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2009 Alfa Romeo 8c SPIDER

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If you’re planning a Rocky-style comeback after 13 years out of the loop, you better have an awesome comeback kid. And Alfa Romeos’ drop dead gorgeous 8C Competizione and recently unveiled 8C Spider are just that. You’ll probably have to wait till late 2010 for the volume Alfa models to land, but the 8C Coupe should be here this fall with the Spider close behind in Spring ’09. But with just 100 of each allocated for the U.S.—stickered at around $265-grand for the Coupe and $285,000 for the Spider—pretty much all have been sold. Based on a shortened Maserati GranTurismo steel chassis, the Alfa is clothed in a carbon fiber body with more curves than Pamela Anderson. Power comes from a Ferrari/Maserati-derived 4.7-liter V-8 cranking out 450 horsepower and coupled to a six-speed paddle-shift auto. That’ll be good enough for zero-to-60-mph sprinting in around four seconds and a 190 mph top speed. Talk about an instant classic.

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2009 Alfa Romeo 8c

NEWS & REVIEWS

If you’re planning a Rocky-style comeback after 13 years out of the loop, you better have an awesome comeback kid. And Alfa Romeos’ drop dead gorgeous 8C Competizione and recently unveiled 8C Spider are just that. You’ll probably have to wait till late 2010 for the volume Alfa models to land, but the 8C Coupe should be here this fall with the Spider close behind in Spring ’09. But with just 100 of each allocated for the U.S.—stickered at around $265-grand for the Coupe and $285,000 for the Spider—pretty much all have been sold. Based on a shortened Maserati GranTurismo steel chassis, the Alfa is clothed in a carbon fiber body with more curves than Pamela Anderson. Power comes from a Ferrari/Maserati-derived 4.7-liter V-8 cranking out 450 horsepower and coupled to a six-speed paddle-shift auto. That’ll be good enough for zero-to-60-mph sprinting in around four seconds and a 190 mph top speed. Talk about an instant classic.

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2008 Alfa Romeo 8c Competizione

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Welcome back. We missed ya. Word has it that Alfa Romeo will trumpet its official return to U.S. shores, sometime in 2010, by offering 85 of its upcoming 8C Competizionesuper coupes to well-heeled American Alfa fans later this year. Based on the same steel chassis used for the Maserati Coupe, the 8C features a drop-dead gorgeous carbon-fiber-composite body with more curves than you’ll see poolside at the Playboy mansion. Power comes from Maser’s4.2-liter V-8 expanded to 4.7 liters and packing 450 bhp. That’ll give zero-to-60-mph sprinting in about 4.0 seconds and a 190-mph top speed. Drive to the rear wheels is through a rear-mounted six speed sequential-manual gearbox for near-perfect 50:50 weight balance. There’s no official word yet on pricing, but don’t expect change from $200 grand. But with total worldwide production limited to500 cars, you’re looking at an instant classic. Alas, Alfa ditched plans to build a convertible version of the 8C. But for now, we’ll be happy to welcome back any Alfa.

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2008 Alfa Romeo 8c SPIDER

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Alfa Romeo:  Alfa Romeo once again unveils its new models onto the world market at the Geneva event. Indeed, following on from the Alfa 159 and Brera in 2005, the 159 Sportwagon and Spider in 2006, and its Personalisation Programme going by the name of “Alfa Unica” in 2007, it is now the turn of the alluring Alfa 8C Spider.

Undisputed centre stage on the stand, this new car inherits its coupe sibling’s winning formula that shook the motoring world. Put together by Alfa’s Centro Stile and production limited to 500 cars, this new open top immediately entices with that unmistakable “Italian elegance”, a unique and inimitable style that hints at its typically sporty Alfa handling.

Under the bonnet is a powerful 8 cylinder 4.7 litre engine producing 450 HP, matched to a 6 speed robotic gearbox, the new Alfa 8C Spider is truly beautiful, powerful and rock solid, where its gracious lines and dimensions gel perfectly with typical Alfa Romeo engineering and drive-ability. Needless to say, alongside this attractive Spider is the Alfa 8C Competizione, the epitome of Alfa Romeo’s innovation in the fields of engines and engineering, heightened competitiveness and continuous technological research.

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2007 Alfa Romeo GT Q2

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2007 Alfa Romeo 8c Competizione

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Welcome back. We missed ya. Word has it that Alfa Romeo will trumpet its official return to U.S. shores, sometime in 2010, by offering 85 of its upcoming 8C Competizionesuper coupes to well-heeled American Alfa fans later this year. Based on the same steel chassis used for the Maserati Coupe, the 8C features a drop-dead gorgeous carbon-fiber-composite body with more curves than you’ll see poolside at the Playboy mansion. Power comes from Maser’s4.2-liter V-8 expanded to 4.7 liters and packing 450 bhp. That’ll give zero-to-60-mph sprinting in about 4.0 seconds and a 190-mph top speed. Drive to the rear wheels is through a rear-mounted six speed sequential-manual gearbox for near-perfect 50:50 weight balance. There’s no official word yet on pricing, but don’t expect change from $200 grand. But with total worldwide production limited to500 cars, you’re looking at an instant classic. Alas, Alfa ditched plans to build a convertible version of the 8C. But for now, we’ll be happy to welcome back any Alfa.

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