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| Road Test: Alfa Romeo 159 (2006-) |
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| Compact Executive |
by: John Simister |
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Servicing on current Alfas is required every year or every 12,000 miles, whichever comes first, and the 159 is likely to have similarly infrequent service visits. Depreciation is of course an unknown quality, and Alfa Romeo will be hoping the 159 will score better here than the 156 whose residual-value history has not been impressive. As for fuel economy, the best bet is the 1.9 JTD 150 with a combined-cycle 47.1mpg and 157g/km CO2. The 2.2 JTS manages 30.1mpg and 221g/km, not a particularly impressive result (a kerb weight not far short of 1500kg is one reason why), while the V6 makes you pay for its pace and poise with 24.6mpg and taxman-pleasing 270g/km. And the 2.4 JTD? Fuel consumption is 41.5mpg, CO2 179g/km. It's the best pace/cost combination of the lot. The diesels have maintenance-free particulate traps which will render them able to meet future Euro 5 emissions rules.
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