The car's lights are also important design features created by Automotive Lighting which underline the car's stylistic balance and confirm the 'family feeling' that links the Alfa 159 Sportwagon and Alfa Romeo Brera.

Passenger compartment comfort is enhanced by the infotelematic system complete with a 6.5" active matrix TFT colour display which incorporates a satellite navigator, radio, CD and MP3 player, hands-free GSM dual band telephone and voice controls. The new graphics of the user interface and a 'Birdview' option for the navigator, which views the map and the route from above, both make their debut on the Alfa 159 Sportwagon. And the device receives and manages RDS-TMC, traffic news and weather forecasts through the FM radio frequencies, displaying them as icons on the monitor. Magneti Marelli also supplies the body computer, the electronic control unit that manages the CAN networks and other important functions such as diagnostics, the immobiliser, various sensors, the lights and the fuel level.

Magneti Marelli's technological contribution to the 'engine control system' envisages the adoption of the Diesel Throttle Module, an electronic 'drive by wire' throttle valve, on the 5-cylinder and 4-cylinder 16-valve diesel versions, which makes it easier to turn the engine off. On the 2.2 JTS petrol version, the Alfa 159 Sportwagon will adopt the Selespeed robotised transmission: this is the latest evolution of the fast, reliable, power-assisted gearbox developed from Magneti Marelli's experience in Formula 1, whose first appearance on a mass production model was on the Alfa Romeo 156. And finally, Magneti Marelli has completely redesigned the suspension system to set a new benchmark for the balance between handling and comfort. A high double wishbone layout borrowed from racing experience was chosen for the front, because it guarantees high dynamic performance, extremely responsive steering and pinpoint driving. For the rear, the choice went to a Multilink system which controls wheel movement in a sophisticated manner, guaranteeing the highest performance. The Pomigliano d'Arco and Sulmona plants are involved in the industrial panelling, mechanical engineering and assembly operations.

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