Alfa's flagship saloon earned an unwanted crown: Autocar named the 166 Britain's worst-depreciating used car, worth just 14.4% of new after three years.
Lead trim: 2.0 Twin Spark 16V (150 PS, facelift) · up to 237 hp
Alfa Romeo 166936 · 1996–2007
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FactAlfa's flagship saloon earned an unwanted crown: Autocar named the 166 Britain's worst-depreciating used car, worth just 14.4% of new after three years.
Walter de Silva's successor to the 164 (facelifted in September 2003 by Daniele Gaglione), a four-door front-wheel-drive executive saloon produced from 1996 to June 2007 (model years 1999-2007) at Rivalta and, from 2003, Mirafiori. It rides on the Lancia Kappa's Type E platform, with a radically changed suspension set-up, and its engines were the 2.0 Twin Spark four, the Busso V6 in 2.0 turbo, 2.5, 3.0 and, from the facelift, 3.2 forms (a 2.0 V6 turbo was built for Italy's tax bracket), and the 2.4 JTD five-cylinder turbodiesel (10V, later the 20V M-Jet). Its platform was reused in China for the Trumpchi GA5 and GS5, and the Alfa Romeo Bella concept. The 159 replaced it.
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Trims & Figures
11 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 Twin Spark 16V (150 PS, 2001-03) | 2001–2003 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 133 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 Twin Spark 16V (150 PS, facelift) | 2004–2007 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 133 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 Twin Spark 16V (155 PS, MY 1999-2000) | 1999–2000 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 153 hp | 138 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 V6 turbo 12V (205 PS, Italian tax model) | 1999–2000 | 2.0 L V6 | 202 hp | 210 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.4 JTD 10V (136 PS) | 1999–2000 | 2.4 L Inline-5 | 134 hp | 224 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.4 JTD 10V (150 PS) | 2004–2007 | 2.4 L Inline-5 | 148 hp | 225 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.5 V6 24V (188 PS) | 2001–2007 | 2.5 L V6 | 185 hp | 163 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.5 V6 24V (190 PS, MY 1999-2000) | 1999–2000 | 2.5 L V6 | 187 hp | 164 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 3.0 V6 24V (220 PS) | 2001–2007 | 3.0 L V6 | 217 hp | 195 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 3.0 V6 24V (226 PS, MY 1999-2000) | 1999–2000 | 3.0 L V6 | 223 hp | 203 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 3.2 V6 24V (240 PS) | 2004–2007 | 3.2 L V6 | 237 hp | 213 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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