow vee and not used in the race cars, or indeed the Isuzu.
@@duncanhamilton5841 the X25xe was used from 1993-95 in the calibra and for 96 the regulations change and they took the Isuzu engine, cause it can deliver more power and more reliable at the same time.
Nice. I have a 146TS 16v here in Panama, no supported no more here but the issues arise was resolved by myself shipper. I love mercedes but now Im looking for AR cars technology. Very good, hi from Panama
Wow, I have always loved this car, thank you for making such an informative and beautiful film of this great machine, you got yourself a new subscriber 👍
That was the old good time where Italy stand in front of Germany building a race Evil to circle German cars like a shark and smash them, the 1996 Evolution version is even sicker, instead of 60°motor they made a even sicker rocket with a 90° motor and 800kg of weight, the last years of DTM/ITC Alfa Romeo era, nowadays DTM is so boring with Mercedes, Audi, BMW and lost a lot of followers, I miss the old DTM😔
Does it look nice, yes. Are it's stats impressive, yes. Is it fast, yes. But one thing far outweighs all of that..... THE NOISE, IT SOUNDS LIKE ITS FROM HELL..!
I think I have seen exactly that car years ago on the Essen Motor Show. I also the remember they had the Jägermeister Version of it. - Cool to see those cars again. THX
Marc Nobel this particular car has never been displayed at Essen. It stayed in a private collection from 1999 to 2017. It was probably a sister car at Essen. And yes the Jagermeister cars were so cool. Driven by Michael Bartels.
@@FrenchSpeedConnection Ah - Ok. I tried to remember which year it was, but couldnt exactly. Somewhere shortly after my Army Time (around 1996 / 1997). Maybe it was a sister car with the same stickers on it. Years later I have seen one with the Number 8 on it.
@@FrenchSpeedConnection I still think it`s the best looking DTM Car of that time. Always loved the looks. As kid i thought the BMWs looked boring, samo to the Mercedes - and the Audi V8s in the early 90th didnt look sporty either (even when the drivetrain was quite cool). The Mercedes is now grown on me, but for the other two the opinion is still the same. There was also a Martini livery of the 155 later on which was looking cool. - Not to forget the funny BTCC Story. - Really a great, great car with so much race history and storys around it.
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2.5l V6 Naturally Aspirated spinning at 12000rpm and pushing nearly 450bhp. That's engineering porn
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.
This car is a beast even today.. one of the most impressive cars ever built for its time
I can imagine the much more rare and special thing is a french man speaking english.
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.
I think this is one of the most iconic Alfa´s ever built.
Torben Alstrup Alfa has a great racing history but yes, the DTM era is one of the most significant especially for the younger generation.
Not a alfa guy but i like about everything about this car.
Alfa Romeo 155Ti (1993) was a "street F1" car
as Lancia Delta S4 (1986) was a "rally F1" car
I watched every single race with my parents. I was 10years old back then. We were huge alfa romeo fans. My dad had a GTV6 2,5. Nicola Larini and Alessandro Nannini drove all the others into the ground and the benz armada (Ellen Lohr, Klaus Ludwig, Roland Asch...) had nothing against them, even when the alfas had to carry a huge weight penalty. And the german speaker Rainer Braun was very very biased and always talked the benz up....but the alfas won...almost every race. It was a blast!!!
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 😊
Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti DTM is a killer really fast AWD just ate up all the German cars .Driver Alessandro Nannini he was awesome.
Child hood flashbacks of Gran turismo.
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
So cool. Thank you so much for this. In my opinion one of the 3 good sounding v6 motors ever built.
Alessandro Nannini was brutal in this car. I was at that race life. Loved how he got his revenge on Roland Asch
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)
I was born in 1980. My father was a big Alfa lover, got a 33 1.5, then a 33 1.7 QV, then a 33 1.7 16V QV.
I let you imagine what that 155 was to me……………. ABSOLUTE DREAM
Back when DTM was about touringcar racing instead of spaceframed silhouette racers.
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.
