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{{Infobox Automobile
 
| image          = [[Image:Alfa Romeo 156 Selespeed.jpg|250px|Alfa Romeo 156 Selespeed]]
| name          = Alfa Romeo 156
| manufacturer  = [[Alfa Romeo]]
| parent_company = [[Fiat Group]]
| production      = 1997–2006
| assembly      = [[Pomigliano d'Arco]], [[Italy]]<ref name="alfaromeopress.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.alfaromeopress.com/index.php?method=cartelle&action=zoom&id=20041220314077668550dc55dfd746346aa5d403da17005|title=Press Files/26/10/1997|accessdate=2008-01-27|work=alfaromeopress.com}}</ref><br />[[Rayong]], [[Thailand]]<ref name="autointell">{{cite web|url=http://www.autointell.com/News-2001/May-2001/May-2001-3/May-16-01-p3.htm|title=Automotive Intelligence News|work=autointell.com|accessdate=2007-04-25}}</ref>
| class          = [[Compact executive car]]
| layout          = [[Front-engine design|Front-engine]], [[front-wheel drive]] / [[four-wheel drive]] (estate)
| body_style      = 4-door [[Saloon (car)|saloon]]<br />5-door [[Station wagon|estate]]
| engine          = '''Petrol:'''<ul><li>1.6&nbsp;L ''[[Alfa Romeo Twin Spark engine|TS]]'' [[straight-4]]</li><li>1.8&nbsp;L
''[[Alfa Romeo Twin Spark engine|TS]]'' [[straight-4]]</li><li>2.0&nbsp;L ''[[Alfa Romeo Twin Spark engine|TS]]'' [[straight-4]]</li><li>2.0&nbsp;L ''[[JTS engine|JTS]]'' [[straight-4]]</li><li>2.5&nbsp;L ''[[Alfa Romeo V6 engine|V6]]''</li><li>3.2&nbsp;L ''[[Alfa Romeo V6 engine|V6]]''</li></ul>'''Diesel:'''<ul><li>1.9&nbsp;L ''[[JTD engine|JTD]]'' [[straight-4]]</li>
<li>2.4&nbsp;L ''[[JTD engine|JTD]]''  [[straight-5]]</li></ul>
| transmission= '''5 and 6-speed [[manual transmission|manual]]'''<br />'''5 and 6-speed [[Electrohydraulic manual transmission|seq. manual]]''' <ul><li>[[Selespeed]] ([[Magneti Marelli]]) </li></ul>'''4-speed [[automatic transmission|automatic]]''' <ul><li>Q-System ([[Aisin Seiki Co.|Aisin]]) <ref name="autoweb.com.au">{{Cite web|url=http://www.autoweb.com.au/cms/A_51082/title_Unique%20Performance%20Automatic%20Gearboxes%20for%20the%20New%20Alfa%20Romeo%20156/newsarticle.html|title=Unique Performance Automatic Gearboxes for the New Alfa Romeo 156|accessdate=2008-01-27|work=autoweb.com.au}}</ref></li></ul>
| wheelbase      = {{convert|2595|mm|in|1|abbr=on|lk=on}}
| length          = {{convert|4430|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}<br>{{convert|4441|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} SW Q4<br>{{convert|4441|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} CW Q4
| width          = {{convert|1745|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}<br>{{convert|1765|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} CW Q4
| height          = {{convert|1415|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}<br>{{convert|1430|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} SW<br>{{convert|1458|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} SW Q4<br>{{convert|1497|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} CW Q4
| weight          = 1230–1530 [[Kilogram|kg]] (2709–3373 [[Pound (mass)|lb]])
| predecessor      = [[Alfa Romeo 155]]
| successor        = [[Alfa Romeo 159]]
| related        = [[Alfa Romeo GT]]<br />[[Alfa Romeo 147]]
| fuel_capacity = {{Convert|63|L|1|impgal|1|U.S.gal|lk=on|abbr=on}}
| similar        = [[Audi A4]]<br />[[BMW E46|BMW 3 Series]]<br />[[Lexus IS 200]]<br />[[Saab 9–3]]<br />[[Volvo S40]]
| designer        = [[Walter de'Silva]]<br />[[Giorgetto Giugiaro]] (2003 facelift)
}}
The '''Alfa Romeo 156''' (known internally as the type 932) is a [[compact executive car]] introduced by [[Italy|Italian]] automaker [[Alfa Romeo]] at the 1997 [[Frankfurt Motor Show]]<ref name="fiatautopress">{{cite web|url=http://www.fiatautopress.com/index.php?method=news&group=3&action=zoom&id=200412203140617085eed8ce77b957a3c3bc5ee89b685e9|title=Press release 01/09/1997|work=fiatautopress.com|accessdate=2007-04-25}}</ref> as the replacement for the [[Alfa Romeo 155]]. Cars were assembled at [[Fiat Group]] factory in [[Pomigliano d'Arco]], [[Italy]] and [[General Motors]] facility in [[Rayong]][http://www.bangkokpost.net/midyear2002/auto.html], [[Thailand]] (production in Thailand started March 2002 and lasted couple of years, cars were targeted for Asia Pacific markets<ref name="www.autoweb.com.au">{{Cite web|url=http://www.autoweb.com.au/cms/A_53941/title_Equipment-Boost-For-2002-Alfa-Romeo-166/newsarticle.html|title</ref>

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