In Frankfurt Alfa Romeo will show the Alfa GT 1.9 JTDM Q2 that delivers 150 bhp (110 kW) and 305 Nm (31 Kgm) of torque. The Alfa GT 1.9 JTDM Q2 has a top speed of 209 km/h and accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 9.2 seconds.
Alfa Romeo Press release:
Created in collaboration with Bertone, the Alfa GT features original styling, lavish accoutrements and exciting performance, embodying a new conception of sportiness which also embraces comfort and elegance. To emphasise these features even more, the car on display in Frankfurt features a number of
Unique Alfa elements: the ‘8C Red’ bodywork, 18” alloys, sports instrumentation and aluminum pedals can be found in the TI catalogue, while the leather upholstery with its exclusive design can be found in the Vintage range.
The car on show in Frankfurt is powered by the 1.9 JTDM engine that delivers 150 bhp (110 kW) and peak torque of 305 Nm (31 Kgm), taking the car to a top speed of 209 km/h and accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in 9.2 seconds. The car also features the Torsen self-locking front differential
(known as Q2) which guarantees all the strong points of a front-wheel drive system, enhancing driving enjoyment and control, and providing some of the advantages typical of four-wheel drive. The system is now available exclusively with the 150 bhp JTDM engine because it takes into consideration the excellent weight/power ratio of this unit, which benefits from Common Rail technology, but also from the leading role that diesel is now playing even in the field of racing engines. The ‘Q2’ system matches the torque and power deliveries of the 1.9 JTDM perfectly, increasing the car’s already excellent performance with a conventional differential.
Here is how it works. The main element of the ‘Q2’ system is a limited slip differential, of the Torsen mechanical type. This differential splits torque between the front drive wheels dynamically and constantly, according to driving conditions and the road surface. Combined with the exclusive double wishbone front suspension, the system allows very effective fine-tuning of the car.
Alfa Romeo started from the excellent reputation that front-wheel drive enjoys with customers (in fact it is the layout chosen by the majority of car-makers). Suffice it to say that, in addition
to the overall benefits of this type of architecture (weight, roominess, etc.), in extreme conditions, the understeer typical of front-wheel drive enables the driver to respond more instinctively to the car’s reactions: this gives the impression that front-wheel drive is more ‘responsive’ than rear-wheel drive.
To highlight these benefits, Alfa Romeo has developed the ‘Q2’ system which embodies all the strengths of front-wheel drive, significantly increasing roadholding, traction and stability on the release, while attenuating understeer on acceleration, as well as the intervention of the electronic control systems and steering wheel vibration.
