New Alfa 8c is out - official pictures

[behappier]

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What do you think ?

I want one!!!

[pjskel]

Alfa's version of what the TVR T350C would've been, if designed by Italians?
's'alright, I suppose.

[fiat cc]

I wish everyone would get over the TVR!!! I know most of you here are probably British but that is no excuse!!! The Alfa IMHO looks much sleeker/sexier and for what it's worth, nothing like the TVR. Really the only similarities are that they are modern, front engined, rear wheel drive coupes designed with aerodynamics in mind. For what it's worth, there are several 60's and 70's Alfas which I can see more of in this car than I can the TVR. So on that note, perhaps it was TVR copying earlier Alfas, not Alfa copying TVR (can of worms???). I know I'm biased toward Italian cars, but for gods sakes, get OVER the TVR, this is an Alfa through and through!!!
Cheers,
Reuben

[wombat rick]

More here...
www.eurocarblog.com/post/432/alfa-8c-competizione-the-press-release

I think it's flipping lovely myself.

[jamieboy]

fiat cc said:

I wish everyone would get over the TVR!!! The Alfa IMHO looks ... nothing like the TVR. Really the only similarities are that they are modern, front engined, rear wheel drive coupes designed with aerodynamics in mind. For what it's worth, there are several 60's and 70's Alfas which I can see more of in this car than I can the TVR.

Exactly! The 8C is (more or less) a modern interpretation of the TZ. Loads of people say it looks like a T350, but that's just a bit lazy, I think.

[DJC]

fiat cc said:

I wish everyone would get over the TVR!!! I know most of you here are probably British but that is no excuse!!! The Alfa IMHO looks much sleeker/sexier and for what it's worth, nothing like the TVR. Really the only similarities are that they are modern, front engined, rear wheel drive coupes designed with aerodynamics in mind. For what it's worth, there are several 60's and 70's Alfas which I can see more of in this car than I can the TVR. So on that note, perhaps it was TVR copying earlier Alfas, not Alfa copying TVR (can of worms???). I know I'm biased toward Italian cars, but for gods sakes, get OVER the TVR, this is an Alfa through and through!!!
Cheers,
Reuben

Everyone? The guy who just mentioned the 350 is the first bloke Ive seen mentioned TVR in the same breathe as the 8C, you need to get over yourself old boy!

For what its worth, I run a TVR now, ran a Griffith beforehand and my name is down for one of these. The 8C is in a different league looks wise to anything else currently being produced, far as Im concerned it just made my all time top 3 of best looking production cars. Jag E Type, TVR Griffith (90s) and 8C Competzione. Each one different, each one stunning.

[jamieboy]

DJC said:

Everyone? The guy who just mentioned the 350 is the first bloke Ive seen mentioned TVR in the same breathe as the 8C, you need to get over yourself old boy!

Five people say it on the first page here www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=56677&f=99&h=0

edit - and one on here: www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=251517&f=23&h=0&hw=competizione (hint - it's the post directly above yours)

Edited by jamieboy on Wednesday 13th September 10:31

[car.chic]

It's gorgeous when do you think it'll be over here in the uk?

[pjskel]

fiat cc said:

I wish everyone would get over the TVR!!! I know most of you here are probably British but that is no excuse!!! The Alfa IMHO looks much sleeker/sexier and for what it's worth, nothing like the TVR. Really the only similarities are that they are modern, front engined, rear wheel drive coupes designed with aerodynamics in mind. For what it's worth, there are several 60's and 70's Alfas which I can see more of in this car than I can the TVR. So on that note, perhaps it was TVR copying earlier Alfas, not Alfa copying TVR (can of worms???). I know I'm biased toward Italian cars, but for gods sakes, get OVER the TVR, this is an Alfa through and through!!!
Cheers,
Reuben

Oooooooh. Get him and his new D&G manbag!
I was being a tad facetious about the TVR thing - you could be right, but then I've never looked at old cars as a benchmark which new cars are failing to live up to. Nothing of the past has me salivating uncontrollably - if anything, like my music, I live in the present and look forward to the future - even if that brings about past styling cues, updated for the modern era.
So I wouldn't know if you're right or not but I'll happily take your word for it, that you are.

Edited by pjskel on Wednesday 13th September 23:14

[fiat cc]

Sorry, I didn't mean to rant, it's just this has come up so many times in a couple of other threads on here, and I just had to vent. It's all good. Live in the present, look to the future, but never forget to look to the past for inspiration, and lessons learned.
Cheers,
Reuben

[jpf]

Would be a great car to herald Alfa's return to the USA in 2008.

Doubt they will try and use the 8c as a image builder though.

[fiat cc]

Somehow I doubt they will either. Who knows why though... It'd be a perfect image building car. Mind you I doubt they'll bring it to Australia for that matter :-(

[dickieandjulie]

I have a TVR and until recently had an Alfa too. I cant see the T350C likeness, it just screams Alfa, Italian, Gorgeous and I want one - but given that 2 weeks go it was going to cost £60-70k, Autoexpress said £100k and EVO which dropped on the mat today says £128k I reckon I best steer clear of the dealer!

[mc_blue]

Over 100 grand - that's crazy. I would've thought the 60/70 mark is about right surely.

[CivPilot]

mc_blue said:

Over 100 grand - that's crazy. I would've thought the 60/70 mark is about right surely.

But wouldn't £60/70k make it a sales rival to thier other coupe? I do remember the rumoured target price being £70k when the concept was first put on show, wonder where the other £70k came from

[jamieboy]

There's a new (or new to me) video of the 8C - possibly the official Alfa commercial, not sure.

http://video.google.it/videoplay?doci

shamelessly copied from another forum

[jpf]

So I'm reading Motor Trend (US mag) and they say the 8C is coming to the USA in 2009.

I'd swear TVR was going to be selling in the USA by 2003, too...

[TdM-GTV]

CivPilot said:

But wouldn't £60/70k make it a sales rival to thier other coupe?

Which other Coupe - do you mean a rival to their sister company Maserati? In which case yes, but no.

Alfa don't have any other cars at that price range.

You see they are only going to make a few hundred 8C's it's going to be very limited production so it won't cause a significant problem with internal competition.

Edited by TdM-GTV on Thursday 28th September 18:09

[jacobyte]

jamieboy said:

There's a new (or new to me) video of the 8C - possibly the official Alfa commercial, not sure.

http://video.google.it/videoplay?doci

shamelessly copied from another forum

Love the slide at about 1.20

[FUGatso]

I'm afraid I'm just about to drown in my own saliva...

OMG that is absolutely STUNNING!