racerdave Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Don't you think it's weird no car mags have done a full review on it yet? I just got the April Car and Driver and it's not in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT4SWA Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 I have been thinking about this also...where are the articles??? This is very strange IMO...I think I will shoot out some e-mails to the magazine editors tonight and then see what they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Get on top of it, I think we're all anxious to hear the good word on how long to hear and any potential word they can say additional to wait for the words in writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtguy Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Everybody is saying June. My dealer is going on his ride and drive in June. No way would you see reviews this early. You might see first drives in May issues, but that's about it. Speaking of the new Car & Driver, how sexy is that ultra-LEV Focus wagon? It makes only a miniscule amount more pollution than an electric car or a Prius, but it goes like stink, only a tenth off the SVT Focus 0-60, and the SVT is a coupe, not a wagon. It's called the Focus PZEV (partial zero emissions vehicle) or some such. And for about $20K...very tempting for us tree huggers. :D You can be an environmentalist AND have lots of fun. :lol: Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team23jordan Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 my local dealer says it around june and july :evil: Perrin BIG maf intake Perrin Turbo Inlet HKS SSQV BOV Megan Racing header with UP (ceramic coated) HKS DP (WRX) DMH E-cutout Custom 3" catback UTEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotmfk Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 I agree, if it will be here in June, we won't see anything until the May issue, at the earliest. It may be the June issue that it comes in first. If you get subscriptions, you get the issue the month before it is supposed to be out. Like someone said, they have their April issue already, while it is only early March. So, my bet would be the June issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ha-evolution Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 Maybe the mags will stage another Subaru/Mitsubishi shootout featuring the Legacy GT vs Gallant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtguy Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 [quote name='ha-evolution']Maybe the mags will stage another Subaru/Mitsubishi shootout featuring the Legacy GT vs Gallant.[/quote] No contest, in price or performance. The Legacy GT is better, but also more money. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ha-evolution Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 What about aesthetics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBY Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 I've seen a few Gallants on the road and I'm not impressed with the way they look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBY Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 I wish Alfa would get their act together and join the US market then we'd have a serious contender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ha-evolution Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 I'm not impressed either. Appearance is probably the reason their sales are down 50% compared the old model last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerdave Posted March 13, 2004 Author Share Posted March 13, 2004 I saw one of these in WI yesterday: [img]http://www.alfaromeo.com/ALFAROMEO_COM/uploads/1030/1073820491/20031001/03.Laterale_Strada_1.jpg[/img] Like a metallic mint chocolate chip ice cream color... without the chips. :) There's a local dealer around here (Reina) that used to sell Fiats and Alfas... and still must have a way to gray market them. They had one of these once too: [img]http://www.alfaromeo.com/ALFAROMEO_COM/uploads/PB_MODEL_EDITORIAL/1073820501/20030722/MO_L_09_000_1.jpg[/img] Very cool looking cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ha-evolution Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 Looks pretty good. Looks like a coupe from the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 Alfa, odd, but intriguing. Where in Wisco? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerdave Posted March 13, 2004 Author Share Posted March 13, 2004 West of Milwaukee... The dealership I've seen them at is in Brookfield... I saw the 166 on Hwy 16 around Hartland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 Ah. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbluelb Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 [quote name='gtguy'][quote name='ha-evolution']Maybe the mags will stage another Subaru/Mitsubishi shootout featuring the Legacy GT vs Gallant.[/quote] No contest, in price or performance. The Legacy GT is better, but also more money. Kevin[/quote] Now, the Gallant GTS comes with a 238 HP 3.8l V6, and starts just under $26k. It may be a competitor... . . . OK, I could hardly type that with a straight face. In my opinion, all Mitsu's other than the Evo have been hit hard (and repeatedly) with an ugly stick. I am talking Aztek levels of ugly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 No crap. Think Endeavor, non-EVO lancers, Galant, everything! They rarely get good reviews either. The EVO/STi one is a few and far between thing. Now maybe if Toyota brought the Caldina. Well, na, that probably wouldn't be competitive if the American division of Toyota got their hands on it. :lol: Actually it would probably be another overpriced Lexus. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT4SWA Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 BTW....Alfa will be back in the U.S. in late 2006 with their 2007 models...It is official. They will only be in certain markets in the beginning and they will slowly expand as sales increase. 8) The next 156 and 166 Alfa's are being built on a new platform co-developed with GM (same platform SAAB was going to use but backed out), and Alfa calls it the D and E class platforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ha-evolution Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 [quote name='coolbluelb']Now, the Gallant GTS comes with a 238 HP 3.8l V6, and starts just under $26k. It may be a competitor... . . . OK, I could hardly type that with a straight face. In my opinion, all Mitsu's other than the Evo have been hit hard (and repeatedly) with an ugly stick. I am talking Aztek levels of ugly![/quote] Agreed x10. Ugly and slow. Now if they had brought over the last gen twin turbo V-6 Gallant they might have had a competitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 [quote name='ha-evolution'][quote name='coolbluelb']Now, the Gallant GTS comes with a 238 HP 3.8l V6, and starts just under $26k. It may be a competitor... . . . OK, I could hardly type that with a straight face. In my opinion, all Mitsu's other than the Evo have been hit hard (and repeatedly) with an ugly stick. I am talking Aztek levels of ugly![/quote] Agreed x10. Ugly and slow. Now if they had brought over the last gen twin turbo V-6 Gallant they might have had a competitor.[/quote] Yup, but it was an AT only IIRC, and heavier. Sorta like the Toyotas. Gotta love the leg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotmfk Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 IMO, Subaru should try to get far away from the Mitsu rivalry. As has been mentioned, Mitsu seems to be a sinking ship. I wouldn't want to be associated with that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Having the EVO contest is fine, but any other model contention is suicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotmfk Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 [quote name='SUBE555']Having the EVO contest is fine, but any other model contention is suicide.[/quote] You're right... there is no way around the Evo contest. It is what created the Mitsu/Subaru rivalry, in my head at least! Not 100% sure about real life, though. It could have come earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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