Inside the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
By Rory Reid on 25 February 2009
The world is filled with beautiful things: sunsets over Cardiff Bay, the first words of an infant, and Scarlett Johansson, to name but a few. But not one of these things is as stunning as the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione.
Hot, hot, hot
We had a session with one the other day in sunny London, and witnessed passers-by walking into lampposts. Grown men wept, children took pictures with their camera phones and married women scrawled their phone number on bits of paper — not for us, but for the 8C.
A car this good-looking could easily get away with being less than great, but the 8C performs like a thoroughbred supercar — and a good one at that. It's built by Alfa Romeo, which is part of the Fiat group, which owns both Ferrari and Maserati. So it's no surprise its Maserati-derived V8 engine produces 331kW of power and 480Nm of torque. The 8C goes from 0-100km/h in 4.2 seconds and it won't stop going until it reaches just north of 290km/h.
Shame it won't be sold in Australia — it's being made in left-hand drive only.
(Credit: Alfa Romeo)
Topics: alfa romeo, 8c, competizione
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Esky commented on 03/03/2009 10:15
why did you waste photos and comments on rain sensor, light activation, electronic hand brake and climate control? My VW Passat has all those things. Why did you not show things like the engine, brakes, body details?
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