1974 Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI Test Drive
When it went on sale in 1972 after being first launched the previous year, the Alfasud rewrote the small-car book. Given that Alfa Romeo had no experience of small, front-driven cars, the sheer dynamic excellence of the flat-four powered ‘Sud came as a shock, literally leaving the opposition grasping at straws in order to catch up.
However, Alfasud was also a government-led experiment in the redistribution of manufacturing (a new factory was built near Naples, where the workforce was completely unskilled in carmaking). Customers found their new ‘Suds would rust, or fall to pieces, overshadowing the great work done by the engineers.
Words by Honest John
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