Alfa stuffed a 620 hp 3.5-litre V10 into a mid-engined 164 shell for the 1988 Pro-Car project, chasing 340 km/h in a car that never raced.
Lead trim: 2.0 8V Twin Spark catalyst (144 PS) · up to 229 hp
Alfa Romeo 164164 · 1987–1998
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FactAlfa stuffed a 620 hp 3.5-litre V10 into a mid-engined 164 shell for the 1988 Pro-Car project, chasing 340 km/h in a car that never raced.
A four-door executive saloon styled by Enrico Fumia at Pininfarina and, with the Fiat Croma (Tipo 154), Lancia Thema and Saab 9000, co-developed on the Type Four platform; built at Arese from 1987 to 1998 (and sold as the Alfa Romeo 168 in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia). It began as Project 156 in 1980 (a rear-wheel-drive Busso V6 platform shelved when the government cut funding) before joining the Fiat/Saab Tipo Quattro platform with front-wheel drive, replaced the 90 and Alfa 6, and had a Q4 four-wheel-drive version. Combined production was 273,857, and it was the last Alfa Romeo officially sold in the United States (to model year 1995) until the 2015 Giulia. The range ran from the 2.0 Twin Spark four and a 2.0 turbo four (from the Lancia Thema i.e. Turbo) to a 2.0 turbo V6 (built for the Italian market's 2000 cc tax limit: cars over 2,000 cc paid 38% VAT instead of 18%), Alfa's Busso 3.0 V6 in 12-valve and 24-valve forms (the QV and Q4 with 232 PS) and a 2.5 VM turbodiesel. In 1988 Alfa built the mid-engined 164 Pro-Car with a 620 hp 3.5-litre V10 that could reach 340 km/h, and Italdesign showed the twin-turbo Scighera concept in 1997. The Alfa 166 replaced it.
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Trims & Figures
16 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 12V V6 Turbo (210 PS) | 1991–1992 | 2.0 L V6 | 207 hp | 226 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 12V V6 Turbo Super (205 PS) | 1993–1997 | 2.0 L V6 | 202 hp | 222 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 8V I4 Turbo (175 PS) | 1987–1991 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 173 hp | 195 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 8V Twin Spark (146 PS) | 1992–1994 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 144 hp | 142 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 8V Twin Spark (148 PS) | 1987–1989 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 146 hp | 138 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 8V Twin Spark Super (146 PS) | 1995–1997 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 144 hp | 138 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 8V Twin Spark catalyst (144 PS) | 1990–1992 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 142 hp | 138 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.5 Turbodiesel (117 PS) | 1987–1992 | 2.5 L Inline-4 | 115 hp | 190 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.5 Turbodiesel (125 PS) | 1992–1997 | 2.5 L Inline-4 | 123 hp | 212 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 3.0 12V V6 (192 PS) | 1987–1989 | 3.0 L V6 | 189 hp | 193 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 3.0 12V V6 QV (200 PS) | 1990–1992 | 3.0 L V6 | 197 hp | 202 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 3.0 12V V6 Super (180 PS) | 1992–1997 | 3.0 L V6 | 178 hp | 188 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 3.0 12V V6 catalyst (184 PS) | 1990–1992 | 3.0 L V6 | 181 hp | 193 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 3.0 24V V6 Q4 four-wheel drive (232 PS) | 1993–1997 | 3.0 L V6 | 229 hp | 204 lb-ft | — | 4WD | — | — |
| 3.0 24V V6 QV (232 PS) | 1993–1997 | 3.0 L V6 | 229 hp | 204 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 3.0 24V V6 Super (210 PS) | 1993–1997 | 3.0 L V6 | 207 hp | 196 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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The 164 was built on the Type Four platform, shared with the Fiat Croma, Lancia Thema, and Saab 9000, developed jointly by the four automakers.
Alfa stuffed a 620 hp 3.5-litre V10 into a mid-engined 164 shell for the 1988 Pro-Car project, chasing 340 km/h in a car that never raced.
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