- Alfa Romeo has accomplished a few of the closing exams for its fashionable 33 Stradale supercar
- Remaining testing for the 33 Stradale is going down at Italy’s Nardò and Balocco proving grounds
- Solely 33 examples are deliberate for manufacturing, which might be dealt with by coachbuilder Touring Superleggera
Testing of Alfa Romeo’s fashionable 33 Stradale reached a excessive level lately when a prototype was taken to a high pace of 207 mph on the high-speed oval that kinds a part of Italy’s Nardò Technical Middle. The take a look at was a part of a sequence of ultimate dynamic evaluations for the supercar forward of the beginning of deliveries in late December.
First proven final yr, the 33 Stradale is a contemporary tackle the long-lasting Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale of the Sixties, and shares so much in widespread with the MC20 supercar from fellow Stellantis model Maserati, together with its carbon-fiber chassis and 8-speed dual-clutch automated transmission. Alfa Romeo really began work on the automotive late final decade, when it deliberate to launch it as an 8C successor.
Alfa Romeo gave up on launching a supercar as an everyday manufacturing mannequin, and as an alternative determined to supply one as a limited-edition mannequin. Simply 33 examples of the 33 Stradale are destined for manufacturing, and all construct slots are taken. Alfa Romeo will not construct the automotive, nonetheless. That job might be outsourced to Italian coachbuilder Touring Superleggera, the identical firm that constructed 2013’s gorgeous Alfa Romeo Disco Volante on the chassis of the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione supercar.
The 33 Stradale’s engine is a mid-mounted twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 that Alfa Romeo says is an evolution of the twin-turbocharged V-6 present in fashions just like the Giulia and Stelvio, relatively than the engine within the MC20, which can also be a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6. The Alfa Romeo engine is rated at 620 hp, which matches the output of the Maserati engine. Drive is to the rear wheels solely, through an digital limited-slip differential, and Alfa Romeo mentioned 0-60 mph acceleration may be achieved in lower than three seconds.
Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
Alfa Romeo has additionally promised an electrical powertrain for the 33 Stradale. Ultimately yr’s reveal, Alfa Romeo mentioned the electrical powertrain would ship 750 hp. Nonetheless, the automaker hasn’t mentioned whether or not any of the 33 consumers have opted for it. Maserati additionally plans an electrical model of the MC20.
Past the high-speed testing, Alfa Romeo engineers additionally lately signed off on testing for the automotive’s steadiness, braking system and highway dealing with, each at medium and excessive speeds. These exams befell on the historic Balocco Proving Floor in Italy. It is the place Alfa Romeo’s Autodelta motorsports arm examined race automobiles, together with for Components 1 and DTM. One of many outcomes of the brake testing was the power to convey the automotive to a halt from 60 mph in lower than 108 ft, because of a mixture of brake-by-wire expertise and Brembo carbon-ceramic rotors.
