Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
The #Alfa164 occupies a unique spot in the Milanese marque’s history. While it’s the last ever model #AlfaRomeo developed as an independent company, it is also the first designed on a platform shared with Fiat.
It can also be considered the first and, so far, the last, large Alfa saloon to achieve relative market success, selling just under 270.000 units over ten years. However, that was long ago, and now even the newest 164s are old enough to enjoy classic car status, with prices for the very best survivors gently rising. But are you sure you know it all about this seminal Alfa Romeo model? Here are five things you probably didn’t know about the Alfa 164.
Between 1988 and 1991, the Alfa 164 Turbo was equipped with the same turbo inline-four used in the Lancia Thema… Well, almost!
The “Type 4” platform shared with Fiat and Saab dictated a McPherson strut-type front suspension design, but, on the Alfa, the McPherson strut isn’t aligned with the wheel’s center, thus lowering its top mounts by around three centimeters.
The 164 was only ever sold as a four-door saloon, but that doesn’t mean alternatives weren’t considered. #Pininfarina made full-scale models of an elegant two-door coupé, a rather lovely station wagon, and a much less successful convertible, too.
Two Alfa 164 were transformed into high-speed fire trucks for use on the company’s proving ground, the Balocco test track.
The 164 had to be rebadged 168 on some Asian markets because of the number four’s negative connotation in the local culture.
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My automotive books:
Six Appeal - The Story Of The Alfa 6
amazon.com/dp/1793931046
Alfa Romeo Giulietta - The Story 1977 - 1985
ENGLISH: amazon.com/dp/1983393746
ITALIAN: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B098GVJ7RK
Alfa Romeo Arna - The Full Story 1980 - 1987 amazon.com/dp/1656632500
The #Alfa164 occupies a unique spot in the Milanese marque’s history. While it’s the last ever model #AlfaRomeo developed as an independent company, it is also the first designed on a platform shared with Fiat.
It can also be considered the first and, so far, the last, large Alfa saloon to achieve relative market success, selling just under 270.000 units over ten years. However, that was long ago, and now even the newest 164s are old enough to enjoy classic car status, with prices for the very best survivors gently rising. But are you sure you know it all about this seminal Alfa Romeo model? Here are five things you probably didn’t know about the Alfa 164.
Between 1988 and 1991, the Alfa 164 Turbo was equipped with the same turbo inline-four used in the Lancia Thema… Well, almost!
The “Type 4” platform shared with Fiat and Saab dictated a McPherson strut-type front suspension design, but, on the Alfa, the McPherson strut isn’t aligned with the wheel’s center, thus lowering its top mounts by around three centimeters.
The 164 was only ever sold as a four-door saloon, but that doesn’t mean alternatives weren’t considered. #Pininfarina made full-scale models of an elegant two-door coupé, a rather lovely station wagon, and a much less successful convertible, too.
Two Alfa 164 were transformed into high-speed fire trucks for use on the company’s proving ground, the Balocco test track.
The 164 had to be rebadged 168 on some Asian markets because of the number four’s negative connotation in the local culture.
The exclusive merchandise you can buy to support my channel: teespring.com/stores/roadster-life
My automotive books:
Six Appeal - The Story Of The Alfa 6
amazon.com/dp/1793931046
Alfa Romeo Giulietta - The Story 1977 - 1985
ENGLISH: amazon.com/dp/1983393746
ITALIAN: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B098GVJ7RK
Alfa Romeo Arna - The Full Story 1980 - 1987 amazon.com/dp/1656632500
