Alfa Romeo Spider

Italian car manufacturer rolled out the first roadster, the Alfa Romeo Spider in 1966. The car was in production till 1993, with special Commemorative Editions launched in the 1994. The car was modeled on the Guilia 105 chassis with a variant of 1570cc Alfa Romeo twin camshaft four cylinder engine churning out 109 HP. It featured a five speed transmission, disc brakes, and independent front suspension. The first Spider was produced during the year 1967 and was replaced in the same year by the 1750 Spider Veloce, built upon a 118 hp 1779cc engine. The series was further extended by a newer 1300 Spider Junior, housing a 1290cc engine generating 89 HP in 1968. In 1977, the 1300 model was discontinued from production line-up with the introduction of the Quadrifoglio Verde Green Cloverleaf model. The Cloverleaf featured a 1962 cc double overhead cam, four-cylinder engine. It had a built-in twin two-barrel carburetors, electronic fuel injection, and five-speed manual transmission. Few limited editions of Spider Commemorative were launched in 1993. It had special 15â?? wheels and exclusive gold center caps. The cars bore VIN sequences from â??008276â?? to â??008460â??. The latest 2003 edition of the Spider, a creation of Pininfarina, is an evolved version, featuring either the 2.0 L JTS or the 3.2 L V6 24 valve engine, producing 165 BHP, and 240 BHP respectively. The JTS technology developed by Alfa stands for Jet Thrust Stoichiometric unit, which is a direct injection petrol engine that can produce a torque of 206 Nm at 3250 rpm. The V6 engine enabled the car to achieve a top speed of 158 MPH, due to the raw muscle power of 240 BHP at 6200 RPM, making it the fastest car manufactured by Alfa Romeo.