马尔乔内关于菲亚特克莱斯勒未来五年的产品规划将阿尔法罗密欧和玛莎拉蒂这两个意大利传奇品牌至于非常重要的地位。对于阿尔法罗密欧品牌，虽然车厂未来将推出Alfieri轿跑车和敞篷车以及一款定位低于Levante的SUV，但该品牌的扩张将不会止步于此。未来还将增加两款新的跨界车，包括GTV（即Giulia轿跑车）和另一款8C。这款车的合成图近日曝光，从图片看，这款中置引擎超跑车身姿态很低，非常具有侵略性，希望未来的量产车能真的像合成图所描绘的那样称为阿尔法罗密欧的一款标志性车型。该车外观类似车厂2007年推出的8CCompetizione，这是迄今为止车厂最漂亮的一款量产车型。车厂表示，该车将采用中置引擎布局，搭载双涡轮增压引擎，不过采用电动驱动前轮，因此属于混动车型，综合功率将超过700马力，车辆百公里加速时间不到3秒。虽然目前不清楚该车重量，但考虑到它采用碳纤维单体底盘，因此是一辆轻量化跑车。虽然混动部件会增加车重，但不会对车辆性能造成很大影响，其加速性将达到LaFerrari水平。至于发布时间，估计要等到2022年了。
Alfa Romeo 8C Render Attempts To Predict The 700-HP Coupe
Sergio Marchionne’s five-year plan for FCA is putting Alfa Romeo and Maserati at the forefront with a slew of new models for both Italian legendary marques. While the company with the trident logo will finally be getting the Alfieri Coupe & Convertible and a sub-Levante SUV, Alfa will expand its portfolio to include two new crossovers, the GTV (a.k.a. Giulia Coupe) we’ve already rendered , and this – the 8C.
Further enhancing the company’s focus on sports cars, the reborn 8C was teased by FCA’s boss last week when Alfa Romeo’s 2018-2022 roadmap was officially revealed. Using that shadowy image showing the red silhouette of the 8C, we’ve decided to render the entire side profile of the mid-engined supercar. The low-slung coupe looked very promising in the official teaser photo and we can only hope the real deal will be just as nice as our render attempting to see into the future of Alfa Romeo’s halo model. It has some big shoes to fill in terms of exterior styling taking into account the 2007 8C Competizione is arguably one of the most beautiful production cars ever made.
Some juicy specs were disclosed to go along with the fetching teaser image, with Alfa Romeo promising the high-performance machine will adopt a mid-engined layout with a biturbo conventional engine. There’s going to be an electrified front axle, thus turning the resurrected 8C into a hybrid with a combined output of more than 700 horsepower. That’ll be enough for a sprint to 62 mph (100 kph) in less than 3 seconds.
No word about how much it will weigh, but considering it will adopt a carbon fiber monocoque chassis, it’s safe to say it’s going to be a lightweight car. Sure, the hybrid component will add some fat, but that won’t be much of an issue factoring in the 8C will be roughly just as quick in the sprint from a standstill as the mighty LaFerrari.
As to when we’ll get to see it, the sooner the better, of course. An exact launch date has not been disclosed, but we know for sure it will be out in 2022 at the latest.