8C Competizione will Spearhead U.S. return
Alfa Romeo
will build a 500-unit run of the beautiful 8C Competizione show car and
use it to spearhead the marque's reentry to the U.S. in 2008. Its
engine is based on Maserati's
4.2-liter V-8, but uses Alfa-designed cylinder heads and gets an
increase in capacity to 4.7 liters. It drives 20-inch rear wheels
through a six-speed rear-mounted gearbox. The bodywork is mostly carbon
fiber.
The
two-seat coupe was first exhibited as a concept at the Frankfurt
International Auto Show in 2003. It was designed by Wolfgang Egger,
chief of Alfa's in-house studios and recalls the era of coachbuilt
track-biased Alfas. "We remembered the 2000 Sportiva, the 33 Stradale,
and the TZ," Egger says. The production version will make its debut at
the September Paris show.
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