Giulia (Type 115) 1962-1993

This was the last incarnation of the first spider produced in 1966. The 2 litre model came with a Motronic integrated electronic multi-point injection/ignition system. The catalysed version had a maximum output of 120HP at 5800 rpm with a top speed of 190kph.

The Spider has modest acceleration of 10.4 seconds for 0-100kph and 32 seconds for the standing km. A step backwards compared with the previous carburettored 2 litre (8.3 seconds 0-100kph). The S4 has particularly long gear ratios which penalise sprint.

From the design aspect, the most significant innovation to this series was the radical restyling of the car’s rear end.  This included the removal of the much-debated rubber spoiler and the adoption of brand new light clusters streching from one side of the tail to the other.  The frontal was restyled, and the mini skirts were eliminated.

The cabin got a good number of improvements, including redesigned and lower seats which slightly increased the room at the disposal of the driver and passenger.

The car came with a hard top which “… exercises the same aesthetic disfigurement as the closed hood, but even more drastically……. It is an appendix which turns the Spider into an unappealing amphibian.”

All in all, the impressions which can be formed about the Spider demonstrate that it is a one-off in current automotive production. Although conceived a long time ago it still preserves a totally special charm of its own. Thanks to its fundamental soundness and usability, it is easy to forsee that this pretty convertible, with the benefit of Pininfarina styling, will continue to find admirers.

Year of Manufacture - Built by Pininfarina in 1991

Version - 115 A 1 A

             - Spider 4a

Paint Code - 676 - Grigio Charo Met

Engine Capacity - 1962 cc with catalyst

Bosch Motronic 4.1 Electronic Fuel Injection

Performance when new - 120 hp @ 5,800 rpm 

Max Speed when new 190kph

Fuel Consumption - 26.6mpg urban, 42.7mpg at constant 56 and 32.4mpg at 75mph

All Series 4 cars were built with left hand drive as standard. This car was converted to Right Hand Drive by Seaking Automotive

The UK S4 came with; PAS, leather steering wheel, electric windows and door mirrors, alloy wheels and a colour coded hard-top.

Importer / Concessionaire - Wade Ltd, Sussex

Date First Registered - 25/3/1991

Number of owners - 7 including the current owner who bought the car on 26/1/2020

In August 2022 the Club was approached by an Agency that was supporting a Prada photo shoot at Dungeness featuring Alfa Romeo F1 driver Zhou Guanyu.  The photographer was requesting a Silver S4.  I was approached by our Section Secretary and we agreed that we would help in the shoot.  The shoot took place in front of Dungeness Nuclear Power Station and the surrounding 'dunes'.  The shoot was published in the 23 August 2022 China issue of Madame Figaro Hommes and an article prepared by Paul Newberry and myself was published in the AROC magazine dated October 2022