Alfa Romeo 2000 GT Veloce (GTV)

The 2000 GT Veloce was introduced in 1971 together with the 2000 Berlina sedan and 2000 Spider and built until 1976.

History

The 2000 range was the replacement for the 1750 range. Once again the engine was rationalized throughout the range. The engine displacement was increased to 1962 cc with a change of the bore and stroke to 84 mm × 88.5 mm. Oil and radiator capacities remained unchanged. The engine produced 132 PS (97 kW; 130 hp) at 5500 rpm with the SPICA fuel injection, which, once again, was only fitted to cars destined for the United States and Canadian markets, with carburetors retained for other markets producing officially the same power.

The sporting 1750 GT led to the development of the engine from 1779 to 1962 cc over the years. The new engine intended for road production, derived from the 1750 with various modifications, was marked with the initials AR00512.In 1971, when the 1750 sedan was replaced by the 2000 sedan, the 1750 GT Veloce (also known as 2000 GTV)  was also replaced by the 2000 GT Veloce (Alfa Romeo series 105.21). The increase in engine capacity resulting from the new 84mm bore brought power to 132 HP DIN (150 HP SAE).

The 2000 GT Veloce presented both technical and aesthetic renewals: new front grille with chrome bars with raised Alfa Romeo shield and integrated lights, larger rear lights, brand new central console, instrumentation in a single block created by the "Jaeger", placement of the secondary instrumentation grouped together in "cloverleaf" style between speedometer and tachometer behind the Hellebore dished steering wheel; new front seats. It was equipped with a 25% ZF limited slip differential as standard, while air conditioning was optional, Campagnolo or Cromodora "Millerighe" alloy wheels, metallic paint and leather upholstery.

The 2000 GT Veloce is the only GT to display, on the rear pillars, the sports badge depicting the snake (enamelled green on a white field) instead of the traditional green or gold four-leaf clover. Since 1974, with the presentation of the fourth series of the GT Junior (1300 and 1600), the whole range is made, internally and externally, aesthetically uniform to the 2000 GT Veloce, except for the rear lights, the badge with the snake green and the absence of overriders on the bumpers in the 1600 and 1300 displacements.The Alfa Romeo 2000 GT Veloce, the rims are aftermarket

The increase in performance brought the maximum speed declared to over 195 km/h. The average acceleration found on the raw models was 7.2 seconds (one second less than the sedan variant) to reach 100 km/h (the original verification was made on the parameter of 60 miles per hour) and the time of 12 seconds and 6 tenths to cover, starting from a standing start, the distance of 400 meters (which corresponds to the 1/4 mile typical of US tests).The sporting qualities, partly inherited from the GTAm, have allowed many 2000 GT Veloce to be modified with the original 00512 engine and used for competitions, reducing the number of original cars available to collectors.

PERFORMANCE

• power-weight ratio: 15.3 lb/hp, 7 kg/hp
• acceleration: standing 1/4 mile 16.8 sec
• fuel consumption: 23.7 m/ imp gal, 19.8 m/US gal
• max speeds: (I) 29 mph, 47 km/h; (II) 48 mph, 77 km/h; (III) 71 mph, 114 km/h; (IV) 96 mph, 154 km/h; (V) over 121 mph, 195 km/h

The interior trim was also changed, with the most notable differences being the introduction of a separate instrument cluster, instead of the gauges installed in the dash panel in earlier cars. 

Externally the 2000 GTV is most easily distinguished by the following features:

• Grille with horizontal chrome bars, featuring protruding blocks forming the familiar Alfa heart in outline.
• Smaller hubcaps with exposed wheel nuts.
• Optional aluminum alloy wheels of the same size as the standard 5. 1/2J × 14 steel items, styled to the "turbina" design first seen on the alloy wheels of the Alfa Romeo Montreal. "Turbina" refers to the wheel's resemblance to a jet engine inlet.
• The larger rear light clusters first fitted to United States market 1750 GTV's were standard for all markets on the 2000 GTV.

From 1974 on, the 105 Series coupe models were rationalized and these external features became common to post-1974 GT 1300 Junior and GT 1600 Junior models, with only few distinguishing features marking the difference between models. 

Almost 38,000 examples of the 2000 GT Veloce were produced until 1975, of which 6,337 were sold in the United States (to which additional bumpers were applied to comply with US homologation and a plate with the wording "Alfa Romeo" placed above the badge on the rear bonnet) and 5,451 with right-hand drive. In total 37,459 2000 GTVs were made before production ended.