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Having built only built 500 examples, the achingly luscious Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione is bound to become a collectors' item. Unfortunately, they've all been spoken for, but if you missed your chance and cost is no object, Italian auction site AutoScout24 has one listed that may be of interest.
On top of the clout and rarity of the standard 8C, this model stands out as one of only a handful produced in black. That alone isn't enough to justify the huge premium being charged for this example: the asking price is €380,000, over twice its original retail price of €160k. The power boost may come close, however: through unspecified means, the output on this 8C is quoted as having been boosted to 590 hp, a 140-hp bonus over the stock 450.
[Source: AutoScout24.it (translated) via OmniAuto.it (translated)]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
tenfifteen @ Mar 27th 2008 4:46PM
These are NA, no? Would love to know how they got 140 more ponies out of it without some sort of forced-induction. I call BS.
havoc @ Mar 27th 2008 5:04PM
the engine is ferrari sourced, i wouldn't be surprised if it was de-tuned for the 450hp variant already.
many factors play into an engines power, VE, displ, rpm, etc etc.
havoc @ Mar 27th 2008 5:24PM
reply to my own post.
i didn't realize that the 1st post was tenfifteen (who seems fairly fluent in carspeak)
iirc, this ferrair sourced engine is a variant of the engine used in maseratis and is either based on a 8 cylinder version of the 599v12, or a variant of the f430 (480-503bhp) v8.
joe @ Mar 27th 2008 5:26PM
whoever put up that ad needs a new photographer. all i see are pictures of the seats and only one of the front.
madgamer @ Mar 27th 2008 5:50PM
novitech supercharges the f430 engine, so if this is derived from that then maybe they had a shop fit a modded version of something like that on there.
jim @ Mar 27th 2008 11:18PM
Those pics suck ass. A picture of the door panel? Pathetic.
meshies @ Mar 28th 2008 12:21AM
Not to mention the color combo is hurl worthy.
Quuppa @ Mar 28th 2008 5:30AM
standard engine has rev limit if 7600, if this engine would be used in Ferrari the limit would be 1000 rpms more...so there might be some detuning....