1996 ALFA ROMEO Spider 1.8L TS 5MT FWD (144 HP)

Vehicle Overview

Alfa Romeo introduced the second generation of the Spider in 1995 after it retired its three-decades-old predecessor.

Few cars in the world attracted so much hype as the Alfa Romeo Spider, but that attraction was primarily for the 1966 model produced until 1994, not for its successor. Even though it was a much better car by any means, it couldn’t get the same emotion as its predecessor. The Italian carmaker built the 1995 model on Type Two (Tipo Due) platform shared with Fiat Tipo and Lancia Delta. Alfa Romeo also used it for the Spider’s coupe sibling, the GTV.

While Bertone made the 1966 model, Pininfarina designed its 1995 successor. The narrow front end and four individual headlamps made the car unique on the market. Between them, on the hood, the carmaker installed the Alfa-shield specific feature between the broad and narrow grilles installed in the upper side of the bumper. Alfa Romeo offered an option for a set of fog lights above the apron on the lower side. From its side, a clear-cut ascending line linked the front wheel-arches with the back of the cabin, while the short trunk continued in a sloped-down line.

Inside, the carmaker installed two bolstered bucket seats with cloth upholstery for the base version or a leather-clad interior for the full-spec variants. Its dashboard featured a binocular-style cluster with individual clusters for the tachometer and speedometer.

Under the hood, Alfa Romeo introduced the Spider with a 16-valves, two-liter engine. Later on, in 2001, the carmaker added a 3.0-liter V-6 powerplant, which sported a polished intake manifold that looked glorious.