"Catman" > wrote in message
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> GT wrote:
>> "SteveH" > wrote in message
>> . ..
>>> GT > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Where has the JTS option gone on the 159?? alfa romeo website car
>>>> configurator offers the 1750 tb as the only petrol option now!
>>>>
>>>> I would have thought that the 2.2 JTS would be much torquier and
>>>> relaxed
>>>> drive than the 1750 turbo and similar BHPs.
>>>>
>>>> When did this happen and why wasn't I informed!!
>>> The JTS engines were co-developed with GM and are largely regarded as
>>> 'not very good'.
>>>
>>> Having had a 1.8 turbo (in a Passat), I'd say you need to try one - you
>>> get lots more torque and a much more relaxed drive from a modern turbo
>>> than you used to get from 1980s laggy monsters.
>>
>> Just been reading about it - you're right - sounds like a different beast
>> altogether. BHP figures:
>> 2.2JTS - 182bhp
>> 3.2JTS - 256bhp
>> 1750tb - 200bhp
>>
>> Torque figures are very interesting:
>> 2.2JTS - 230Nm @ 4500rpm
>> 3.2JTS - 322Nm @ 3800rpm
>> 1750tb - 320Nm. @ 1400rpm (how so low revs??)
>>
>> Does the turbo work at a low revs then? I wasn't aware that such a thing
>> existed - I thought they needed decent exhaust gas pressure (higher revs)
>> to work?
>>
>>
> I *think* that looks like a misprint. Have you got more than one source?

I took the 1750 above from the Alfa-Romeo.co.uk site. The JTS info came from
Wiki p didi.