Re: Alfas in the magazines

["Ben Bishop" <la_strega_nera@domain.elided>]

Will, Having played with my '77GTV in various states of trim, from bog 
standard to lowered, stiffened and extra ponies, and my Dad's '86 GTV6 GP, I 
can conclusively say that an Early Alfetta GT/GTV on the same tires as a 
GTV6 is much more flickable and will change direction alot faster..... But 
the GTV6 is much easier to induce power oversteer in, but has more 
understeer on that initial flick in.... Personally, i love the way my 
tweaked GTV responds now, but when it was still stock, the extra 120+kg that 
the late GTV6 carried over the early Alfetta GTV, combined with the fuel 
tank mounted *Over* the rear axle in the GTV6 raising the rear CofG made the 
GTV6 feel bigger and more sluggish handler, more of GT than Veloce...but 
saying that, i'm currently contemplating the stuffing of an Alfa 2.5l V6 
into a '66 GT....now that would still handle better than a Capri V6....I 
should hope anyway, cos everything I've read about the Capri V6 is that its 
an understeerer, but can be provoked into oversteer with throttle...

Ben Bishop

Will wrote:

> Hey, kids -
*snip*

What surprised me was the rather disparaging remarks about the handling,
both from the staff writer and one of the two owners interviewed. Under
"Alternatives," one of the choices was the '81-'87 Ford Capri, of which
the writer said, "Goes and sounds great, and friendlier handling than
the Alfa." I have to admit that my 116 driving experience is limited to
V6 Milanos, which I consider to be damn near flawless in the
chuck-it-about department (and I think a bit of lowering and tightening
would get rid of the "damn near"). Am I just a fool in love here, or are
the GTs less wieldy, or what?

Will Owen
Pasadena, CA





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