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Alfa Romeo's former test track in Balocco, Italy has hosted some of the most achingly beautiful cars in history. It is also where TRC OFF found this Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione dressed up like the Duke boys' Dodge Charger. Who would do this? More »
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Exactly a month after we told you 84 copies of the Alfa Romeo 8C Competitzione would be coming to US shores, reader KingRoyale spotted this one parked outside the Rye, NY train station. The lusty Italian coupe apparently wore a license plate reading "001 USA" leading us to wonder if this is in fact the first Alfa Romeo sold in the US since 1995. The Alfa certainly stands out like a sore thumb against the fall backdrop, doing its job of being obnoxiously beautiful. UPDATE: Word has it this Alfa belongs to James Glickenhaus, and is his current commuter to and from the train station. More »
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Alfa Romeo made it official a year ago when they announced plans to return to the US auto market after a 13-year cooling-off period. But now it's actually here, as the Italian automaker begins to rekindle its romance with the US auto market later this month, when they import 84 copies of its exclusive Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione. The lusty — and already spoken-for — sports cars will be made available through the existing Maserati dealer network, with another run of 8C Competizione Spyders and 8C Competizione GTAs planned as well. As we've already told you — this impromptu return may act as the lead for additional models to hit US shores in the late-2009/early-2010 time frame (right about when the DOW will hit 200 and gas will be hovering around $9 a gallon). So that'll work well. More »
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Rumor has it that Alfa Romeo will be building a special 8C supercar dubbed the GTA to celebrate the company's 100th anniversary, and one reports suggests that this lightly taped mule seen near the Nurburgring is that car. What makes this red 8C different from any other 8C? The exhaust note has been described as "darker," which would aptly describe the Ferrari California's 4.3-liter direct-injection V8 that reportedly powers the rumored 8C GTA. Whether or not the GTA actually sees the light of day, we'd love to see additional speculation just for an excuse to post more 8C pictures. More »
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In a recent interview, Alfa Romeo's global marketing director, Sergio Cravero, expressed his desire to have an Alfa Romeo model based on the new 2009 Ferrari California. "It would be great if Ferrari let us do it... but they are very hard to convince." The potential model would be a replacement for Alfa's current dragon-bait halo cars, the 8C Competizione and 8C Spider. Of course, the 8C hasn't been a directly profitable model for Alfa, so we're thinking that they're hoping to actually make some money by mooching more from Ferrari for the next car. [autocar] More »
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This is what's known in the industry as the Halo effect. Believe it or not, Alfa Romeo aren't making the 8C Competizione because they lay awake at night dreaming about the color red combined with 450bhp V8s, but because their accountants spend all day figuring out what building such a vehicle will have on the sales of bread and butter models like the Mi.To hatch. We're pleasantly surprised to see so many design similarities between the Alfa we can afford and the one we can't, well, from the front and rear at least. Mi.To sales start in Europe this July with engines ranging from 95-155bhp. The 8C should be making it stateside later this year, heralding a return to the country for the brand, lets hope the Mi.To will follow. [via Autoblog.it] More »
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We already knew Fiat's Alfa Romeo was bringing the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione to the US and using the Maserati distribution network to do it. We'd also heard one option Fiat was discussing was creation of a new plant in Mexico to supply North America with volume models like the 159 sedan and upcoming Mi.To and 149 hatchbacks. But what we didn't know, if the coy allusions made in an article appearing in today's Financial Times are to be believed, is that Fiat CEO Sergio "March Madness" Marchionne may be looking at snatching up excess capacity at US automakers. More »
