Alfa Romeo G1

Infobox Automobile


name = Alfa Romeo G1/G2
manufacturer = Alfa Romeo
parent_company =
aka =
production = 1921-1923
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predecessor = A.L.F.A 40/60 HP
successor = Alfa Romeo RL
class = Luxury car
body_style =
layout = FR layout
platform =
engine = 6330 cc I6 sidevalve 70 bhp
transmission = 4-speed manual with reverse gear
wheelbase = Auto mm|3400
length = Auto mm|4494
width =
height =
ground_clearance =
front_track = Auto mm|1445
rear_track = Auto mm|1445
weight = 1500 kg (3306 lbs)
top_speed =
fuel_capacity =
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designer = Giuseppe Merosi

Alfa Romeo G1 was the first all-new design Alfa Romeo after A.L.F.A. brand. Giuseppe Merosi, while into a legal action against Nicola Romeo about the takeover conditions, designed at home the drawings for both the update of the prewar 24HP into the revised 20/30ES and the new luxury G1Cite web|url=http://www.enzociliberto.it/aisastoryauto/articolieriviste/galleryItaliano2006/italiano.htm|title=P. Italiano: 'Story of the Alfa Romeo factory and plants : part 1 the early Portello'|accessdate=2008-04-14|work=AISA] . Chassis was longer and stiffer than the 40-60HP of 1914 with the Rolls-Royce market as a target. Biggest new thing in this car was brand new Auto L|6.3 straight-6 engine, which produced 70 bhp and convert|216|ftlbf|Nm|abbr=on of torque.Cite web|url=http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/default.aspx?carID=10246&eventID=103|title=1921 Alfa Romeo G1|accessdate=2008-03-25|work=conceptcarz.com] With 70 bhp the car achieved top speed of convert|86|mi/h|km/h. G1 was used also in motorsport and it won its own class at Coppa de Garda. Petrol prices were rising and it was hard to sell a car with such a big engine, so total production was only 52 copies. At this moment only one copy exists at New Zealand's Alfa Importer.Cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0108/S00134.htm|title=Press Release: Alfa Romeo|accessdate=2007-07-03|work=scoop.co.nz]

The planned follower Alfa Romeo G2, an improved version, was never produced after the commercial failure of the G1, which found virtually no customer in Italy and whose full batch of 50 (the other 2 were prototypes) found their way to Australia.

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* [http://www.club-alfa-romeo-passion.com/marketingthumbs/pages/1919_7_jpg_jpg.htm club-alfa-romeo-passion.com:G1 advertisement]