EXOTIC RACING SERIES CAR OF THE DAY: ALFA ROMEO 8C COMPETIZIONE

Submitted by Kirk Pedersen on Tue, 2010-03-09 23:36

Long overlooked as an Italian performance brand due to its large selection of commuter cars, Alfa Romeo makes its return to the Need for Speed universe in the Exotic Racing Series for SHIFT.

 First announced at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show as a concept car, the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione finally made it to full-scale production in 2007.  Its styling evokes memories of Alfa’s illustrious past, with the lines engineered to remind us of the iconic Alfas of the 1930s and 1940s, and it borrows the ‘Competizione’ name from the 1948 6C 2500 Competizione, which placed third in the 1949 and 1950 Mille Miglia races.  Departing from its retro looks, Competizione is a car with tanto – Italian for ‘a lot’ - of modern technology.  Its 4.7-liter V8 is a Ferrari-Maserati joint-venture, with Ferrari assembling the 90-degree, cross-plane, dry sump lubricated monster that kicks out 444 horsepower, running 0-60 in slightly more than four seconds. With an engine redline of 7,500 RPM and rev limiter kicking in at 7,600, this car doesn’t mess around.  The company line from Alfa Romeo is the Competizione has a top speed of about 181 mph, but independent tests have shown it can achieve higher than 190. One anonymous Alfa engineer said the company’s estimations were conservative.  Its lateral acceleration numbers are impressive as well, with the car drawing 1.02g of force, stronger than the Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Porsche 911 Turbo and Audi R8.  Competizione comes with 20” tires specifically engineered for use on its chassis, with the rims being perforated in fluid molded aluminum.  As with any Alfa, you need to sit in the cockpit of the Competizione and actually feel the car around you to truly understand why people love these vehicles so much.  With only 500 ever built and sold for a cost of $175,000 each, chances are pretty slim you’re going to get your hands on one in real life, but Competizione is available in the Exotic Racing Series for SHIFT. Take it for a spin starting March 18. 

 


Antonio2468

I saw 1 of these recently in the collection.


BSS 1988

this is some bullshit by the way first rockstar start this stupid exclusive idea now you jump on the band wagon can you see or are you narrow minded as are much large compoanys who just see pounds sign this will cause a massive up heave of anger within the other 2 concole comunitys why not make us all equal i own a ps3 just so you ken and it is the most powerful out the 2 major console im not counting the pc as i dont ken what they are like but you give it 2 microsoft instead i was the guy that made a pagee on facebook to get the dlc for gta and look what happend its coming out march 30 people and about 30 people added me and thats 30 more people to hound you dont think i wont be doing the same here this will not be the last you hear from me and i guarentee i will start a up heave here on the basis that you are bies on console which is bullshit


Jammy32

not as nice as a lambo or a ferrari but still very nice!


X-Tanium

1st: No one cares about your idea
2nd: This car doesn't look as attractive as the Audi R8 Quattro FSI 5.2 & the Lamborghini Reventon
3rd: YEAH! It does look like a Futuristic car


Chris2000

looks like a future car


PRTM-twinturboQc

hey guys i have an idea ! .... The famous SPYKER C8 Laviolette !!!!!!!!!!!! hein hein ?? it could be AWESOME to drive this in shift !


PRTM-twinturboQc

nice ! i love this car !!!