New Alfa Romeo 8C 2011

Alfa Romeo is back, and it made ​​a splash in the U.S., this time to go for big money. After its debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show in 2003, Alfa Romeo 8C almost nothing, but the company finally decided to take him to the United States to build the image before introducing the vehicle is less expensive and more mainstream than two-seat coupe.

High-tech supercharger conversion for four.7 liter V8 modified according to the area under the hood of the Alfa Romeo 8C. The machine is of another race Italy, Maserati Quattroporte, although already enlarged to 4.7 liters of displacement. This makes 444 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 347 lb-ft of torque at 4,750 rpm, with 7,500 rpm redline. Machine to be placed behind the front axle for low center of gravity and ideal weight distribution.

Conversion compressor, which sells for EUR nineteen, 900, increasing the power output of 450-hp V8 stake by one hundred and fifty hp. assessed the power output of 600 hp in the market at seven, 300 rpm. Peak torque jumped to 434 pounds / ft of torque at rpm-five, 400. Sprint from rest to sixty-two mph shortened to just three.9 seconds. High speed will be increased from the usual one hundred and eighty mph until hundred ninety mph.

Single transmission option will be a six-speed sequential manual with paddle, mounted as part of the rear axle for better weight distribution, such as current mode. Q-Select gearbox will have five different modes: Manual-Normal; Manual-Sport; Automatic-Normal; Automatic-Sport and Ice.

While the body Coupe or Spider 8C remain untouched, we adding some thrilling highlights visible from two seats with three-piece wheels NA3. For each emphasizing style wedge-shape 8C, the specialists selected by the combination of staggered 21-inch diameter in front and twenty-two inches on the rear axle.

A high-threshold stability control system on the card as well, working with double wishbone suspension to keep the car on the road. Tires have Pirelli P-Zero Corsa, with six-piston, cross-drilled and ventilated brakes in front and rear four-piston brake testing their traction capability.

Apparently Alfa plans to build 500 8Cs in Italy, with half of that amount allocated for sale in the United States.

The car shares its name with the Alfa Romeo 8C 2009 from 1934, which dominated the 1000 Miglia race in 1935-1938 and 1947. This is supported by an inline-8 engine.

BASIC SPECS

• Base Price TBA
• Drivetrain Rear Wheel Drive
• Curb Weight (lbs) NA
• City (MPG) NA
• Hwy (MPG) NA
• Horsepower 450@7000
• Torque (lb-ft) 480@4750
• Wheelbase 104.3
• Length (in.) 172.5
• Width (in.) 74.6
• Height (in.) NA

New Alfa Romeo Spider 2010

The Alfa Romeo Spider is a roadster produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1966 to 1993 (190 Spiders were badged as 1994 Commemorative Editions for the North American market). Widely regarded as a design classic, it remained in production for almost three decades with only minor aesthetic and mechanical changes. The three first series were assembled by Pininfarina in Grugliasco and the fourth series in San Giorgio Canavese. The last Spider was produced in April 1993, it was also the last rear wheel drive Alfa Romeo produced before Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione was introduced.

Now, Alfa Spider is compact concept created by students Gaiani Alberto, Massimo Zedda Paparella and Michela, for the 2009 edition of the Master in Transportation Design organized by the Polytechnic University in Milano (Milan, Italy) in partnership with Alfa Romeo. SuperCarDesign concepts presented in the 2010 event, which took place on May 3 and at Bobbio in northern Italy.

The project was introduced by Samuel Codegoni designer, faculty member at the University of Italy. One of the main idea that drives this project is to express a sense of suspense in the action.

"This is clearly away from the first production model as a reference: the Duetto iconic of the 1960s - the second reference is the Alfa Spider from the 90s, with a distinctive wedge-shaped profile."

The layout features a mechanical engine is mounted longitudinally front combined with rear-wheel drive. The soft-top is electrically operated.

Design has always been an important factor for Alfa Romeo. In fact, it's the combination of design and engine that has made it into the legend it certainly is today. There has been made quite a few Alfa concept cars over the years by the Alfa in-house design department Centero Stile, and by outside design houses like Pininfarina, Bertone, Zagato and Giugiaro/ItalDesign. Below are some of these concepts, - and cars made in very limited numbers. Most of these are not actually working, and were just made for showing off at different Motor Shows.

Little about the alfa remeo

The Italians would call any open car a "Spider", but the name actually comes from the old horse carriages suitable for two. (You know the one Doc always rides in the old western movies). Since Spider is the general term for an open two-seater, or roadster, - there has been several Alfa Spiders (and Ferrari's for that matter) over the years. These pages mainly concentrate on the Pininfarina designed 1995 GTV/Spider, - with some other Alfa models thrown in as well.

Anyway, - I bought the Spider first of all because of the exceptional and award winning design and I was constantly looking at the reflection in the shopping windows when I was waiting for a green light. However, I soon discovered that I had bought something a lot more! Suddenly, terms like "driving pleasure", and "the Alfa Romeo legend" made sense. I was always trying to come up with poor excuses to take it for a spin and it did what most cars won't do for you.