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It's not often that I quickly look past blonde and presumably Italian (or maybe Swiss) "booth professionals," but the Alfa Romeo 8C Spider has that affect on a man. Yes, friends, the highly anticipated Geneva debut of the Spider is finally here. This car has the same 450 HP 4.7-liter V8 as its brother, the 8C Competizione, which earned its own Very Special Jalopnik Day and still makes Ray twitch nervously. If you haven't already noticed, the Spider features a fully automatic electro-hydraulic convertible top that has been engineered with the same aerodynamic and performance precision as the rest of the ride. Much to the dismay of anyone with eyes and a pulse, only 500 of these will be manufactured. Pretty much ensures that you won't be getting one (Fiat scion, exec and world-class playboy/recovering 12-stepper Lapo Elkann, on the other hand...) It matters not. The live pictures of this Chariot of the Gods are here to be drooled over. More »
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Alfa Romeo's run out of ideas for naming its next model - temporarily dubbed "Junior" - and wants you to help. The compact coupe will go on sale during the second quarter of 2008 and will feature the company's new 1.4-liter T-Jet engines, which make up to 200bhp. The contest is only open to residents of Europe and Japan, which either means the car won't go on sale stateside, or that Alfa doesn't want it named Cletus. Alfa Naming More »
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Good news for the SPF-zero set. That concept version the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione sans top, shown at the Pebble Beach Concourse back in 2005, will debut in production for in 2009. That from Automotive News, which reported on a Wall Street preso in New York by Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne. The coupe, which went on sale in Europe earlier this month, will hit US shores in mid-2008. That, to coincide with Alfa's return to the states — where it's been absent since 1995. The spider convertible will meet the coupe in production volume — that is, 500 units. That's far too low to satisfy all the world's Alfisi. Expect unrest. [Automotive News via Motor Authority] More »
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While one of us was spending his time with a lady named Alfa at the Meadowbrook Concours d'Elegance press preview — another publication was busy checking out some other ladies. We however, know the difference between high class and not-so-much — of course that may be because we once dated the one on the left. [Autoblog] More »
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Ah, now this is more like it — the beauty of the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione cannot be contained by a mere studio. No, it must be free. It must be out of doors. It must merge its beauty with the beauty of nature. Much like it's doing in these highly p-chopped press shots from Alfa Romeo. And fear not, lovers of the 8C Competizione, there is more coming — just keep your peepers peeled at our tag. More »
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As Maximum Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione Day continues, we're now onto the press photos released by the kind folks at the Italian automaker. For the first grouping, here are the on-set exterior press shots. They're nice, yes — but as I'm sure you can tell — if it weren't for the fact that it's the 8C Competizione, they'd be kinda plain. But because it's the Alfa Romeo phallic supercar — we're just gaga. More »
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Don't think we didn't notice the obvious hilarity in this shot we took yesterday at the US reveal of the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione. The best part — the driver of the $200,000-plus supercar was revving his engine. This "race" is kind of like our way of showing Maximum Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione Day is totally in full gear — and don't worry — more is coming, just keep your eyes on the tag. Oh, and if you're looking for a High-Res shot of "the race" — we've got that too — right here. More »
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Given the amount of interest generated in our first-glance at the stateside release of the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, one of us is dedicating himself to providing an absolute heap of content tomorrow on the first Alfa Romeo for US streets since 1995. So yeah, there's a storm front coming kids, can ya feel that chill on the air? If you do — watch the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione tag all day tomorrow for all the sweet Italian action. More »
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We're out here on the rolling Rochester Hills at the site of this weekend's Meadowbrook Concours d'Elegance for the US press reveal of the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione. But just as important as showing the 159,300 euro (Alfa folks claim the US price will be over $200K when it hits here late in 2008), 450 HP V8-powered supercar, for the Alfa Romeo folks this is the first event for a US-bound Alfa Romeo since the halcyon days of yesterday — and by yesterday we mean 1995. We'll stop talking and let you soak in the crimson-colored beauty of these shots.
