2023-07-09 08:00:00
Alfa Romeo gives us an appointment on August 30 to discover a surprise. No urban SUV on the horizon, it is indeed a limited edition model that we will discover at the dawn of the F1 Grand Prix in Monza. What inspired this model? Jean-Philippe Imparato tells us behind the scenes.
Published on 09/07/2023 – 10:00
Alfa Romeo is preparing a surprise for August 30, of which here is a first preview.
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For several months, Alfa Romeo has been announcing the imminent arrival of a surprise. ” It will not be a production car, but an extremely limited edition confided to us last February, Jean-Philippe Imparato. Five months later, when the brand director went to Le Mans Classic, the editorial staff of L’argus came back for know the progress of the project.
See you on August 30
A week before the F1 Grand Prix in Monza, on August 30, the manufacturer will present in Italy – in Milan – ” a project “. Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos, the design director, told us that it was “ a car you don’t expect “. For his part, Jean-Philippe Imparato specified: “ it looks like a project where we wanted to have fun, we wanted to have fun “. However, the manager did not deliver more characteristics.
He goes on to tell us that the project was born “ a beautiful evening in June 2022 during a visit to the Alfa Romeo museum in Arese. He and his team stop in front of the 8C Competizione thinking that it would be cool to be able to develop a vehicle worthy of being at the 8C level “. For the record, this is a 450 hp V8 sports car sold in a handful of units (500 coupés, 500 spiders) between 2007 and 2010. We don’t know what we will be in 3/4 years ” smiles the leader who wants to mark his passage and that of his team in the history of the brand. « And from there, everyone takes you for a fool laughs Jean-Philippe Imparato, who therefore made it a point of honor to see his idea through to the end.
A sports car inspired by the 33 Stradale?
For his part, the style boss assured us that the model was in ” the spirit of the 8C “in the sense that” it’s a very powerful, very sporty car, he says. You will be surprised “. When he came to Le Mans Classic, Alejandro asked a few customers to find out which new car, taking up the DNA of an old Alfa Romeo, they would like to discover. Several names have been cited including the Tipo 33 Stradale, considered one of the most desirable cars in history. According to several sources, the latter would be THE source of inspiration.
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The project could very strongly be inspired by the style of the Tipo 33 Stradale of the years 1960-1970.
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The future model could take over the 2.9L V6 biturbo from the Giulia Quadrifoglio with a few additional horsepower to exceed the 520 hp mark. According to Jean-Philippe Imparato it will bea model as comfortable on the track as in everyday life. According to the teasers, whose waltz has already begun, the model should gradually take shape.
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