Car of the Day - Alfa Romeo 8C Spider See related Car of the Day - Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione HERE Alfa Romeo has not only built one of the most beautiful sportscars ever, they have provided a lucky 500 devote clients with a no brainer blue chip investment. When you join the term 8c with the evocative Italian term “Spider” and you add DNA from Maserati which has already been cross-pollinated with Ferrai DNA you should get and in this case do - something very special. It is both an instant... Read Full Story
Car of the Day - Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione Alfa Romeo with the 8C Competizone hit the mark dead centre in finding that indefinable thing that is true beauty. The first decade of the new millennium may very well be remembered as a watershed period in automotive design with possibly three of the most beautiful cars ever produced coming out of Italy. Most red blooded male Italians, as well as many female would undoubtably consider Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Ferrari three of their most important... Read Full Story
Alfa Romeo’s new Brera S is different from most Italian sports cars – it’s still a beautiful Latin design, but its heart has a 100 per cent British beat.
That’s because the S (which stands for Speciale, rather than Sport) is the result of an intensive year-long partnership with UK motorsport specialist Prodrive. And it’s designed to further enhance Alfa’s improving reputation among the nation’s drivers.
Two petrol-powered versions are available - a 2.2-litre and a 3.2-litre... Read Full Story
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The Alfa Romeo 147 was voted European Car of the Year. But that was way back in 2001, the year after its launch. And despite a mid-cycle refresh, it’s since grown a little long in the tooth. The Italian automaker introduced the MiTo to replace the three-door 147 last year, and has been hard at work since on the new Milano (previously referred to as “149″) to replace the 147 five-door once and for all. Now, following months of... Read Full Story
Carbon fiber body work bolts and bonds to a steel and aluminum tubular chassis. While structural rigidity suffers by nearly 30 percent, the coupe was so strong to begin with that the Spider is a mostly body wiggle-free machine. Alfa bagged the notion of a retractable hardtop, citing high development costs, design compromises in the rear deck area, and the more coachbuilt nature of a rich looking soft top. Good call. Power is 450 horses at 7000 revs, its 354 pound feet torque peak shows up at... Read Full Story
It isn’t. At all. Although Prodrive has added bespoke Eibach springs and Bilstein gas-filled monotube dampers, all the work it’s done has been fully signed off by Italy – complete durability testing included (ahem). The Brera S even has its own stability control settings. Alfa UK and Prodrive have been working on this project for a year. Which seems a lot of effort for a run of only 500 cars. Each one will be numbered – with certificate! – and they are exclusively available in the UK... Read Full Story
Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione: Red Diamond
Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione has all those alluring attributes that a car enthusiast has been looking for. Sleek body with a Moma concept interior – excellently sculptured seats that cling to your back and legs coated by the finest cowhide old man Giuseppe, and the minimalist-themed dash blended with carbon fiber and aluminum adorning the center stack, tunnel, doors, and steering wheel. Under this eloquent interior site is a powerful V8 engine which... Read Full Story
Alfa Romeo adequate accomplish a rear-wheel-drive about-face for its asleep 166 controlling auto abandoned in North America, area best will be sold, basal Line has learned. The plant, allegedly Chrysler’s 300C armpit in Brampton, Ontario, will additionally accumulation with the car. The new big Alfa, basically activity 169, will allotment a brand-new, Chrysler-developed attic planned for the next-generation 300C and Dodge Charger sedans, although the Alfa acclimation will amore bespoke... Read Full Story
Having built only built 500 examples, the achingly luscious Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione is bound to become a collectors’ item. Unfortunately, they’ve all been spoken for, but if you missed your chance and cost is no object, Italian auction site AutoScout24 has one listed that may be of interest. On top of the clout and rarity of the standard 8C, this model stands out as one of only a handful produced in black. That alone isn’t enough to justify the huge premium being charged for this... Read Full Story
