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A BMW 3-Series competitor from Alfa Romeo. It was available with 1.75-litre turbocharged (TBi), 1.8- and 2.2-litre four-cylinder and 3.2-litre (JTS) six-cylinder petrol engines and 1.9- and 2.0-litre four-cylinder and 2.4-litre five-cylinder turbocharged diesel engines (JTDm). The 3.2 JTS and the 2.4 JTDm were available with four-wheel-drive (Q4).

The 159 was available with either a six-speed manual, or on the 2.2-litre JTS petrol engine, a six-speed "Selespeed" semi-automatic gearbox.

Two black 3.2 JTS 159s featured in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace. Both were ultimately destroyed.

Person A: "What's that car over there?"
Person B: "It's an Alfa 159 with the 3.2 V6."
Person A: "I want it!"

by JaaagMan August 10, 2012

7-Series

BMW's flagship saloon car. It is a rival for Audi's A8, Jaguar's XJ, Lexus' LS, Mercedes-Benz's S-Class, Volvo's S80 and Volkswagen's Phaeton.

The F01 generation is available with 3.0-litre turbocharged six cylinder (740i), 4.4-litre turbocharged eight cylinder (750i) and 6.0-litre turbocharged twelve cylinder (760Li) petrol engines and a 3.0-litre six cylinder (730d and 740d) diesel engine.

James May on the V12 7-Series:
"This is the 760Li. Or to give it it's other name, the BMW "Move Over Poor Person"".

by JaaagMan December 31, 2011

Bentley Continental GT

Based on the Audi A8, the Continental GT is a 2-door coupé made by British car manufacturer Bentley.
The GT is available with a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged eight-cylinder or a 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged twelve-cylinder petrol engine mated to an automatic gearbox and an AWD system and can go on to a top speed of 195 mph.

"What's that coupé over there?"
"It's a Bentley Continental GT 4.0."

by JaaagMan March 27, 2012

X-Type

Based on the Ford Mondeo, this was Jaguar's smallest saloon, created to compete with the 3-Series. It was FWD because neither Jag nor Ford had a suitable RWD platform to build it on.
Available as a saloon or an estate, with FWD or AWD, buyers could be had with a 2.1-, 2.5- or 3.0-litre six-cylinder petrol or a 2.0- or 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbocharged diesel, with either five- or six-speed manual or automatic gearboxes, the 5-speed variant of the latter having a "J-Gate"-type gear selection movement.

The model was discontinued in 2009, enjoying an eight year production run.

"I want something different to a 3-Series. I'll have an X-Type instead."

by JaaagMan February 8, 2012

S-Tronic

Audi's name for Volkswagen's DSG dual-clutch gearbox.

"What gearbox have you there in your RS4?"
"I have an S-Tronic gearbox."

by JaaagMan April 22, 2012

550i

A BMW 5-Series equipped with a 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine

"What's that BMW over there?" "A 550i."

by JaaagMan December 31, 2011

Geartronic

Similar in concept to Porsche's Tiptronic gearbox, this 'manumatic' (Manual/automatic) gearbox from Volvo allows the driver to select gears, whilst allowing them to still have the benefits of an automatic gearbox - namely, just sticking the gearlever in "D". The gearbox will change up at the redline should a dozy driver forget to upshift before then. Available with Volvo's T6 and D5 engines only.

"What gearbox does this have?"
"This has a six-speed Geartronic gearbox."

by JaaagMan February 8, 2012