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Alfa Romeo may not be one of the most wide-reaching brands in the world, but that’s not to say that the Italian automaker isn’t one of the better brands out on the market today. Despite not having the reach of brands like Toyota and Volkswagen, Alfa Romeo still boasts of a fairly impressive line-up of cars, one of which is the 159 model. Recently, Alfa released a special “Super” edition of the 159, a model that comes loaded with loads of new aesthetic features on both the exterior and interior of the car. While the engine was left untouched – it has the standard 2.0 JDTM engine with 136 horsepower - there are still plenty of additions done on the car to make it worth a second, third, and fourth look. The “Super” designation isn’t actually a newly conceived concept from Alfa Romeo. Back in the 70’s, the same tag was used for a sports version of the Giulietta. A little over 30 years later, the Alfa Romeo "Super" designation is back and ready to roar into action. Details on the Alfa Romeo 159 Super after the jump. Exterior and Interior For today’s 159 Super, the exterior was dressed up with a satin finish for the door mirrors, and, on top of that, was outfitted with a set of 17” wheels with a five double-spoke design lined up in a dark finish. As for the interior, you’ll get more goodies in the form of a navigation system that comes with maps of European countries, a Bluetooth-capable Blue & Me system, a handful of carbon fiber trims, specifically on the center console, and a multi-functioning steering wheel, among others. Performance The Alfa Romeo 159 Super is powered by a 2.0 JDTM engine that produces 136 horsepower. Pricing The Super option will be available for the 2011 sedan and the station wagon with a corresponding price tag of €23,700 and €24,900 (about $32,100 and $33,700), respectively. Competition While the Alfa Romeo 159 is an attractive looking car on its own, it still doesn’t have the same cache and brand appreciation compared to its German counterparts, particularly the BMW 3-Series, the Audi A4, and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. In terms of performance, the Alfa Romeo 159 falls a little short compared to its German rivals, making it the kind of purchase that you’d make if the 159 is a choice based solely on British preference.
 Dressed up interior
Affordable price tag
Carbon fiber trim on the interior amps up the luxury
No powertrain changes
Not a lot of eye-popping exterior upgrades
Stiff competition
21 comments: Alfa Romeo 159 Super The powertrain does not change, but the dressed-up interior is impressive and cool and the amenity on its interior is really so interesting on this vehicle! I just only hope that its engine is already quite good enough on it.
 Alfa Romeo should really give an extra focused on how they could boost more the engine of their vehicles. Anyway, just like them, I also admire its interior dressed up; it looks so cozy and comfortable.
 The dressed-up interior of this Alfa Romeo really looks so cozy and elegant on it. When it comes into an exterior detailing, I must say that this one will surely stand out, but I’m just only too disappointed with its power output.
 Alfa Romeo looks more elegant and sophisticated than to Mercedes and Audi vehicle. However, when it comes into power output, I noticed that this one had the most disappointing engine.
 Alfa Romeo is truly will stand out on its classy and elegant exterior detailing and even on its interior. I just noticed that it had a not so awesome dashboard which lessened the admiration that I feel on it.
 The goodies’ navigation system of this 159 Super is truly so great on this vehicle! Well, this is already the best choice for a luxury sedan, for it also had a nice engine output.
 Its dressed up interior is truly so striking and looking very comfortable on this vehicle, but I hope that they already boosted the engine of this car.
 It was really impressive that in an affordable price, you could already have this classy and great car!  However, I must say that I’m only disappointed on its engine specification.
 159 Super of Alfa Romeo is one of my favorite cars here in TopSpeed, for it is definitely looking so elegant on its appearance and this one is a complete package, for it also had an impressive engine.
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01.31.2012 @ 01:08