Replacement Alfa Romeo 159 will appear in two years

By the end of 2011 company Alfa Romeo plans to present a new sedan which will receive name Giulia and becomes model 159 successor. On it informs British edition Autocar referring to own sources in the Italian motor-car manufacturer.

New Alfa Romeo Giulia by Fiat C-Evo

The novelty will be constructed on platform Fiat C-Evo and begins to be offered both with forward, and with a full drive. As have declared magazine Autocar sources, developers are full determination as much as possible to lower weight of the car and to achieve thus high indicators of passive safety therefore the sedan "could receive even six stars EuroNCAP if in it there was such necessity".

What engines will be offered for Alfa Romeo Giulia yet is not informed, however, under assumptions of some foreign editions, the scale will include petrol motors of family MultiAir and diesel engines of series Multijet.

Besides, successor Alfa Romeo 159 will receive system DNA which is already used on hatchback Mi.To also allows to choose one of three algorithms of work of system of stabilisation, the wheel electroamplifier, and also to change time of the response for pressing of a pedal of an accelerator.

Retro sedan Alfa Romeo Giulia

It is expected, that at the European dealers the novelty will appear not earlier than 2012.