Alfa Romeo 156 Sportwagon (00-05) - Review

Review by Parkers on
The 156 Sportwagon is a 'lifestyle estate', which in short means that it's trendy, respectable to have on the drive, but lacks the interior space of a traditional load-lugger. Its subtle and pure styling may give it the edge over rivals like the BMW 3-Series as the choice of a design-led individual, but it's neither as solidly built nor as spacious as its German rivals. It gives a lot of driving pleasure even with the smaller engines, and it's also much cheaper to buy.
3.5 out of 5

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Equipment

The 2.0 TS, 2.4 JTD and V6 models have alloy wheels, stainless steel tailpipes and headlight washers while the Lusso features velour trim, a wooden steering wheel and climate control. Option packs available until early 2000 included Lusso (on 1.8 only) and Sport (three levels, including wood or carbon fibre-look dash, sports suspension, 16-inch alloy wheels, plus Recaro sports seats or leather Momo seats). In June 2000, Lusso and Veloce were launched as models in their own right, replacing previous Lusso and Sport packs while the base model became Turismo. GTA 3.2 V6 models (June '02) have extra body styling, 17” alloys, along with heated leather and electric front seats. Revisions in June 2002 included 2.0 JTS direct injection petrol engine, uprated 2.4 JTD engine, VDC (Vehicle Dynamic Control) safety system, curtain airbags, new interior, improved equipment including alloy wheels, Bose audio from 2.0 JTS upwards, and new Veloce dual trim level with Momo leather trim.

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  • 3x3 point rear seat belts
  • ABS
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • Audio remote
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • Climate control
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Cruise control
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Electric mirrors
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Front fog lights
  • Headlight washers
  • Heated mirrors
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Isofix child seat anchor points
  • Leather seat trim
  • Lumbar support
  • Metallic Paint
  • PAS
  • Passenger`s airbag
  • Rear electric windows
  • Remote locking
  • Service indicator
  • Side airbags
  • Space saver spare wheel
  • Sports seats
  • Steering wheel rake adjustment
  • Steering wheel reach adjustment
  • Traction control
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