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Oh good — Fiat's so flush, it's sending Alfa to the states earlier than expected. In fact, the UK's Just Auto says we'll start seeing launch activity by the end of 2008. The mag's also making with new details about the lineup. We already knew the 8C Competizione and its Spider sibling will be the halo cars — as if we could get our mitts on one (the first run of 500 each are reportedly accounted for). For us plebes, Alfa will bring the Alfa Romeo Brera and Spider. And in 2010, the new 159 sedan will take on Audi and BMW. Look for the first rumblings midyear '08 as Maserati gears up to ride Alfa in on its back. – Mike Spinelli More »
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Sure, we've seen Alfa Romeo's 8C Competizione a few times up close, and had to cower like Quasimoto in its Esmeralda-like presence. Now it's out being flogged on Germany's Nürburgring, which is likely quite a vision. Say spies, this proto version offers a few mild changes, including air intakes, a softening around the edges and more substantial A pillars. Underhood is a 450-hp eight whose voice we're hearing in our mind's ear as a combination of The Magic Flute and a Ferrari F430. – Mike Spinelli More »
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In Paris, Alfa Romeo hid its comely 8C Competizione from photographers' gaze in a lens-thwarting glass box. In Geneva, the company took a different tack to prevent overexposure: Black paint and wacky lighting. We're not sure if it's a conspiracy by Fiat's mid-luxe brand to keep the 8C as exclusive as possible. But we'd imagine Ansel Adams would have trouble pulling any detail from the 8C on display at the Swiss show. Next year we're bringing more a whole bunch more scrims, whatever they are. – Mike Spinelli More »
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As if we needed any more teasing by the CTs at Alfa Romeo. Yeah, yeah, all the 8C Competizione models destined for production are spoken for. And yeah, it'll be 200 something grand. But did they have to design it to mimic Natalia Estrada on holiday by the Adriatic? Next thing, we'll be watching the Alfa studio with a telephoto lens from across the street, hoping to catch the fleetingest glimpse of bare sheetmetal. You are wrong, Alfa, dead wrong. – Mike Spinelli More »
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The 0-60s hipped us to this Photochop of the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione in race trim. If indeed Alfa decides that this car should turn wheels in anger, we hope the resultant racing vehicle doesn't look like this. – Davey G. Johnson More »
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Alfa Romeo unveiled what is doubtless the hottest piece of machinery at the Paris show, the 8C Competizione. Unfortunately, the company followed the lead of their amici at Ferrari, and stuck it inside a photo-thwarting glass enclosure, turning the strobe-like glit of flashbulbs into a sort of lightswitch rave. Alfa says the 8C will be produced in limited number, but stopped short of revealing the powertrain. There will be more to come in this regard. More »
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A mess of photos and info on the new Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione coupe hit the blogosphere ahead of its unveiling at the Paris show later this month. Is it as spectacular as we've been hoping? Let's see: A 4.7-liter Maserati V8 with 444 hp, a carbon fiber body over steel chassis, negative lift from body shape alone, six-speed robotized gear-box with five settings (manual-normal, manual-sport, automatic-normal, automatic-sport and "ice" — burrrr) and a mechanical limited-slip diff. And holy cats, it's freaking hot. Click though for more. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=199890&view=rss&microfeed=true Most Alfa watchers believe the 8C Spider and its coupe sibling will be among the first Alfa Romeo product to hit these shores when the brand returns to the states sometime in the next few years. Now, we hear the two slinky sexpots will make an appearance at the Paris show next month, the meaning of which has been largely interpreted as "coming soon to a forecourt near you." As a kind of countdown to Paris, check out this Google vid of the 8C Spider at the Villa d'Este Concours d'Elegance, where it won both the Villa d'Este Design Award and BMW Group Design Award, and consider what might be imminent. [Thanks to Stephan for the tip.] More »
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That's the question we've been screamin' about. And the answer is coming to us from our friends over at Italiaspeed. They're reportin' that the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione concept is fast approaching production. What's the hint? Well...the Alfa Romeo marketing team's put toether an animated video of the concept, a tactic used by the Italian auto company for other soon-to-be-produced vehicles. We kinda wish other manufacturers did something similar. Come to think of it, that might be bad...does anyone really think an animated video of a Ford Freestar is a good idea? Not us. More »
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The blogosphere was all abuzz yesterday about Alfa Romeo killing the 8C Competizione (again). Don't panic. Take a deep breath and think of Sienna Miller lounging poolside. Feel better? Turns out someone had gotten a hold of an old article that ran in Autocar indicating production of the prototype had been nixed. Trouble is, that article was from 2004, but had been run as new on fastdrive.org with no attribution or date (hat tip, Eurocar Blog). What was reported earlier this month is still true; the company will build a 500-car production run of the 8C, with a first showing in Paris later in 2006. Now will you all please come down from the ledge. Thanks. More »
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Italy's Autoblog.it notes that Alfa will be bringing a new concept roadster (purrrrr) to this year's Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance. Dubbed the 8C Spider, the two-seater was derived from the company's 8C Competizione coupe, whose on-again, off-again production plans have bred thoughts of self-immolation for millions of car nuts (ok, us). Dare they tease us without thoughts of bringing the thing to market eventually? Could they possibly be so cruel? More »
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