The engineering in this car is incredible. I especially like the tubular frame, the way it triangulates to a central point.
Yea, I'm in love with the car, amazing job they did in it!
As a child this was my favorite car. Still in 2019 it's a beautiful car and the build is top spec. I now drive an alfa as my daily!
Still in 2020
👍🏼👍🏼
DTM at its finest. Engineering and design perfection for its time. Glorious. Thanks for posting.
Takes me back, i owned one of only two 155 wide body's in the UK. Think this was in 95. Looked good in red with black wheels,always had a crowd round her at the touring car races. Worked well for an Alfa with only the wipers refusing to work in the rain! Do love an Alfa.
😋
Which 155 Model was it then with wide body?
@@ropi4524 twinspark 1.8 in red with black wheels.
what a brilliant car, i agree when he said this car was ahead of its time and 2.5 ltr v6 12000 rpm,440hp what's not to love
Where my love of the DTM and the Alfa 155 started, The sound of the DTM Alfa`s ripping around Donnington in the UK - What a sound - What a car - Amazing
I was at the Nurburgring 1994 and Hockenheim 1995. Always remember the Alfa 155 V6 TI sound. Forza Alfa Romeo!
Love the 155 in race spec. Very handsome car with the power and grip to back it up. One of the very rare 4wd roadgoing versions would definitely be in my top 5 dream cars
It does amaze me. In the 80s and 90s the BTCC and the DTM had a huge array of manufacturers taking part. The racing was close, fast and exhilarating. Now...Its a procession made by 2 or 3 manufacturers tops. I know money is the issue but its relative. These DTM cars would not have been cheap to develop and make even in the early 90s. Its so sad that these pinnacles of motorsport have declined so much.
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. th-cam.com/video/LNnam9IoSsQ/w-d-xo.html
Dude, its amazing you got to drive this car. You're driving a legend.
Nice... Love this car. Back in the days when cars and racing was in a great era.
@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.
On Davide Cironi
TH-cam Channel you got all about Alfa Romeo DTM Team. Amazing Story.
Why do 90.is Cars look soo much bether than today cars?
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.
My favourite of the old Touring Cars. Absolutely awesome
I used to draw that car all the time in my childhood. The model I had took pride of place in my bedroom.
Was fortunate enough to live in Germany during those times. DTM my all time favorite racing series...
Even someone says race car now this is what I think of. When this came along I had already been watching racing for some time but this was one of the only cars to leave a lasting impression.
Thanks for sharing.
this was my go to car in gran turismo 2 and i've always loved the look of this car! and the exhaust note is awesome!
One of my favorite cars to drive on Nurburgring in Gran Tourismo 5. Would run against the 240 mph GTP coupes....could hold 2nd place for near a whole lap but just didn't have the top end to keep it on the long back straight & would get passed at straight's end by the 3rd, 4th & 5th place cars, putting me back to 5th, but often managed to get 3rd back on the last set of corners before the finish line. The "virtual" Alfa 155 was an absolutely faultless handler, hard charge the corners & just throw the car sideways entering, steering totally counter locked, balancing with throttle. Through esses & switchbacks with the ease of flicking a wrist. Never spent much time on the brakes.
merci de m'avoir fait découvrir les dessous du capot moteur de cette bête de guerre.
What a machine, what a piece of engineering, todays race cars may be a lot faster a lot more refined but the brutal simplicity of the older stuff makes them far superior in my eyes
Looking back ,this car was the end off the good old days of dtm where they where racing streetcars ,This Alfa was a kitcar just like the dtm's they racing now a day's
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.
My dad took me to Donington in 93 for the German DTM, I think Tarquini was also a driver if I remember correct. I'm a BWW/Merc man but this car was something else. As someone mentioned earlier, Tamiya launched this as a RC car. Memories!
And I have one 1:10 scale ...
Circuit at 3:18 is the Jerez “Angel Nieto” Circuit in Spain. It was often used by Alfa Romeo for testing the DTM cars.
