Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Euro, Alfa Romeo, Rendered Speculation
Rendered Speculation: Alfa GT redesigned in 8C mold
We already know that Alfa Romeo intends to use the lauded design of the 8C Competizione as the new template for its range-wide styling language. The MiTo was the first to receive the treatment, with project 149 coming next and renderings of the 159 replacement showing the same. The next to follow in the 8C's footsteps could be the GT, but the rendering you see above doesn't come from the factory. It was done by an enthusiast forecasting what a revised GT could look like. We don't know yet if the GT will continue for another generation or if it will be replaced by something else entirely, but if the compact 2+2 (positioned above the new MiTo and below the current Brera) does see another incarnation, it could look something like this.
[Source: Autoblog.it via CarScoop]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mark 12:16PM (9/01/2008)
A simple message to Alfa Romeo:
STOP THAT.
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Shiftright 3:40PM (9/01/2008)
Ditto...let the 8C be the 8C. Stretching and pulling that look onto every other car they make will yield catastrophic results. Just look at Porsche's example .Alfa makes some of the world's best looking cars right now, so don't f**t it up!
Kumail891 12:19PM (9/01/2008)
I know the headlights and the grill are extremely similar to the ones on the MiTo, but they look so much better on this. I am so glad Alpha Romeo is coming to America, this is such a beautiful car.
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Torrent 12:40PM (9/01/2008)
looks like a flea
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Red 12:57PM (9/01/2008)
Slow day for news, eh?
I still prefer the 159 look. The Mito looked good at first until you really study it. I'll take the interior though.
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dfkd 1:41PM (9/01/2008)
Headlights look like they're from the Infiniti G35 parts bin.
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Shiftright 3:42PM (9/01/2008)
Nope, lights definitely from an 8C, but it' still a cheap photochop and it still doesn't look good.
Kotse 1:41PM (9/01/2008)
The face only Luciano (Autoblog.it pchopper) could love...
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Steve C 2:24PM (9/01/2008)
Note that the rear quarter resembles that of a BMW 135I.
Maybe not a bad thing.
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Dan 2:49PM (9/01/2008)
How do you get under the hood to fix something? It is an Alfa after all.
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Shiftright 3:43PM (9/01/2008)
Predictable and ignorant comment...
Torqued 7:58AM (9/02/2008)
How so? Sounds like a good question to me. Perhaps Alpha are more reliable than they were in the 60's, but they're not industry leaders of reliability.
And... the car appears to have no bonnet / hood. Maybe it flips forward like a corvette?
Emmo213 4:13PM (9/02/2008)
And maybe it's a Photochop that really has nothing to do with Alfa in the slightest.
Colin Smith 3:46PM (9/01/2008)
The present coupe is stunning. Regurgitated 8c is not the way to go. Either radically improve an already beautiful car - or leave it alone.
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BoneHeadOtto 4:37PM (9/01/2008)
I really like this design. Its unique futuristic and retro and alpha all at the same time. Good job. It looks like one of those "'Greys" aliens would be driving it. I think we will see more cars with the grills moved lower and the upper grill flush with the hood. Just makes more sense aerodynamically a lot of the time.
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Moe 4:50PM (9/01/2008)
The GT Coupe, gorgeous as it was, was more of a stopgap between the GTV and the Brera. So in essence, the Brera IS its replacement. Alfa won't be replacing the GT, and the only reason it still exists is because of strong sales in some regions.
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Colin Smith 6:28PM (9/01/2008)
The coupe sells because many people prefer it to the Brera, and because it seats four. Alfa has a real problem as all its cars are so pretty, and yet individualistic. Following any of them will be difficult.
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mr.ed 7:17PM (9/01/2008)
All the Alfas are beautifully proportioned and detailed. I hope they're more reliable than the previous batch. There's a 164 near us that's been parked for at least 15 years. I do remember looking at an early used Duetto, still one of the most gorgeous vehicles ever made. It had two Weber carbs, with two chokes under the left side of the dash. I figured this would be two much trouble, and got a Miata.
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Rhodri Davies 7:02AM (9/02/2008)
Sorry, sure its a lovely car, but the new look reminds me too much of something out of Doctor Who...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sja/images/wallpaper/1280x1024/ep1/slitheen.jpg
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Rhodri Davies 7:03AM (9/02/2008)
Sorry, sure its a lovely car, but the new look reminds me too much of
something out of Doctor Who...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sja/images/wallpaper/1280x1024/ep1/slitheen.jpg
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