The manual version of the 147 GTA wasn’t exactly a common sight on the roads, but the Selespeed automatic version is rarer still. It keeps the same V6 Busso appeal but does the gear-shifting for you, while gaining a few extra kilos. Definitely not the purist’s choice, but the 147 GTA always was a car…

The 147 GTA was a compact hatch with Alfa’s charismatic Busso V6 squeezed into the nose. It wasn’t the neatest-handling hot hatch on the market, but it was rare and its engine gave it bucketloads of character.