BROCHURE
2004
ALFA
166

DESIGN

COMFORT

POWER

CONTROL

SAFETY

YOUR OWN STYLE

CONTROL

In control of the road.
Always and under any condition, during a per formance drive or when touring.
Because the many devices used to ensure superlative performance and active
control on the new Alfa 166 represent the cream of present-day technology.
An integrated dual circuit hydraulic braking system ensures both sides of the
car can brake if one circuit fails while the latest ABS with EBD (Electronic
Brakeforce Distribution) distributes brake force over the front and rear wheels.
And more. VDC (Vehicle Dynamic Control), an original interpretation by Alfa Romeo
of ESP, the electronic vehicle stability control system, restores the car to its correct
trajectory if stability is lost.
The system also includes an automatic traction control function (ASR) that prevents
the wheels sliding / slipping in low grip situations.
Not to mention the suspension: high double wishbone at the front (borrowed from Formula 1)
and multilink at the rear.
This huge exercise in research by the Alfa Romeo engineering department has led to record-breaking
roadholding and new world patents.
For example, the rear suspension adopted on the new Alfa 166 has replaced the conventional rigid strut
with a jointed strut made up of three different parts inter-connected by ball joints.
This solution offers unparalleled absorption of sur face roughness combined with maximum stability during overtaking or lane changes.

At the front, the suspension wishbones
are not connected directly to the wheels
but describe a four-sided geometrical
figure: this is the engineering principle
behind our high double wishbone
suspension system that controls wheel
camber on all four sides to keep the tyre
exactly at right angles to the road surface
at all times. The Alfa Romeo engineers
chose to apply this system, originally
derived from racing cars, to make more
precision, perfect control of directionality
and sports handling available to the
executive saloon driver.