Automobilismo Alfa 8C Competizione review

http://www.automobilismo.it/edisport/automobilismo/notizie.nsf/SommarioPub/4C73CAC369EE888EC125735A0031C731?OpenDocument

Some good pictures, similar review to others published so far in that its not a full road test, but some interesting blurbs nevertheless. I've used a translation site to give you a raw idea of what was said.

Phil

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It is called 8C, but in reality it is discussed more of a big tourism that not of a sporty extremity related with the world of the competition. D' other part, under the attractive body in fiber of carbon that evokes the glorious Alfa Romeo from race of the past is hidden an awkward mechanic to thread squeezed with that of the Maserati Coupe. Previous engine therefore, I change to the retrotreno in block with the differential autobloccante and a set up dell' order to satisfy is who loves the leader pawned, is who does not want to renounce the indispensable confort for l' road employment of the car.

Beyond that in the leader, the 8C provokes emotions for the design of the body, operates some Center you Draft Alfa Romeo, and for the accomplishment of the insides, finished off with fine materials like skin, aluminum and fiber of carbon that constitute a stable mix between elegance and sportsmanship. The regulations of the seats to shell and of the steering wheel are manual, while the change elettro-carried out itself action across two generous in agreement levette with the guard of the steering wheel to avoid troublesome inversions in the most squeezed turns and in the hairpin curves, while to activate the automatic formal procedure is sufficient to press the pusante Car on the consolle in fiber of carbon. Although its sporty vocation the 8C stays however in the complex enough usable one, with l' sole limit of a visibility compromised from the special shape of the body: the long chest gives back in fact difficult to perceive where finisca precisely the muzzle, while the rear window such is inclined and the ascending so cluttering from create inconvenience

Under the previous chest, in fiber of carbon like the remainder of the body, it is found instead a tested V8 Maserati, even if in this case rolled grew it from 4,2 to 4,7 liters. The greatest power is risen so from 400 to 450 Cv, always to 7.000 turns, while bends it of couple reaches a summit of 47,9 kgm to 4.750 turns against the 46,9 kgm to 4.250 turns dell' last edition of the V8 Maserati whipped on Automatic four doors and GranTurismo. Sold in Italy to 162.550 euro, the supercar of the Biscione is offer with 4 different colors of the body, 2 different tone of red (red Afa and red 8C), yellow and black, even if to the customer the faculty is left of to ask for any colorazione outside range to choose. The first deliveries of the 8C, realized in printing limited of 500 examples although the 1.200 orders reached to the Of October, while the production will finish to December dell' next year.

The sound of the engine is such forceful and involving, above all after to have pressed the key Sport on the dashboard, to evoke the noblest V8 of Maranello, from that however the engine of the 8C in some manner derives. To express a definitive judgment on the sporty Alfa Romeo after to have route alone some turn of the renewed track of testing Fiat of Toy (Vc) has been perhaps a little' too risky, but the first feelings do not move a lot from those experienced to the steering wheel of the Maserati Coupe. To leaving from the readiness of reply of the steering wheel that it amplifies the swiftness of insertion in it bends dell' avantreno, passing for l' progressive supply of the engine that does not ask for special caution in the dosage of the gas from the point of cord in before, but without to underestimate a bilanciamento of the hung such balanced from not to breed imbalances in the transfers of load or also in restrained in. All appearance that give back agreeable the shining leader of the coupe of the Biscione, while forcing the rhythm phenomena of rollio demonstrate themselves and enough beccheggio pronounced, just like a sensitive sottosterzo that warns with wide anticipation l' to approach of the limit of connection of the pneumatic from 20 thumbs.
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