Designed
and developed at the Alfa Romeo Style Centre, this prototype
will become a true brand icon, evoking a great sports car
tradition of which the name is part. In the Thirties and
Forties, the '8c' signature that returns here, identified
the racing and road cars that were equipped with the new
eight cylinder engine developed by the famous engineer Vittorio
Jano.
The term 'Competizione' on the other hand, is a tribute to the 6C 2500
Competizione, the sports coupe driven by Fangio and Zanardi in the famous
Mille Miglia race in 1950. So '8c Competizione' is not an invented name,
but a clear reference to Alfa's racing history. And of course the Alfa
Romeo legend was created to a great extent by the victories its cars
achieved on race courses all around the world. There were so many of
them that alone they represent a long, fascinating chapter, made of men
and competitive spirit, engines and cutting edge technical ideas. The
protagonists of the inestimable human and technological heritage that
is responsible for today's beautiful cars, full of character and, above
all, capable of combining the beauty of the styling with the pleasure
of driving them.
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