Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

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Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione (2007-2009)
Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione (2007-2009)
8C Competizione
Production period: 2007-2010
Class : Sports car
Body versions : Coupé , convertible
Engines: Otto engine :
4.7 liters (332 kW)
Length: 4280 mm
Width: 1900 mm
Height: 1250 mm
Wheelbase : 2525 mm
Empty weight : 1585 kg
Previous model Tipo 33 Stradale
SZ / RZ

The Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione (internal name Type 920) is a sports car for the Alfa Romeo brand that was built from 2007 to 2010 .

history

For the car, a concept vehicle with the same name was presented at the IAA in Frankfurt am Main in September 2003 , which differed in some technical details from the production vehicle and which forms the basis for the Alfa Romeo Nuvola concept vehicle presented in 1996 . In 2005, an open Spider version was shown at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance .

In 2004 and 2005 there were suspicions in motor journalism that the vehicle had little chance of mass production.

The production version of the coupé was finally announced by then Alfa Romeo chairman Antonio Baravalle in the spring of 2006 on the 4Car website and shown for the first time at the 2006 Mondial de l'Automobile . At first it was assumed that the total number of units should be 500 (Coupé 250 units and Roadster 250 units).

At the beginning of 2007, Alfa Romeo started production of the sports coupé at Maserati in Modena . The price was around 160 000 euros . It was limited to 500 pieces and ended in early 2009.

In March 2008, Alfa Romeo presented the final version of the 8C Spider at the Geneva Motor Show . As with the Competizione, 500 copies were produced by the end of 2010 and at a base price of 211 285 euros sold to selected interested parties.

Naming

The name is reminiscent of the Alfa Romeo 8C of the 1930s and refers to the eight-cylinder engine that serves as the drive. The Competizione expansion is derived from the Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Competizione that took part in the 1950 Mille Miglia .

design

The body design comes from Wolfgang Egger , at the time head of Alfa Romeo's Centro Stile design center, and takes up the lines of the Alfa Romeo TZ and the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale from the 1960s.

  • Front view of concept vehicle, coupé

  • Rear view of production vehicle, Coupé (2007–2009)

  • Alfa Romeo 8C Spider (2008-2010)

  • Rear view, Roadster (2008-2010)

  • Side view

  • Motor of the 8C Spider

  • interior

  • wheel

technology

Its technical basis comes from the Maserati Coupé . A native of Maserati V8 - petrol engine to that of Ferrari was produced has 8C but more displacement (4.7 liters) and a higher maximum power of 332 kW, in the media it was later often given as 331 kW. The body is made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic . The chassis is made of composite materials and was developed together with Dallara . As is customary in racing, the underbody is designed in such a way that aerodynamic lift is minimized at high speed . The car has an automated six-speed manual gearbox which, like in racing, is operated via switches on the steering wheel or can be switched to an automatic mode. The gearbox is installed on the driven rear axle ( transaxle design). At maximum acceleration of the car, 0–100 km / h can be achieved in 4.2 s, the top speed of the Coupé is 292 km / h.

The brake discs supplied by Brembo are made of carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide . All around the vehicle is equipped with a by Maserati sports derived double wishbone suspension equipped.

Related vehicles

For the 100th birthday of Alfa Romeo in 2010, a special edition called the Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale Zagato was presented - a mixture of the 8C and Dodge Viper ACR-X. Only nine copies were sold at a unit price of 500 000 euros produced.

In 2012, Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera presented the Touring Superleggera Disco Volante, based on the chassis of the Alfa Romeo 8C, as a coupé and in 2016 the roadster version Disco Volante Spyder.

  • Front view Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale Zagato

  • Front view of Touring Superleggera Disco Volante

  • Front view of Touring Superleggera Disco Volante Spyder

Technical specifications

engine
Motor type Engine design Cylinder angle Number of valves Displacement Max. power Max. Torque
Competizione Gasoline engine V8 90 ° 4 per cylinder 4691 cc 332 kW at 7000 min -1 470 Nm at 4750 min -1
Spider
drive
Motor mounting position Gear arrangement drive transmission
Competizione front lengthways Transaxle Rear wheel drive 6-speed manual transmission, automated
Spider
Readings
Empty mass Acceleration, 0-100 km / h Top speed Tank volume
Competizione 1585 kg 4.2 s 292 km / h 88 l
Spider 1675 kg 4.4 s 295 km / h

Registration numbers

Between 2008 and 2015, 150 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione were newly registered in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Source: Federal Motor Transport Authority

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Parts Approval No. 2662/09. (PDF; 237 kB) In: docs.kwsuspension.de. KW automotive / Institute for Vehicle Technology and Mobility / TÜV Nord, June 30, 2009, p. 2 , accessed on April 9, 2020 .
  2. ↑ New cars: 2010 was over for these cars. In: t-online.de. January 18, 2011, accessed on April 9, 2020 (Fig. 1).
  3. ↑ a b c Harald Prüssmann: Driving report Alfa 8C Competizione - heart and soul. In: autobild.de. August 18, 2005, accessed on April 9, 2020 (driving report of the concept vehicle).
  4. ↑ James Granger: Alfa Romeo's return to America in 2007 was publicly kick-started last weekend with the stateside unveiling of an all-new concept car in the form of the stunning Alfa Spider. In: italiaspeed.com. Interfuture Media / Italiaspeed, August 29, 2005, accessed on April 9, 2020 (English).
  5. ↑ Alfa 8c Axed. In: evo.co.uk. Dennis Publishing Limited, November 30, 2004, accessed April 9, 2020 .
  6. ↑ The Alfa Romeo 8c Competizione concept sportscar is destined for a 500-unit build run, with a production-ready car scheduled to appear at the Paris Motor Show in September reports motoring website 4Car. In: italiaspeed.com. Interfuture Media / Italiaspeed, March 5, 2006, accessed on April 9, 2020 (English).
  7. ↑ a b Alfa Romeo at the Mondial de l'Automobile 2006. In: media.fcaemea.com. Alfa Romeo / FCA, September 15, 2006, accessed April 9, 2020 (updated website design).
  8. ^ Alfa Romeo 8C: il ritorno alla trazione posteriore. In: automobilismo.it. Automobilismo, April 12, 2006, accessed April 9, 2020 (Italian).
  9. ↑ Oliver Spang: Alfa 8c Spider celebrates its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show. In: de.motor1.com. February 19, 2008, accessed April 9, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Alfa Romeo 8C Spider - Rare Pleasure . Car newspaper. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
  11. ↑ Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione. In: carbodydesign.com. Car Body Design, September 14, 2006, accessed April 9, 2020 (American English).
  12. ^ A b Ray Hutton: 2009 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione - Alfa sends a new Italian ambassador. In: caranddriver.com. March 1, 2008, Retrieved April 9, 2020 (American English).
  13. ↑ Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale Zagato - The Alfa Viper goes under the hammer . Car, motor and sport. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  14. ↑ Matthias Naumann: The Disco Volante is back. In: de.motor1.com. March 9, 2012, accessed April 9, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Joe Breeze: Exclusive - We're flirting with Touring's new Disco Volante Spyder. In: classicdriver.com. Classic Driver Magazine, February 26, 2016, accessed April 9, 2020 .
  16. ↑ New Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione (2007): First test drive Herzschmerz at Alfas 8C. In: autozeitung.de. June 5, 2018, accessed April 9, 2020 (measured values).
  17. ^ Heinrich Lingner: New Alfa Romeo 8C Spider (2008): First test drive - This is how the Alfa Romeo 8C Spider drives. In: autozeitung.de. June 5, 2018, accessed April 9, 2020 (measured values).

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