The 605 has never been anywhere near an Alfa Romeo. It shares underpinnings with the Citroen XM. It was styled by Pininfarina, who also did some Alfas, but it's never been one.I thought this car looked a lot better when it had Alfa Romeo badges on it.
I like it, but it's not cool. Meh.
The joke being that the 605 looks like a watered down copy of the Alfa that Peninfarina also did a couple of years prior...The 605 has never been anywhere near an Alfa Romeo. It shares underpinnings with the Citroen XM. It was styled by Pininfarina, who also did some Alfas, but it's never been one.