1938 Alfa Romeo 8C Wins Best Of Show Award At Pebble Beach
August 17th, 2008
The 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta (phew…that’s a mouthful) has won the Best of Show award during the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The car was owned by Mary and John Shirley from Medina, Washington.
While every car there was extraordinary, the Best of Show car is always a stunner. This year was no exception. One of possibly five 8C 2900s bodied by Touring, this 8C has the supercharged straight 8 that was good for an amazing 180 hp.
Alfa Romeo Shares Future Plans
July 30th, 2008
Autoblog was given the chance to talk to a few high-end executives from Alfa Romeo to see what new cars they and their sister company had planned for the future. They started off talking about the much anticipated MiTo and progressed from there. Check out the all the exclusive details below.
For starters, we discussed the next model coming down the pipeline for Alfa Romeo. The MiTo, which we were driving the following day, replaces the three-door version of the ageing 147 hatchback, with a larger 149 slotting in above the MiTo with five doors. While previous reports had concluded that the 149 would share its platform with the Fiat Bravo, our hosts confirmed the later reports that the 149 would sit on its own unique platform.
Alfa Romeo BAT 11 Concept Revealed Ahead Of Schedule
July 29th, 2008
We have managed to find some great pictures of the new Alfa Romeo Bertone BAT 11 while in the United States. The car was revealed today during a press event a weekend before the 2008 Meadow Brook Concours D’Elegance.
This design concept is being considered for very limited production. Sounds totally plausible — it’s built on the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione — the same vehicle that saw it’s North American debut at this very same spot at Meadowbrook last year.
BMW And Fiat To Bring Back Alfa Romeo To The U.S.
July 9th, 2008
BMW and Fiat will be working hand in hand on a brand new front wheel drive small car platform - but that is not the only work they have on their agenda. They are also planning on returning Alfa Romeo back to the U.S. in 2010 by introducing a new model that has been given the code name “project 940”.
Fiat’s statement included the line, “as part of a possible cooperation, BMW Group will provide Fiat Group Automobiles with support in launching the Alfa Romeo brand in the North American market.” Furthermore, a Fiat spokesperson told AN, “MINI U.S. dealers would have the possibility to also sell Alfa Romeo cars.”
Alfa Romeo To Release Mito GTA In 2009
July 9th, 2008
Alfa released details for their new Mito hatchback and also confirmed this week that they would also be releasing a brand new GTA model after the release of the Mito in January 2009. The new Mito GTA will be equipped with a turbocharged 1750cc petrol engine that will produce 230bhp. CEO of Alfa Romeo stated that it will be the fastest car in its class and will be “capable of matching the Alfa 8C supercar between 80km/h and 120km/h.”