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Alfa Romeo 156 Sportwagon (2000-2005) review

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Parkers overall rating: 3.5 out of 53.5

At a glance

Price new £14,820 - £23,915
Used prices £670 - £2,630
Road tax cost £255 - £415
Insurance group 23 - 31
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Fuel economy Not tested to latest standards
Range 319 - 651 miles
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Available fuel types

Petrol

Diesel

Pros & cons

PROS

Wonderfully styled, hugely enjoyable to drive, strong diesel engines

CONS

Not especially practical, less boot space than the saloon, reliability issues

Written by Parkers Published: 6 June 2019

Overview

The 156 Sportwagon is a ‘lifestyle estate’, which in short means that it’s trendy, respectable to have on the drive, but lacks the interior space of a traditional load-lugger. Its subtle and pure styling may give it the edge over rivals like the BMW 3-Series as the choice of a design-led individual, but it’s neither as solidly built nor as spacious as its German rivals.

It gives a lot of driving pleasure even with the smaller engines, and it’s also much cheaper to buy.