Pininfarina's Alfa Romeo spider has debuted in Geneva, and it now has a name: 2uettottanta. Built to commemorate Alfa Romeo's centenary and Pininfarina's own 80th birthday, the 2uettottanta spider is an eye-popping look at the gorgeousness that could be a possible roadster from Alfa Romeo to replace the current Spider.
The 2uettottanta is built for "those looking for a mixture of vanity, entertainment, and the pleasure of life in the open air", and Pininfarina seems to think a production 2uettottanta-based Duetto would go well with a side of 1,750cc turbocharged 4-cylinder ("positioned longitudinally, an obvious reference to the '1750 Veloce' of 1968"). I'm inclined to agree.
Dimensions come in at 1,797 mm wide, 4,212.6 mm long (with a 2,500 mm wheelbase), and 1,280 mm high, putting it square against the Z4, SLK, and Miata.
All that really needs to be said, however, is that you're doing yourself a disservice by not checking out the images below. Pictures are worth a thousand words, after all.
-By Phil Alex
32 Comments:
eerily similar to the new celica proposal.
i don't know why it reminds me of s2000 and miata.
It reminds me of nothing else so as long as it s RWD, bring it on! If not, there s no point :p
Celica, s2000, Miata? What? This is SO gorgeous that I wouldn't give a stuff how it drove...
I like it very much! It doesn't remind any other car.
staggering
Please build it, and don't mess up the front with big headlights
This is just... BRILLIANT!! amazing car!
too bad they will probably mess up with the looks to meet regulations...
How can it look like s2000 or miata when it was designed to look like the Duetto, which existed way before mazda OR honda made decent cars. If you look at the past of alfa Spider's you will notice the resemblance.
RWD please
--JORGE
looks like a smoothed out version of the bmw Z8 concept from years ago
I absolutely love this car, I am getting a hard one just looking at it.
Reminds me of a finished version of the Honda S2000 concept, a bit of the mazda miata as well, and a hint of the Solstice/Sky. Overall nice and simple looking.
Stunning! Good to know there's still a lot of inspired designers around. Those headlamps at that height will not pass regulations...but hey just stick to as much of it as they can and build it!
future? or retro?....mmm
this is not what i expect from pininfarina.
"I'm getting a hard one just looking at it"
-The Viagra overdose or a Brain freeze.
@"I'm getting a hard one just looking at it"
-The Viagra overdose or a Brain freeze.
Both dude thanks for asking.
Modern classic in making...
wow. enough said.
I need a cigarette now and then maybe a nap.
Rwd and a lot lighter than the current fat Spider, please Alfa.
Bring it with a small 2.0 lt engine 250bhp n/a of course
Get the tail end of the car down out of the sky-make it longer!
Wow!Where can I get one?
The sooner this concept is forgotten by alfisti, the better for them, because it'll NEVER happen.
Every time Fiat group did retros that looked into great models or ideas of the past, they were a success. 500 above all. I think in Italy we are tired of wannabee Japanese car that are as boring as Corollas, but more expensive and less solid. Alfa is meant to do niche products that give some vibes to the driver. I already have to give my taxes to these morons, at least they should do something cool. Do the thing and let wheels behind turn, please...
gorgeous, sexy, hot anything else that i miss?
As a previous owner of a red Alfa 1986 Graduate (for ten years)......GOOD, Alfa, now just build it, and right away. As someone else said here, the Alfa Spyder/Graduate started with the Duetto in the 60's and was much the same car through the 90's - who cares that cars like the Miata and others later copied much of the DNA. This new Alfa sports car has the potential to take back some of the sales it created in the limited two seater sub-$35K market before the others came along. Even though the 1986 I owned was really dated in style and mechanicals it turned heads and was an absolute joy to drive fast or slow. BUILD IT - BUILD IT - BUILD IT - BUILD IT.
And Fiat needs a signature, exciting car like this to pull off the USA invasion it has to accomplish after digesting Chrysler.
Pull up a side 3/4 pic of any Alfa Spyder from the 80s-90s - one that shows the hood, the front bumper and grill, and the side shape. Then compare it to the large pic at the header of this story. Then look at an interior shot of both. You'll see that the new one really follows the styling cues of the classic in a lot of ways.
This could be a real winner, reviving Alfa's prominence in an affordable car. Alfa could beat Mazda, GM (temporarily out for the count, but don't forget the Soltice/Sky), and the others. This new Alfa has all the right things to reignite this market, and the history/lineage to actually pull it off.
FIAT & CO - plz build this car ASAP.
Drop dead gorgeous!!!
Alfa Romeo and Pininfarina are simply a marraige made in heaven.
Where and when can I find one of these beauties to bring to the States?
perfect
Is this car available in Italy or anywhere else in Europe? Has it actually been built?
I'll be traveling to Germany next week.
If so, can I buy one there and have it shipped to the USA? If not, when do we think it will be available in the states?
Michael
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