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Oct 1st, 2018, 15:19 | #221 |
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Yes, the Thema 6V is a very well kept secret!! I guess most people would have assumed that Lancia would have used the Alfa V6 rather than the PRV, being part of the same Fiat group......but then I also guess that most people didn't realise that there was a V6 Thema in the first place as it was such a rare sight.....
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Oct 1st, 2018, 15:35 | #222 |
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I drove one back in 1988 - belonged to my boss at the time. He tried telling me it was the 8.32 (Ferrari 3.0V8 32v, quad cam) so as it sounded wrong for a V8, i sneaked a peek under the bonnet.
Also being a RHD, the handlebars were on the wrong side for a genuine 8.32 but considering he'd worked all over the world for some major manufacturers before semi-retiring and setting up a Ford dealership that later became Seat and Suzuki, it was plausible he knew the right people to get a RHD 8.32 "smuggled" into the country. I kept quiet about knowing it was a Volvo engine under the bonnet of his "Ferrari-engined" Lancia though! Lancia did go on to use their own V6, developed for the 156 i think but Fiat/Lancia didn't seem to use the GM platform (Cavalier Mk3, Saab 9000 and similar) for very long, certainly in comparison to other makers.
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The 3.0 V6 used in the last Themas (as opposed to the previous PRV 2.8) was simply a rebadged Alfa unit. And that engine actually dates back to the Alfa 6 - another big Italian saloon that most have never heard of, let alone seen in the UK due to its rarity......
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I've heard of the Alfa 6 - wasn't that like a Flavia saloon on steroids to look at even though a different animal under the skin?
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Oct 1st, 2018, 20:29 | #225 |
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Even less known fact - Alfa 155 DTM used PRV block, very well concealed to resemble Busso - the "real" Alfa V6 engine.
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Hmmmmm, ideas!
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For me the original (pre-facelift) Alfa 6 looked very much like an E23 7-series with its shark nose, twin headlamps and corner indicators set in a black grille and a kink in the C-pillar.....perhaps that was intentional as the Alfa was launched only 2 years after the BMW.....
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We're talking about the same car then Kev :
Now imagine this on steroids : Think you can see what i was trying to describe! Later (Series 2) version of the Alfa 6 always reminded me of the Fiat 130 : That, in turn, always reminded me of the similar aged Dodge Challenger : I find that a tad ironic as Fiat now own Chrysler!
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So why did Alfa use that block as opposed to their own for this particular engine? |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V6_PRV_engine Now where can i find a bi-turbo engine?????
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