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Exactly a month after we told you 84 copies of the Alfa Romeo 8C Competitzione would be coming to US shores, reader KingRoyale spotted this one parked outside the Rye, NY train station. The lusty Italian coupe apparently wore a license plate reading "001 USA" leading us to wonder if this is in fact the first Alfa Romeo sold in the US since 1995. The Alfa certainly stands out like a sore thumb against the fall backdrop, doing its job of being obnoxiously beautiful. galleryPost('alfa8cusa', 6, 'Alfa Romeo 8C Competitzione Takes The Train'); galleryPost('AlfaRomeo8CExterior', 6, 'Alfa Romeo In All The Press Shot Glory');
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Rumor has it that Alfa Romeo will be building a special 8C supercar dubbed the GTA to celebrate the company's 100th anniversary, and one reports suggests that this lightly taped mule seen near the Nurburgring is that car. What makes this red 8C different from any other 8C? The exhaust note has been described as "darker," which would aptly describe the Ferrari California 's 4.3-liter direct-injection V8 that reportedly powers the rumored 8C GTA. Whether or not the GTA actually sees the light of day, we'd love to see additional speculation just for an excuse to post more 8C pictures. galleryPost('AlfaRomeo8CUS', 6, 'Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione'); [ Autogespot ]
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As big fans of the Alfa Romeo Alfetta , this New York Times profile of one abandoned Alfa in Brooklyn has touched us. Owned by a Romanian immigrant who passed away, the worn 1975 Alfetta should have been towed away after a few parking tickets because alternate side of the street parking in NYC is strictly enforced. Miraculously, an angel of Italian metal let the owner expire just days before those rules were temporarily suspended, allowing the car to live on just a bit longer. The rules were reinstated and parking tickets have accrued on the lone Alfa but, for reasons only explainable by priests or mystics (or negligent city services), the rusted Alfetta still lives on Plaza Street West. (Thanks to Tony for the tip) [ NYTimes , Photo: Robert Stolarik for The New York Times]
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In a recent interview, Alfa Romeo's global marketing director, Sergio Cravero, expressed his desire to have an Alfa Romeo model based on the new 2009 Ferrari California. "It would be great if Ferrari let us do it... but they are very hard to convince." The potential model would be a replacement for Alfa's current dragon-bait halo cars, the 8C Competizione and 8C Spider. Of course, the 8C hasn't been a directly profitable model for Alfa, so we're thinking that they're hoping to actually make some money by mooching more from Ferrari for the next car. [ autocar ]
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newVideoPlayer("Alfa_Romeo_Juliet_MiTo.flv", 494, 411,""); Can't get enough of the cute little Alfa Romeo MiTo ? Neither can we. So while the Fiat Grande Punto-based Alfa isn't available until July, we still enjoy watching it race around the test track. Maybe if we can get enough people to want one, Alfa will bring it to the US? [Alfa Romeo]
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They say you haven't become a true "petrolhead" until you've owned an Alfa Romeo . To meet that requirement in America, that requires scavenging through used car ads and, subsequently, junkyards. However, for the places in the world that actually get new Alfas, owning one of the Italian beauties will be a bit more feasible when the Alfa Romeo Mi.To hits dealer showrooms. But while most Alfas have gorgeous proportions, you have to look at the Mi.To from just the right angle to find it pretty... right? galleryPost('alfamitocutespy', 3, 'OMG Sooo Cuute!'); Well, at least that's what the car appears to think. Yes, much like a teen girl with shaky self-esteem, the Mi.To must think that it looks best when it's taking its own picture, holding a camera out in front of itself just so. The shots were taken in Milan at what we're told was some kind of marketing photo shoot, but if anyone out there finds them posted on the little Alfa's MySpace profile...
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We already knew Fiat's Alfa Romeo was bringing the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione to the US and using the Maserati distribution network to do it. We'd also heard one option Fiat was discussing was creation of a new plant in Mexico to supply North America with volume models like the 159 sedan and upcoming Mi.To and 149 hatchbacks. But what we didn't know, if the coy allusions made in an article appearing in today's Financial Times are to be believed, is that Fiat CEO Sergio "March Madness" Marchionne may be looking at snatching up excess capacity at US automakers. If you think about it, such a deal would be a marriage made in convenience heaven, especially given the current value of the US Dollar against the Euro. We're also fairly certain the US automakers would be eager to part ways with the cash black hole of unused auto plants. So putting the two together would be a profit-making proposal we could easily see happening. We're only hoping the UAW labor won't...
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newVideoPlayer("Alfamito_studio.flv", 463, 387,""); We just told you about the new Alfa Mi.To this morning, and already we've got close up footage of its cute little Italian details. While we would rather have a more traditional name for the car, we think Alfa's got a winner here with it's 8C Competizione -inspired styling in a Mini Cooper-fighting package. Now if we could only get our hands on one of these 155 HP machines for a road test... [via Alfa Romeo] galleryPost('alfamitoone', 3, 'Mini Bella Macchina!');
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After the success of BMW's Mini Cooper ("you got them to pay what for that?") many companies have been anxious to offer their own alternatives to the pseudo-British hatch. Alfa Romeo is now one of the first to get in with the decidedly un-retro Mi.To., which looks more like an 8C Competizione than any hatch historically offered by the company. This sexy little beast is set to come with four diesel and gas engines with power ranging from 90 to 155 horsepower, though they promise much better performance to numbers in the near future. More on that later. For now pictures and press release below. galleryPost('alfamitoone', 3, 'Mister Me Too'); Alfa Mi.To: World Premiere With the Mi.To, Alfa Romeo wishes to offer a new generation of Alfa aficionados the most compact sports car ever. An up-to-date and innovative car, a name redolent of history. The name Mi.To has great evocative resonance for Alfa Romeo, since it was chosen as a sign of a deep-seated link between...
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newVideoPlayer("AlfaSpiderGeneva_Jalopnik.flv", 463, 387,""); Ok, we can't get enough of the Alfa 8C Spider . It's just too beautiful. So why stop at the mere pictures from yesterday? Let's add us some official video of the unveil for you to sink your teeth into. No, the car doesn't move. No, you can't hear the sonorous V8. No, we don't understand what that guy is saying. But do we care? No. We just want to stare at it. Forever. We think we hear it in a dark expo center in Geneva as it cries out to us "I love you!" Or that may have just been us. galleryPost('alfa8cgenevavid', 3, 'On The Show Floor');galleryPost('alfa8cspiderproductionwhite', 3, 'In Our Dreams');
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It's not often that I quickly look past blonde and presumably Italian (or maybe Swiss) "booth professionals," but the Alfa Romeo 8C Spider has that affect on a man. Yes, friends, the highly anticipated Geneva debut of the Spider is finally here. This car has the same 450 HP 4.7-liter V8 as its brother, the 8C Competizione , which earned its own Very Special Jalopnik Day and still makes Ray twitch nervously. If you haven't already noticed, the Spider features a fully automatic electro-hydraulic convertible top that has been engineered with the same aerodynamic and performance precision as the rest of the ride. Much to the dismay of anyone with eyes and a pulse, only 500 of these will be manufactured. Pretty much ensures that you won't be getting one (Fiat scion, exec and world-class playboy/recovering 12-stepper Lapo Elkann, on the other hand...) It matters not. The live pictures of this Chariot of the Gods are here to be drooled over. galleryPost('8cspidercompetizione'...
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