The Alfa Romeo News Headlines
Saturday 17th May 2008
Alfa Romeo has teamed up with world-leading motorsport specialist, Prodrive, to evolve the handling of the Alfa Brera coupe, specifically for the British market. Following a year’s intensive suspension development programme, including full sign-off from the engineering department in Italy, the result is a bespoke, British-honed, Alfa Brera S. According to Prodrive Project Leader, Peter Cambridge, the collaboration has “built on the existing model’s capabilities to deliver outstanding driver feedback and handling. ”Production of the Alfa Brera S will be limited to 500 numbered cars that will include further enhancements to the exterior and interior of the car. the full story
Perfectly timed for summer, Italian sporting car manufacturer, Alfa Romeo, has extended the beautiful Alfa Spider range with a limited edition version. the full story
The first example of just 41 Alfa 8C Competizione supercars destined for the UK, arrived here last week. The ultra-rare £138,500 hand-built Italian sportscar was collected by award-winning Manchester-based architect, Ian Simpson, from Alfa’s largest and longest established dealership, Mangoletsi, in Knutsford, Cheshire. Visually arresting from every angle, the Alfa 8C Competizione looks every inch a supercar, with performance credentials to match. the full story
With the imminent arrival of its new Mi. To, Alfa Romeo will soon be offering a new generation of Alfa aficionados its most compact sporty car to date. A contemporary and innovative design, with a name redolent of history, the choice of Mi. To has great evocative resonance for Alfa Romeo, since it was chosen as a sign of a deep-seated link between the past and future of the brand: between Milan, the city of design that brought the car’s style into being, and Turin, which will be responsible for its industrial production. the full story





