Alfa Romeo Disco Volante 2013

[Cole Morgan]

A very beautiful car with a 4.7 litre V8 engine having a top speed of 180mph.

 

[JKgo]

Great find, this.
This car is based on 8C, built to order by the good folks at Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera of Italy.

No power upgrades nor chassis mods but man that body!!

Apparently this body requires somewhere north of 4000 hours of hard work. That's a lot of coffee breaks, then.

 

[Scuderia Paul]

It is one of the most amazing looking cars I have ever seen. The rear in particular is simply stunning. This would take up some serious time in Photo Travel in GT7.

 

[GBalao888]

That car sure is insanely beautiful, much like most of the other Alfa Romeo cars.

 

[Tsukishima]

Touring Superleggera Disco Volante '13

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At the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, Touring Superleggera showed a modern interpretation of the coupe version of the legendary Alfa Romeo Disco Volante created 60 years earlier by the Italian carrozzeria. Designed to be draped over an Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione chassis, the car on display in 2012 was a non functional, full-scale model. Potential customers were invited to supply an 8C for the six-month conversion.

At least one customer stepped forward and at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, the first complete car was shown. At the time, it was still referred to as a Touring Disco Volante but, no doubt helped by the universal praise the car received, Alfa Romeo officially sanctioned the Disco Volante a few weeks later. A year later, a third example was shown in Geneva and Touring Superleggera, the production run would eventually consist of eight Disco Volantes.

The 4,000 man hour process starts with one of the 500 Alfa Romeo 8C Competiziones built, which is stripped inside and out, while the actual chassis and running gear are left untouched. That means the Disco Volante boasts a 450 hp V8, mated to a paddle operated six-speed gearbox. The 8C rolling chassis is clothed in a body that is a mix of carbon-fibre composite and aluminium panels. As in the old days, the panels are mounted on a frame, which in this case is constructed from carbon-fibre as well.

On the exterior, the new Disco Volante takes its design inspiration from the 1952 Alfa Romeo C52 Disco Volante, but it offers it a modern interpretation. The model combines ingredients like "innovation, emotion and aerodynamic properties into a timeless and essential shape."

Unlike the 1952 model, the new Disco Volante received a slightly higher bonnet needed for engine-bay ventilation, but the Touring Superleggera tried to retain the original proportions by as much as possible.

The exterior tried to retain the original feeling offered by the 1952 Disco Volante model, but the interior offers a contemporary feeling, or, as the maker calls it, a "science fiction" feel. In order to obtain this feeling, Touring Superleggera added elements like the red LED interior lights, while the dashboard, instruments and seat-adjustment lever were inspired by the aeronautic world.

For the interior trim, the maker created special leather that reproduces the exterior color. Customers can also get special black Alcantara, but the list of personalization offered for the interior is quite long.

Specs:

 

[TheMuscleman]

Touring Superleggera Disco Volante '13

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At the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, Touring Superleggera showed a modern interpretation of the coupe version of the legendary Alfa Romeo Disco Volante created 60 years earlier by the Italian carrozzeria. Designed to be draped over an Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione chassis, the car on display in 2012 was a non functional, full-scale model. Potential customers were invited to supply an 8C for the six-month conversion.

At least one customer stepped forward and at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, the first complete car was shown. At the time, it was still referred to as a Touring Disco Volante but, no doubt helped by the universal praise the car received, Alfa Romeo officially sanctioned the Disco Volante a few weeks later. A year later, a third example was shown in Geneva and Touring Superleggera, the production run would eventually consist of eight Disco Volantes.

The 4,000 man hour process starts with one of the 500 Alfa Romeo 8C Competiziones built, which is stripped inside and out, while the actual chassis and running gear are left untouched. That means the Disco Volante boasts a 450 hp V8, mated to a paddle operated six-speed gearbox. The 8C rolling chassis is clothed in a body that is a mix of carbon-fibre composite and aluminium panels. As in the old days, the panels are mounted on a frame, which in this case is constructed from carbon-fibre as well.

On the exterior, the new Disco Volante takes its design inspiration from the 1952 Alfa Romeo C52 Disco Volante, but it offers it a modern interpretation. The model combines ingredients like "innovation, emotion and aerodynamic properties into a timeless and essential shape."

Unlike the 1952 model, the new Disco Volante received a slightly higher bonnet needed for engine-bay ventilation, but the Touring Superleggera tried to retain the original proportions by as much as possible.

The exterior tried to retain the original feeling offered by the 1952 Disco Volante model, but the interior offers a contemporary feeling, or, as the maker calls it, a "science fiction" feel. In order to obtain this feeling, Touring Superleggera added elements like the red LED interior lights, while the dashboard, instruments and seat-adjustment lever were inspired by the aeronautic world.

For the interior trim, the maker created special leather that reproduces the exterior color. Customers can also get special black Alcantara, but the list of personalization offered for the interior is quite long.

Specs:
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That second picture, showing the front-side profile of the car, after the text looks gorgeous.

Thanks for putting this back to the top, your car posts are the best around. 👍

 

[Razy]

It also come in this... weird color scheme.

 

[BunBunMaru]

I didn't really like this car the first time I saw it, a walkaround video and some pictures from different angles helped this car to grow on me, now I wish I could drive it IRL or at least in Gran Turismo.

 

[MisterWaffles]

It also come in this... weird color scheme.

I like that, reminds me of a lotus, however it looks like they forgot to paint the front triangle