Tag: Alfa Romeo 8C

  • Alfa 8C Competizione by Wheelsandmore

    Alfa-Romeo-8C-Competizione-Wheelsandmore-thumbFew have dared to modify the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione partly because it’s such a rare find and partly because it’s such a masterful piece of art. Wheelsandmore however, quite ambitiously, have taken up the challenge to spice things up. But even they are cautious about it liking the “Senza-Cromo” (that’s how they called their project) to “delicate surgery.” The power is up, the suspension is new and the wheels are big – an ordinary formula for an extraordinary car. Applicable on the Alfa 8C Spider as well.

    Let’s start with the figures first. With an ECU upgrade and a handcrafted, stainless steel exhaust system, Wheelsandmore have been able to increase the output from 450hp and 470 Nm to around 485 hp and 520 Nm. Because of the remote controlled valve flaps on the exhaust pipes, the 8C will even sound right, or at least distinctive.

    What can be described as a handling upgrade is the brand new set of wheels – customizable 6Sporz² ultra light wheels (that can come in full carbon). At the front, they measure to 9.0×21-inches while at the back, we have two wider wheels – 12.5×21-inches – wrapped in 345/25/21 S1Evo tires from Hanook.

    Improving on the ride (notoriously bad with the 8C) is the new suspension coilover kit – fully adjustable in terms of compression and rebound. Whether this will benefit your lap time or hurt your spine even more (or both actually), remains unknown.

    As a finishing touch we have the paint job. It’s just that it isn’t paint. More like matte white foil. The red and black stripe though, we like that.

    Wheelsandmore Alfa-Romeo 8C Competizione
    Wheelsandmore Alfa-Romeo 8C Competizione

    Source: Wheelsandmore

  • Carrozzeria Touring Disco Volante 2012 at Geneva

    Touring-Superleggera-Disco-Volante-thumbThat gorgeous looking thing, adorning the halls of the Geneva Motor Show hides an Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione engine inside. It even has an 8C chassis. And despite that it has all the necessary looks to be an Alfa, it isn’t. Say hello to the Carrozzeria Touring Disco Volante 2012 – a tribute to the 1900 C52 Alfa Romeo concept from the fifties. It too was made with the help of the same company and now it’s back in a different form. Carrozzeria Touring was (and still is) all about lightness and agility – “supperleggera”. The C52 had a spectacular tubular chassis, an aluminum crankcase and bits and pieces from the Alfa 1900 C. It was a car that set a new benchmark in aerodynamics. It was a pretty car, a flying saucer.

    The 2012 Disco Volante bares all that DNA. A whole-piece hood veils the wheel wells. It still has the overall slippery teardrop shape and a silver waistline that would make any maxi model green with envy. You get the sense that it has been thoroughly contemplated and discussed on paper before being commissioned. Creating  one of these 2012 saucers requires 4000 hours of labor. The aluminum panels on it are hand-beaten as a part of a company tradition. Many details and components are also hand-built making the car extremely exclusive. Just a few will be made and given to those who need it most – collectors, sporting drivers and design aficionados.

    Touring Disco Volante 2012
    Touring Disco Volante 2012

    Of course, underneath it is essentially an Alfa 8C which means that the double wishbone suspension keeps the Disco Volante (the flying saucer) fairly planted on the road. It also means that when you peal away that monoblock hood you’ll see a 4.7 V8 that sends 450 PS and 470 Nm of torque through a 6-speed paddle shift gearbox and a limited slip differential. Luckily the brakes are also from the current century and do a pretty good job stopping the perfectly weight distributed Disco Volante 2012.

    Let’s just hope you are ready to empty your pockets superleggera style if you want it. The Alfa 8C is expensive enough. Adding a fur coat on the bill, won’t come lightly. But what a car it is!

    Source: Carozzerria Touring Superleggera

  • NOVITEC Alfa Romeo 8C Spider

    Novitec has released the world’s most powerful and fastest Alfa Romeo. The tuned version of 8C Spider has staggering supercharged V8 capable of bringing the car over 300km/h barrier.

    The supercharger kit boosts the 4.7 liter V8 to 600PS (441 kW) at 7300RPM and 588Nm at 5400RPM.The factory power of the engine is 450PS, so the performance package adds another 150PS (110 kW). The price is EUR 19 900.

    The supercharger is driven by a cogged-tooth belt directly from the crankshaft. Maximum boost pressure is limited to 0.37 bar. The mechanical charging system is rounded out by a water-to-air intercooler with dedicated radiator, and by custom injectors. An Ecu re-map is made to make sure that all parts are working perfectly.

    The result is 3.9 seconds to 100 km/h and top speed of 305 km/h, instead of the factory’s 290 km/h,

    NOVITEC also offers stainless-steel sport exhaust with integrated flap system. The exhaust system features four tailpipes and fits perfectly into the standard cutouts in the rear apron.

    The exterior didn’t receive any aerodynamics modifications, but NOVITEC offers three-piece NA3 wheels with dimensions 9J x 21” at the front and 11.5J x 22” at the rear fitted with by Formula 1 supplier Pirelli in sizes 255/30 ZR 21 and 315/25 ZR 22, respectively.

    NOVITEC also provided height-adjustable coil-over suspension.

    The interior can be customized with finest leather and Alcantara in any color.

    NOVITEC Alfa Romeo 8C Spider

    Source: NOVITEC

  • Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2009

    The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este drew visitors to Lake Como for the first time 80 years ago. For ten years now, BMW has organised the Concorso jointly with the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este luxury hotel. (more…)

  • Alfa Romeo at the 2008 Paris International Motor Show

    Essential style capable of conveying strong emotions, engineering that is always at the cutting edge – plus superlative road holding and driving satisfaction: these are the qualities that have always set Alfa Romeo apart in the world motoring scenario. (more…)

  • Alfa Romeo 8C Spider

    Debuting at Geneva showroom is the captivating Alfa 8C Spider. Like the Alfa 8C Competizione, the Gran Turismo which received resounding global praise; the new “discovery” will be produced in a limited edition run of 500.

    Elaborated by the Centro Stile Alfa Romeo, the new car re-affirms the brand’s excellence in this sector, as shown by some Spider’s being regarded among the most beautiful cars in global automotive history. Cars such as the Giulietta Spider from the 50’s or the legendary Duetto made famous by “The Graduate” from 1967 with a young Dustin Hoffman. Today, it’s the Alfa 8C Spider’s turn to take centre stage and project into the future the values of technology and emotion which belong to the Alfa Romeo legacy. (more…)