Man I thought this car had a sequential box turns out it has an H pattern manual, that is so cool!
Raditram nearly all Alfa DTM had a sequential gearbox from mid 94 but few Alfa drivers used the H pattern manual throughout the 95 season.
@@FrenchSpeedConnection That's awesome didn't know that!
It's one the most beautiful touring cars ever made and the v6 wow. Thanks for the video
That H gear box.. amazing car, one of de most beautiful era
I wish they’d bring this car to GT Sport!
Great video!!! I used to play a lot Gran Turismo in PS with this car :) Happy to hear that machine on track!
Angel Vargas same with me lol love it
One of my favorite DTM vehicles. Thanks for the post.
That induction noise is sensational! Exhaust quiet in comparison. (but nicely tuneful to)
I have one of this in my PlayStation memory stick, love it
I regularly drive one.... in Assetto Corsa.
So good driving it around Nordschleife.
Thank you for keeping them alive!!! :)
Klaus Ludwig und Roland Schneider sind damals öfters mit meinem Vater unterwegs gewesen..... ich werde diese Erlebnisse nie vergessen...
Habe auch ein original lenkrad aus Kekes Calibra im Regal stehen ;)
Fabulous car. Great to see a great sounding racecar being hustled with a manual gearbox as well. Doesn't look like the gearbox is slowing things a while lot compared with a modern DSG affair.
Wow what a car! Back when u had a real gearbox not these semi auto granny boxes. No driving aids, driving the car thru the throttle to induce under steering and over steering. That 155 is absolute art....🏁🇮🇹🏁
how not to agree?!
Very informative...I was watching these when they raced in period but not a lot of technical details where available back then...would feel like a hero driving this
Best touring car ever!!!
first car i think of when i think of alfa romeo. coolest touring car ever
bello vedere l evoluzione di queste macchine dal 93 al 96...meravigliosa complimenti davvero
Alfa is life...Alfa fovever!
Yeah really rare version with 4 bombers curved up,sounds better than modern straight pipes versions.
Next:Audi A4 DTM its rare too and fast.
'96 car was a monster, more advanced than an F1 car of the time
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 th-cam.com/video/Ty-E7B8iZII/w-d-xo.html
@@DK101GT Amazing to see you here Mr Jason Watt! How does this car feel to drive?
Wow gran turismo had the sound on point I remember driving this car
Very cool to see such a unique car and to listen to the legend behind it.
A quality video
A regular 155v6 owner :)
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.
Even today the dtm has the best most amazing looking cars of any touring car champship. Which it was more available to watch on uk tv.
Not even nasa could build a car like this
Correct. Nasa use to build and launch spacerockets.
I kindly suggest You to visit the Davide Cironi Channel. Maybe just because he is Italian but this episode of the magnificent Alfa history he was storytelling us in a most complete, precise and Engaging way. Respectfully. Ps: Other than personally drive test it
I have one of these. It fits on my palm, but still, I'm counting it.
Amazing build even by today's standard
Fabio Francia have now the Nurburing Record for a sedan with the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio.
The massive use of carbon fibre throughout this car before it was a mainstream medium just shows how special this work of rolling art is!
Thank you so much for sharing :-)
Beautiful race car. Thank you for sharing.
This a great video. I loved that car in its day. Alfa 155 - legend.
Magneti Marelli computer ! Fantastic. This is awesome content. Thank you for making this.👍
I would drive this thing so fast that It would probably be the end of me and I WOULD DIE A HAPPY BOY!
So beautiful! What a machine! Just every detail is beauty in function and form. 😍
These cars sounded incredible!
The budget for those DTM teams was on par with F1 at the time. The Williams Calibras were equally awesome. Fun little fact - the Calibra V6 engine was actually an Isuzu pickup truck engine, as it was the only wide Vee engine in the GM family.
And I wish I'd kept my 190 Evo I now... Sold it for 12k GBP back when nobody wanted the things 😐
Which model of Isuzu had the c25xe engine mate?
