Alfa Romeo V6 Engine
Alfa Romeo's in-house V6 engine design made its initial début in 1979 in the Alfa 6. Introduced in 2.5 L guise, production engines would eventually range from 2.0 L to 3.2 L displacement. With modifications it is possible to increase engine displacement to 3.8 L (232 cu in). Initially developed in the early 1970s by Giuseppe Busso, the original SOHC 12-valve design employed short push-rods to operate the exhaust valves in a design similar to that of earlier BMW / Bristol engines. In 1993, the first DOHC version of this engine appeared powering the Alfa Romeo 164. The engine has aluminium alloy block, cylinder head and oil sump and exhaust valves are filled with sodium to avoid overheating. The South African market introduced the 3.0 L GTV-6, predating the international debut of the factory's own 3.0 L engine in 1987.
The Alfa Romeo V6 has been also quite popular in "kit car" type vehicles like the Ultima GTR, Hawk HF Series and DAX. and is also used in the Gillet Vertigo sports car. In August 2011 the EVO magazine wrote the original Alfa Romeo V6 was the most-glorius sounding six cylinder road engine ever.
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