This Stunning 1990s Alfa Romeo Race Car Could Sell for $750,000 at Auction Next Month

This is your chance to buy one of the best touring cars of the 1990s.

A 1994 155 V6 TI DTM will go under the hammer at RM Sotheby’s upcoming Tegernsee auction in Germany next month. The vehicle is a glorious example of a racer that was a force in multiple touring series across Europe in the middle of that decade.

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In the early 1990s, someone at Alfa Romeo had the brilliant idea to put a ridiculously powerful racing V-6 into the 155, the company’s new compact executive car. The high-revving mill turned what was a fairly generic four-door into a screaming, four-wheel drive racing beast, according to Top Gear. The 155 V6 TI would compete in touring car racing series, the closest Europe comes to NASCAR, in Germany, Spain and Italy. The car achieved 38 victories on the continent between 1993 and 1996, but enjoyed its greatest success in Germany’s Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (later International Touring Car Championship), where driver Nicola Larini won 11 of 22 races and the championship in 1993.

The 155 V6 TI up for auction, chassis number ZAR16700000088171, has an aggressive body kit that gives it cartoonish proportions. The standard 155 is quite a sleek car, but its racing counterpart comes equipped with a low-slung skirt, bulging fenders and a gigantic rear wing that helps it stick to the track on the straight. It also wears a matching red and white TV Spielfilm racing livery and rides on a set of white wheels. It’s a real beauty, whether or not you’re a fan of 1990s race cars.

The best feature of the car, however, is its engine. The listing for this 155 V6 TI is sparse in detail, but the cars that competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft and other series were powered by a naturally aspirated 2.5-liter V-6 that produced 414 horsepower and, according to Top Gear, redlined at 11,500 rpm. The car can accelerate from zero to 60 in under three seconds and has a top speed of 186 mph.

The 155 V6 TI DTM is expected to be offered at the Concours of Elegance Germany in Gut Kaltenbrunn on Saturday, July 27. RM Sotheby’s has high expectations for this racer, which is expected to sell for between $700,000 and $750,000. That may sound like a lot, but it is in line with prices for which other examples of the car have sold in recent years.

Click here to see more pictures of the 1994 Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI DTM.

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