Alfa Romeo · 1994–2000
Alfa Romeo 145
The Alfa Romeo 145 (Type 930A) and the Alfa Romeo 146 (Type 930B) are small family cars produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Alfa Romeo between 1994 and 2000. The 145 is a three-door hatchback and was launched at the 1994 Turin Motor Show, while the 146 is a five-door hatchback, launched in 1995 to replace the Alfa Romeo 33. The 145 and 146 share exterior and interior components from the B-pillar forwards. A total of 221,037 145s and 233,295 146s were built.
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Predecessor: Alfa Romeo 33 · Successor: Alfa Romeo 147
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History
Development of Tipo 930, the replacement for the ageing 33 in the competitive family hatchback market, lasted four years. The first offspring of the project, the three door 145, made its début on static display at the April 1994 Turin Motor Show and then at the Paris Motor Show in July; a simultaneous European commercial launch was planned for 9 September, but it was delayed until October. In April 1992, work began on a second car, the 146 or Tipo 930B, derived from and to be sold alongside the 145; with its more traditional Alfa Romeo style, it was aimed at a different clientele, that of the outgoing 33. The 146 premiered in November 1994 at the Bologna Motor Show and went on sale in May 1995. At launch, the engine line up for both cars comprised a 1.9 litre inline four turbo diesel and the boxer petrol engines from the 33, in 1.3 8 valve, 1.6 8 valve and range topping 1.7 16 valve forms. Depending on the market, the engines were available in either or both base and better equipped L (for "Lusso") trim levels; L trim standard equipment was richer on larger engined cars. Quadrifoglio and ti. Flagship sport models with the two litre 16 valve Twin Spark inline four engine from the 155 arrived a year after the début: the 145 Quadrifoglio and 146 ti. Each of the two litre versions had a unique trim level; both included more standard equipment than the L trims, like ABS, leather wrapped steering wheel and shifter knob and Momo sport seats. The 145 Quadrifoglio (145 Cloverleaf in the United Kingdom), launched at the September 1995 Frankfurt Motor Show and on sale from October, had deep body colour side skirts with "green cloverleaf" badges and five hole alloy wheels. The 146 ti went on sale in February 1996. It came with painted side skirts, a boot spoiler and twelve hole all
Specifications
Based, as they were, on the Fiat Group's Tipo Due (Type Two) platform, the 145 and 146 had a unibody structure, front MacPherson strut and rear trailing arm suspension. A peculiarity of these cars is that they were designed to be fitted with both longitudinal engines (the older Boxers) and with transverse engines (the diesels and the Twin Spark). The former were mounted in the same configuration as on the 33 or Alfasud, that is longitudinally overhanging the front axle with the gearbox towards the cabin; the latter in the conventional transverse position with the gearbox to the left side. All engines were coupled to a five speed manual transmissions. Steering was rack and pinion, with standard hydraulic power assistance. Engines. === Performance ===
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Specifications
- name
- Alfa Romeo 145, Alfa Romeo 146
- Manufacturer
- Alfa Romeo
- Production
- 1994–2000 (145), 1995–2000 (146)
- Assembly
- Italy: Pomigliano d'Arco plant, Campania
- Designer
- Chris Bangle at Centro Stile Fiat (145), Centro Stile Alfa Romeo under Walter de Silva (146)
- Class
- Small family car (C)
- Body style
- 3-door hatchback (145), 5-door hatchback (146)
- Layout
- Longitudinal front-engine, front-wheel-drive (Boxer), Transverse front-engine, front-wheel-drive (Twin Spark)
- Platform
- Type Two (Tipo Due)
- Related
- Fiat Tipo (160), Lancia Delta, Alfa Romeo Sportut
- Engine
- Petrol:, 1.4 L Boxer Flat-4, 1.6 L Boxer Flat-4, 1.7 L Boxer Flat-4, 1.4 L Twin Spark I4, 1.6 L Twin Spark I4, 1.8 L Twin Spark I4, 2.0 L Twin Spark I4, Diesel:, 1.9 L turbo-diesel I4, 1.9 L JTD turbo-diesel I4
- Transmission
- 5-speed manual
- Wheelbase
- 2540 mm
- Length
- 145, 1994–1999: 4093 mm, 1999–2001: 4061 mm, 146, 1995–1999: 4257 mm, 1999–2001: 4235 mm
- Width
- 1712 mm
- Height
- 1426 mm
- Kerb weight
- 1140 –
- Predecessor
- Alfa Romeo 33
- Successor
- Alfa Romeo 147
- sp
- uk
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1361433CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_145_and_146CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1367255682 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alfa_Romeo_145_001.JPGCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Tennen-Gas · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.