The 33 was never the jewel in Alfa's crown, but as the model developed, the Alfa 33 became increasingly better. These later models became the last Alfas with 'proper' engines - the boxer - the biggest of which, the 1.7 - was the best lump of the series. If you're in the market for a MkIII Golf GTi or an XR3i, you could do much worse than buy an 2nd hand 33 16v Cloverleaf, which were often bought 'fully loaded' as company cars. A good L-reg can be had for under £2000 (the first owner will have picked up the tab for the appalling depreciation), and is likely to come with Recaros in Alacantra (artificial suede, as used in Lancias), Momo ...  Read the complete review

Back in the 1970s, Alfa designed a wondeful car, a real potential worldbeater as it was better than the then ubiquitous VW Golf. Only problem was, they decided to build it in the south of Italy - due mainly to government subsidies. It was built by peasants and farmers who weren't particularly skilled at putting cars together and in a part of Europe that knows little rain, it was built with little ttention to the damage that water can do to a car. The Alfasud was born. Hold on a minute you say! This is a review about the Alfa 33. Exactly, I say. Alfa took the wonderful Sud - dynamic, with superb boxer engines - and tried to make it ...  Read the complete review