BUSSO JOURNAL

Stories & Technical Notes

Ownership chronicles, restoration documentation, driving stories, and the accumulated wisdom of living with Alfa Romeo.

Driving7 min read16 Jun 2026

Youngtimer Challenge at the Nürburgring: Alfa Romeo 156 2.5 V6 vs Audi A4 2.8 V6 Quattro

Eifel fog, 20.6 kilometres of Nordschleife, and two opposing engineering philosophies: Italian double-wishbone precision versus German all-wheel-drive traction. Which 190-hp V6 sedan conquers the Ring?

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Culture8 min read9 Jun 2026

The Return of Royal Blood — How the Giulia Quadrifoglio V6 Avenged the Busso

The 2.9 V6 Biturbo of the Giulia Quadrifoglio was not merely an evolution — it was engineering vengeance. How Ferrari's DNA helped Alfa Romeo reclaim its six-cylinder soul. Part II of the V6 dynasty.

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Driving6 min read1 Jun 2026

Nürburgring Duel: Alfa 147 GTA vs Giulietta QV

The stopwatch says one thing, but engineering and passion tell another story. When two Alfa Romeo icons meet at the Nürburgring, the battle comes down to suspension architecture.

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Culture7 min read1 Jun 2026

The Last Song of Arese: A Journey into the Heart of the Biscione

It is a spring morning in 1995, and the Geneva sun reflects off the bold curves of a car that seems to have arrived from the future. The Spider 916 is the final chapter of an industrial era — Arese's farewell before time turned the page forever.

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Culture8 min read1 Jun 2026

Pięć sekund herezji: co by było, gdyby Alfa GT straciła swoje Busso

Stoisz w garażu nad swoją GT, w ręku trzymasz klucz, a w myślach — kompletnie świętokradczy pomysł. Co by było, gdyby pod tę maskę nie trafił już Busso? Pięć sekund na Nordschleife — tyle kosztuje herezja.

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Culture8 min read1 Jun 2026

Five Seconds of Heresy: What If the Alfa GT Lost Its Busso?

You are standing in the garage over your GT, wrench in hand, and in your mind — a completely sacrilegious idea. What if the Busso were gone? Five seconds on the Nordschleife — that is the price of heresy.

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Culture10 min read1 Jun 2026

The Violin from Arese — How Giuseppe Busso Created the Soul of Alfa Romeo, and Why Its Silence Still Hurts

The Busso V6 versus the American-rooted 3.2 JTS of the Alfa 159 — why Italy's most soulful engine fell silent, and what we really lost.

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Ownership14 min read25 May 2026

The Car I Almost Forgot I Needed

Between 2014 and 2023, something in me went quiet. Then a black Alfa Romeo 166 with 280,000 km on the clock brought it all back — the sound, the feeling, the community, and a version of myself I thought I'd lost.

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Restoration9 min read14 May 2026

The Alfa 33 Imola Barn Find

The story of finding an Alfa Romeo 33 Imola in a rural barn, and the beginning of a rescue mission for a forgotten Italian classic.

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Culture7 min read14 May 2026

Why the Busso V6 is a Future Classic

A thoughtful analysis of why the last naturally aspirated Alfa Romeo V6 deserves recognition as one of the great automotive engines.

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Driving6 min read14 May 2026

Autobahn at Dawn — A Busso Roadtrip

Setting out before sunrise, the V6 warming into its characteristic growl. A story of speed, sound, and solitude on the derestricted Autobahn.

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Technical12 min read14 May 2026

Cooling System Resurrection

A complete overhaul of the 166's cooling system — from thermostat to radiator, every hose and clamp. Why this should be your first job on any used Busso.

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Ownership8 min read14 May 2026

Living With the Last Busso V6

What it means to daily-drive a naturally aspirated V6 in an era of turbo fours and electric silence. The sounds, the rituals, the connection.

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