http://tags.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png http://jalopnik.com/tag/alfa8ccompetizione http://jalopnik.com/tag/alfa8ccompetizione 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.


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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5060124&view=rss&microfeed=true Ok, so this isn't a Top Gear comparison test or even a Fifth Gear shootout. Nope, no Clarkson, Hammond, May, Stig, or Tiff. Rather, what we have are beauty shots in the form of a "race" between an Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione Coupe and an 8C Spider . While this certainly reaffirms that the 8C looks amazing, it doesn't really provide any other sensory experience. At least the Maserati Gran Turismo S video had engine sound. Though we do like these videos of new Italian exotica cruising through twisty hilly roads; we can only hope Lamborghini will release video of the new LP560-4 carving up an Alpine pass, with a V10 and Matt Munro soundtrack. [via Alfa Romeo]

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