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| wheelbase = | length = | width = | height = | weight = | predecessor = Alfa Romeo 155 | successor = Alfa Romeo 159 | sp = uk }} The Alfa Romeo 156 (''Tipo 932'') is a compact executive car produced by the Italian automobile manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1997 to 2007 (Q4 Crosswagon was produced to the end of 2007, the 156 saloon was discontinued late in 2005 in Europe). It was introduced at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor Show as the replacement for the Alfa Romeo 155. Cars were assembled at Fiat Group factory in Pomigliano d'Arco, Italy and General Motors facility in Rayong, Thailand (production in Thailand started March 2002 and lasted couple of years, cars were targeted for Asia Pacific markets). Between 1997 and 2005, 680,000 156s were produced, a huge success for the brand. The 156 was available in saloon, ''Sportwagon'' estate and ''Crosswagon'' crossover bodystyles with seven engine configurations; it went through two facelifts, first in 2002 and then in 2003. The Sportwagon advertising campaign was made with actress Catherine Zeta-Jones. The 156 saloon was discontinued late in 2005 in Europe, the four-wheel drive Q4 Crosswagon was produced to the end of 2007. The 156 was replaced with 159, which also spawned the Brera, the two door coupe that replaces the Alfa Romeo GTV along with its convertible sister the new Spider. The 156 won the 1998 European Car of the Year award〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.quicks.co.uk/news/2013/rewind-1998-alfa-romeo-156/ )〕 ==Development== At the beginning the engine range encompassed four cylinder ''Twin Spark'' (1.6 L , 1.8 L and 2.0 L ) 16 valve engines with variable valve timing, along with the straight-4 1.9 litre 8-valve and straight-5 2.4 litre 10-valve ''JTD'' common rail turbodiesel engines. Until January 2002, the range-topping engine was the venerable double overhead camshaft 2.5 litre 24-valve ''Alfa Romeo V6 engine'' rated at . Initially the 156 range was available with different options (packs) like a sport pack that could include either Blitz clothing, Momo leather interior or Recaro seats, it also included wheels, lowered suspension and leather steering wheel and gear knob. There was also available Lusso pack with Momo's mahogany steering wheel and gear knob and for Nordic countries special winter pack consisting of fog lights, headlight washers and heated seats.〔 Starting from 1999 five-speed ''Selespeed'' sequential transmission came as an option to 2.0 litre Twin Spark version and four-speed automatic ''Q-System'' to 2.5 litre V6 version, the Q-system can be used as normal automatic or shift manually with H-pattern,〔 it has three automatic modes: city, sport and ice. A significant addition to the 156 range was the Sportwagon estate in 2000, a first attempt at an estate car of this size for the company. Sportwagon was also available with Boge-Nivomat self-levelling hydropneumatic rear suspension. The Sportwagon was marketed as lifestyle estate without large carrying capacity. The Sportwagon bodystyle filled a gap in the market that Alfa Romeo had distanced themselves from since the 33 SportWagon of the 1980s. In 2001 engines were upgraded, engines complied with Euro3 norm and outputed (1.6 L), (1.8 L), (2.0 L) and (2.5 L). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alfa Romeo 156」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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