Italian Coachbuilder Could Turn The Giulia Quadrifoglio Into A Sexy Coupe
Do you have an Alfa Romeo Giulia QV sitting around?
The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio is one of the last of a dying breed of high-performance, driver-focused sports sedans without electrification. Italian coachbuilder Castagna Milano is considering making it even more remarkable by morphing it into a sleek two-door, two-seat sports car. All it needs to do now is find a Giulia owner willing to have their family car cut up and rebuilt.
The Castagna Milano name dates back to 1849, when it built exclusive horse-drawn carriages for the world's elite. The original company folded in 1954, but was reborn in the early 2000s and has crafted bespoke Fiats, Peugeots, and other models. Its proposal for a Giulia-based coupe remains theoretical, but it looks absolutely brilliant. If the stunning Alfa Romeo Cuorerosso concept doesn't spawn a production model, we're crossing our fingers that a road-going version does see the light of day.
Dramatic alterations to the Giulia start at the front. The coachbuilder envisions moving the front seats, steering wheel, and dashboard 330 mm closer to the rear axle, shifting the weight distribution and allowing a longer hood.
Carbon fiber panels and a folding soft top
Certain elements of the car's front fascia remind us of current Peugeot models, particularly the claw LED daytime running lights. The car keeps some Alfa Romeo heritage with a triangular grille, and it also features plenty of dark intakes and a chin spoiler. All new panels would be made from carbon fiber, and the lack of rear doors could bring the car down to just 1,420 kg.
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Beyond the new front, these renderings show new front and rear quarter panels, dramatic new doors, and custom wheels. The rear features thin LEDs, stacked exhausts like the Giulia Quadrifoglio, and a carbon fiber diffuser. The pièce de résistance is that it's now a convertible with a folding soft top. The company hasn't said how it'll compensate for the lack of a fixed roof, but it'll likely need to strengthen the chassis to prevent unwanted flex.
If Alfa Romeo is looking to inject new life into its line-up, it'd be wise to build something like this, or the Cuorerosso, and sell it to the public. The twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter V6 in the Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio models is a gem of an engine, producing an intoxicating howl that even BMW's superb twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six S58 in the current M3 and M4 can't match.
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