Alfa Romeo V6 engine

The Alfa Romeo V6, often called the Busso V6 after its designer Giuseppe Busso, is a 60 degree six-cylinder petrol engine that Alfa Romeo built from 1979 to 2005. It first appeared in the Alfa 6 as a 2.5 litre single-overhead-cam, twelve-valve unit with short pushrods for the exhaust valves, a layout that echoed earlier Lancia Fulvia engines. Later versions ranged from about 2.0 to 3.2 litres, and from 1993, beginning with the Alfa Romeo 164, a double-overhead-cam, 24-valve head and aluminium block were used. The engine powered many Alfa Romeo saloons and coupes and some Fiat and Lancia models, and it was later fitted to small-volume kit cars. Motoring writers praised its sound, and it earned nicknames such as the Violin of Arese.