Alfa Romeo will reveal a limited-edition sports activities automotive on Aug. 30 impressed by the Stellantis model’s historic 33 sports-racing fashions, in response to information stories.
The high-performance coupe is anticipated to be powered by a hybrid powertrain consisting of three.0-liter V-6 engine and electrical motors, with a complete output of practically 800 hp. A report within the Italian journal Auto says it will likely be based mostly on the Maserati MC20 Cielo roadster and will likely be known as the Alfa 33.
The MC20 Cielo begins at 271,000 euros in Italy; a limited-edition Alfa 33 might doubtlessly value extra.
In line with different media sources, the automotive will likely be named 6C, pointing to a sequence of six-cylinder sportscars produced by Alfa Romeo from 1927 to 1953.
The designation additionally recollects the model’s final manufacturing sports activities automotive, the mid-engine 4C, in addition to the 8C Competizione, a limited-edition entrance engine mannequin offered from 2007-10.
An Alfa Romeo spokesman wouldn’t touch upon the automotive itself however stated the identify of the mannequin could be revealed on Aug. 30.
Alfa Romeo has invited journalists to a “world premiere” occasion on Aug. 30 on the Stellantis model’s museum within the Milan suburb of Arese. A teaser picture on Twitter reveals a grille and the phrase “Il coraggio di sognare” (Italian for “The braveness to dream”). The occasion will likely be live-streamed, Alfa Romeo stated.
Alfa Romeo CEO Philippe Imparato and head designer Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos have stated they want to see a “halo” sports activities automotive for Alfa Romeo, which has been a part of Stellantis since January 2021. Imparato informed the U.Okay. journal Autocar earlier this yr that the venture was in growth.
The 33 designation was first utilized by Alfa Romeo within the mid-Sixties for a sports-racing mannequin; later Alfa Romeo 33s received the world sports-car championship in 1975 and 1977.
A street-legal mannequin, the T33 Stradale, was a rear-engine, rear-drive two-seat coupe powered by a 230 hp 2.0-liter V-8 derived from Alfa’s 33 racecar. Alfa constructed simply 18 items of the 33 Stradale after its 1967 launch.
Alfa Romeo stated this week that it could rejoice the tenth anniversary of the launch of the 4C with a one-off commemorative mannequin. The “Designer’s Reduce” venture will likely be personalized by Alessandro Maccolini, Alfa Romeo design venture supervisor, Stellantis’ Heritage division stated on Wednesday.
The 4C was constructed on a carbon fiber monocoque with entrance and rear aluminum subframes, as is the Maserati MC20.
It was unveiled as an idea on the 2011 Geneva auto present. The manufacturing 4C was proven on the 2013 Geneva present, and gross sales began that yr. The 4C was offered worldwide and general manufacturing from 2013 to 2020 was lower than 10,000 items. Resulting from its small sequence homologation, 4C gross sales have been capped to not more than 1,000 items a yr in Europe and the U.S.
It was assembled on the identical Maserati plant in Modena which now assembles the MC20 and MC20 Cielo.