@@ggerely sorry, wasn't clear - the DTM Calibra engine was Isuzu based, as the regs said it had to come from within the company group. C25XE was a narrow vee and not used in the race cars, or indeed the Isuzu.
@@duncanhamilton5841 the X25xe was used from 1993-95 in the calibra and for 96 the regulations change and they took the Isuzu engine, cause it can deliver more power and more reliable at the same time.
@@schwalli1234 I learn something new every day, thanks.
@@duncanhamilton5841 Everybody learn new things, when he want to learn. Thank you!
My favourite modern era touring car fabulous!.
Effectivement:) 👍👍 les mains de Nannini ou Larini dessus ?:) quelle classe folle , une beauté spéciale qui sent bon les 90’.
The Lancia Delta HF integrale of the Alfa. Simply unbeatable.
440hp from 100kg with such a low profile is damned impressive, even by today’s standards.
That induction noise
One of my favorite cars from gran turismo.
From the time when DTM was WOW.
The induction noise it makes is absolutely fucking ridiculous, engine porn at its absolute finest!
5:00 the "original sin" of Nannini with his Alfa mate Modena
Nice. I have a 146TS 16v here in Panama, no supported no more here but the issues arise was resolved by myself shipper. I love mercedes but now Im looking for AR cars technology.
Very good, hi from Panama
Wow, I have always loved this car, thank you for making such an informative and beautiful film of this great machine, you got yourself a new subscriber 👍
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 😃
What a garage!
wow what a car! Thanks for such a great video!
Cette alfa est magnifique...
That was the old good time where Italy stand in front of Germany building a race Evil to circle German cars like a shark and smash them, the 1996 Evolution version is even sicker, instead of 60°motor they made a even sicker rocket with a 90° motor and 800kg of weight, the last years of DTM/ITC Alfa Romeo era, nowadays DTM is so boring with Mercedes, Audi, BMW and lost a lot of followers, I miss the old DTM😔
Absolutely agree. The 80's and then 93-96 was truly a golden era for the DTM.
i would like to buy one of these🥰😍
i enjoyed every second. thank you
max thiele thanks
Does it look nice, yes. Are it's stats impressive, yes. Is it fast, yes. But one thing far outweighs all of that..... THE NOISE, IT SOUNDS LIKE ITS FROM HELL..!
I think I have seen exactly that car years ago on the Essen Motor Show. I also the remember they had the Jägermeister Version of it. - Cool to see those cars again. THX
Marc Nobel this particular car has never been displayed at Essen. It stayed in a private collection from 1999 to 2017. It was probably a sister car at Essen. And yes the Jagermeister cars were so cool. Driven by Michael Bartels.
@@FrenchSpeedConnection Ah - Ok. I tried to remember which year it was, but couldnt exactly. Somewhere shortly after my Army Time (around 1996 / 1997). Maybe it was a sister car with the same stickers on it. Years later I have seen one with the Number 8 on it.
@@FrenchSpeedConnection I still think it`s the best looking DTM Car of that time. Always loved the looks. As kid i thought the BMWs looked boring, samo to the Mercedes - and the Audi V8s in the early 90th didnt look sporty either (even when the drivetrain was quite cool). The Mercedes is now grown on me, but for the other two the opinion is still the same. There was also a Martini livery of the 155 later on which was looking cool. - Not to forget the funny BTCC Story. - Really a great, great car with so much race history and storys around it.
Incredible car!.Great channel! Thankyou!
What a beast! Absolutely Gorgeous car!
My dream car.
My first real good RC care was alfa 155 v6 Ti from tamiya back in 90s. i paint it whit with bosch on it.
MADE IN ITALY!
Micio micio
Bau bau
Not a Alfa Romea fan but nice car, this is not the highest reving engine ever used in DTM championships, that honor goes to the Opel Calibra
Nice video,legendary fast car!
sun power thanks.
OMG That is like one of my fav cars of all time. I think it could be my Fav car bar none. Take good care of her.
CorwinINaDSM thanks. It is one of our favorite car too.