Alfa Romeo News

Spanish racing driver Marc Gene has lent a hand in the promotion of the 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C by providing a lucky stranger with a ride in the upcoming sports car. Gene was in his native Spain for the stunt, on what looks like an ordinary working day. Surprisingly, the first person offered a ride...

Alfa Romeo is following up the oh-so-sexy 8C with a smaller version that it's calling the 4C. You already know this though, because we've all been staring at the car for what seems like ages now. Style fans have had plenty to drool over with regards to all of the various curves, lines, and visual...

The world has already laid eyes on the sultry shape that is the Alfa Romeo 4C. Now, however, Alfa is taking it out to play and the car is ready to make its "dynamic debut". The stage for the affair is a good one too, as the 4C will make the run up the hill to the Goodwood House. We're talking about...

Funky-hot and retro-modern, the Carrozzeria Touring Superlegerra Alfa Romeo 8C Disco Volante channels the best of the classic Italian coachbuilding ethos, but filters it through a modern lens. The result is breathtaking. Fortunately it sounds the part, too. Filmed at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa...

The idea of an SUV or crossover in Alfa Romeo's stable of flowing lines and sleek forms might shock the systems of some, but it's anything but unexpected. Today, it has been confirmed. The head of Alfa Romeo UK told the Telegraph at its Festival of Motoring, "There will certainly be an SUV in the...

Alfa Romeo has long been rumored to be planning a new range-topping sedan serving as the replacement for its previous 166 and sharing a rear-wheel-drive platform with sister brand Maserati. However, reports broke late last year claiming that the future Alfa flagship, referred to internally as the...

Alfa Romeo has already released a couple of videos featuring the new 4C sports car with its engine running, though it’s unclear how much of the exhaust note is from the original car versus what has been created inside a studio. This latest video shows the car on the street and features the...

The 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C sports car has finally made its public debut in production trim, stunning audiences at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show where it is currently on display. However, the 4C shown in Geneva isn’t a regular model but a special ‘Launch Edition’ that will be built in a...

Touring Superleggera’s Disco Volante is without doubt one of the most beautiful cars on show this week at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, though this isn’t a concept like we saw at last year’s show but a production model the Italian coachbuilder is now taking orders for. Touring has...

What do you get when you cross the engine and mechanicals of a Dodge Viper with a hand-built carbon fiber body designed by Zagato? The answer, oddly enough, is a car with an Alfa Romeo badge on its stunning hood: the Alfa Romeo Zagato Stradale TZ3. Originally shown as a concept honoring 100 years...

In March of 1963, Alfa Romeo brought a company called Auto-Delta, founded by former company engineer Carlo Chiti and Alfa dealer Ludovico Chizzola in 1961, under its corporate wing. The name was eventually changed to Autodelta SpA, but its mission remained: as the official competition department of...

Concept cars are meant to be breathtaking examples of what’s possible, not necessarily what’s practical. Sometimes, concepts are designed for a specific reason in mind, like relaunching an iconic model from years past, or re-igniting a market’s passion for a particular automaker...

A few months ago we told you that Sergio Marchionne, the boss of Fiat-Chrysler, was looking to get Ferrari to start building engines for Alfa Romeo, just like it does for Maserati. During a conference call with analysts yesterday, following the announcement of Chrysler’s fourth quarter...

If you were holding out hope for a new Mustang and Camaro-fighting SRT Barracuda to debut in the next few years, you may want to sit down. According to the latest product plans released by Chrysler this morning, the SRT brand won’t see a new model before the 2016 model year. If that’s...

The Alfa Romeo 4C set hearts racing upon its debut in concept form at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show: gorgeous design met with an extremely lightweight package, and a potent turbocharged engine mounted in a mid-engine position to boot. The best part was the 4C’s promised affordable pricing, which...

Originally due for its official return on these shores in 2012, Alfa Romeo begrudgingly postponed its arrival another year. The reason was due to a significant redesign of one of the brand’s core models, the 159-replacing Giulia mid-size sedan, at the behest of Sergio Marchionne, the boss of...

In May 2012, Mazda and Fiat announced plans to co-develop a new Alfa Romeo convertible sports car based on the underpinnings of the next-generation MX-5 Miata. Under the plan, the new Alfa Romeo convertible, which is tipped to revive the Spider name (although Duetto has also been hinted at), will...

Alfa Romeo has promised to launch a new model next year, one it’s boasting will be the “car to end all cars.” While the automaker hasn’t mentioned exactly what car it will be, we know it will be the long-awaited 4C sports car first previewed as a concept in 2011 and recently...

Talk of a large, rear-wheel-drive sedan for Alfa Romeo dates back several years, with the boss of Fiat Sergio Marchionne previously dismissing the project as being a low priority in light of Alfa Romeo’s long-awaited return to the U.S. With Alfa Romeo currently offering just two models...

Ferrari already builds the various V-8 engines currently used by Maserati, and previously it built the 4.5-liter unit that powered the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione. In the future, we’re likely to see Ferrari’s expertise at engine building expanded even further, with reports recently...