Alfa Romeo BUSSO V6 - What makes it GREAT? - ICONIC ENGINES #15

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A good read: https://amzn.to/3bvW71h Best sounding car ever? https://amzn.to/3w8HqJt Dress the part: https://amzn.to/3w48sS8 Keep it clean: https://amzn.to/3tVbxCG Keep it tidy: https://amzn.to/3huzJsY What is up engine heads. Today it's time for our first engine from Italy in iconic engines and it’s the famous and sonorous Alfa Romeo V6, aka the Busso. Why is it called busso? It’s called Busso because the man who designed it is called Giusseppe Busso. So Mr Giuseppe Busso was born in 1913 in Torino or Turin. He graduated from the Polytechnic University of Turin and after completing military service he snagged his first job in 1937 which was working as a calculator aka human computer for Fiat’s aeronautical engine department and experimental railway office. But Mr Busso wasn’t calculating for long. In 1939 he was recruited by mr Wilfredo Ricart, a Spaniard heading Alfao Rome’s Servizio Studi Speziali or special projects office. Here Mr Busso worked on racing engines and also researched and tested various advanced engineering theories. In 1946 he became Ferrari's first ever technical director. In 1948 he traded places with Gioachino Colombo who went to work for Ferrari and Busso returned to Alfa romeo. This was the beginning of the Busso years for Alfa Romeo during which the brand transformed from a low volume sports and luxury car maker into a mass production power house. In the years to come Busso’s engineering mind would be instrumental in developing many of Alfa’s most memorable classics such as the Giulietta, the Giulia, the 1750, the 2000 and the Alfetta GT and GTV6. The Busso V6 started life in 1979 as a 2.5 liter single overhead cam 12 valve engine under the bonnet of the newly released Alfa 6. At this time many upmarket cars from German, French, Japanese and even American manufacturers were already sporting some form of electronic fuel injection, but the first Busso V6s rolled out of the factory with 6 Dell’ Orto FRPA 40 carburetors. To this day many are of the opinion that the Busso V6 is the best sounding V6 engine ever made. Inspired by the positive feedback for the engine in the years to come Alfa Romeo decided to play a game called „let's stuff a Busso into everything“ and so in 1983 the face-lifted Alfa 6 received the fuel injected Busso, in 1984 it was the Alfa Romeo 90, in 1985 it was the Alfa Romeo 75. 1986 was the last year of Alfa Romeo as an independent manufacturer. In this year Alfa was taken over by Fiat and ironically merged with it's traditional rival Lancia into Fiat's company called Alfa Lancia Industriale S.p.A. Under Fiat's guidance and to the dismay of many enthusiasts Alfa Romeo would tart moving away from rear wheel drive platforms to front wheel drive platforms. The first of such models was introduced already in 1987. It was the front wheel drive 164 and under it's hood was of course a Busso engine. Fiat may have killed front wheel drive, but they couldn't kill the Busso. The Busso grew from 2.5 to 3.0 liters. It also received the most memorable visual feature of the Busso V6, the beautiful shiny intake tubes. By the end of the 80s the whole 12 valve single overhead cam thing was very passe. Everybody was on the DOHC train. But the 12v Busso V6 received a very special swan song. It's most powerful version would grace the engine bay of the special Alfa Romeo SZ. But the 12v version would continue living all the way until 2000, albeit in a diminutive size and with un-natural aspiration. Yes, it had a turbo! The turbocharged 2.0 liter v6 turbo was introduced in 1991 on the 164 to allow Italians to avoid the heavy tax of all cars with engines larger than 2 liters. But sadly the 90s were the beginning of the end for Alfa Romeos famed and historic Arese plant. But it wasn't over yet. The Busso V6 would not go out without one last throaty roar. In 2001 Alfa romeo released the 156 GTA - Gran Turismo Alleggerita and in it's engine bay was the final version of the Busso V6. A big thank you to my friends Alfa owner 159 (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlfaowner) and Stephen Bello for their valuable contributions to this video. A special thank you to my patrons: Daniel Peter Della Flora Daniel Morgan William Richard Caldwell Pepe Brian Durning Andrew Ruud Brian Alvarez Holset90 D4A merch: https://d4a-store.creator-spring.com/listing/d4a-merch? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/d4a​ #d4a #iconicengines #busso d4a is part of amazon affiliates cringe lyrics Sono il miglior motore del maestro busso Il mio suono per le tue orecchie e un vero lusso Faccio i giri più liscio della pasta genovese di tua nona se corro e non sono distrutto è una fortuna buona sono il v6 che non dimenticherai mai volermi guidare di nuovo è l'unica cosa a cui penserai 00:00 Ciao 02:15 History 15:56 Specs 20:31 Tuning