Driving a slow car fast: The Alfa Romeo Sprint and the “Top Gear Theory”

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Driving a slow car fast: The Alfa Romeo Sprint and the “Top Gear Theory”

Posted on Jan 23, 2014 in Featured | 2 comments

This contribution comes to us from Australian reader and Alfisti Steven Wade, who recently acquired a 1986 Alfa Romeo Sprint. We asked for his take on the car, as well as his opinion on the pseudo-infamous “Top Gear Theory” of Alfa Romeo ownership. Steven is also passionate about Saabs, and is the founder of the Saabs United website. I only heard this saying...