I remember when the Sud ti came out.  Someone sent a letter to Autocar about it.  He had been a satisfied Porsch 911 owner, and decided it was time to buy a new one to replace it. He placed his order, and found a buyer for his old one. While waiting for the new Porsche to arrive, he bought a Sud ti. After a while, he realised that he was enjoying the Sud so much that he cancelled the new Porsche.

"The illusion of speed without the expense and inconvenience of having achieved it" gotta love Italian cars!

The interior is as brown as Ashens' sofa! But she is gorgeous from the outside...

They are twin carbs, and twin choke which is why they sound sooo good...

Someone really enjoyed that 👍🇮🇹Similar reaction to when you drove the 127 Sport.
Don't be so surprised, this is what you get when you drive an Italian car from the 70's and 80's.
One of the best looking cars ever made the Sprint Veloce and lovely to see one again.

Grammar Police here. For those confused by the word the word 'anachronym' used at 1:00, this is not the HubNut mixing up 'acronym' and 'anachronism'. He is actually correctly using a rare term (though slightly mispronouncing it) derived from 'Anachromism'. Dictionary definition: a part of a car that has been chromed, in conflict with normal contemporary practice of painting that part matt black or body colour.

I 've owned a 1980 Alfasud ti from new. Absolutely no rust in my Sud.
Would have liked a Sprint but my budget wouldn't stretch that far.
Single carb versions have a round air filter on top. The Sprint you tested has a dual carb.
The Sud still amazes me whenever I drive it, which isn't enough these days.
Paul from Australia.

Definitely a dual choke, twin carb model , 95bhp from 1500c c with fantastic throttle response giving vivid acceleration in all years yet decent fuel economy .Very underrated engine, as all praise tends to go on Busso V6 or online twin cam  . Had one , a 1983 model known as the Speciale' , loved her wish I still had her .A fabulous motor car.

Can you imagine that they actually used Sud Sprints in 1model celebrity rallyX races in the Netherlands?!  Valkenswaard rallyX circuit. It was broadcast on Dutch public TV.
These Sprints were special even when new. Most Suds were sedans(saloons) some were wagons(Giardinetta, also rare and collectible these days).
No matter what model, not many left these days.

I'm not sure I've seen any of your road tests where you giggled quite as much. 😁👍

Had this exact car and my wife had its twin. We both loved our Sprints. Always reliable, economical and great fun.

such a shame noone makes cars as fun and quirky as this, the pure charm and style of it - fantastic review Ian.

The perfect example of what Alfas are about for me; sporty, fun progress without the constant risk of losing your licence. Lovely car.

My uncle had an 1981 Alfasud 1.5 that was built right here in South Africa back in the early 80s. Lovely little cars.

I drove one of those many many years ago. I didn't realise any were still around. Loved that car

can't beat wringing the neck of a fizzy italian car.

Best video of the year so far Ian. I was in bad mood earlier today, but hearing you giggling with excitement as you ran through the gears, spinning up that dynamite boxer engine made my day!

Many years ago when I was at college one of the lecturers had an Alfasud. What caught my attention was the sound of the engine. Quite unique.

My first car! Silver 1983 Sprint Green Cloverleaf reg A601WAB. So so unreliable but I loved it deeply. The smoothest sweetest engine you could ever want.

I had a Cherry Europe which led me into my love for all things alfa