Alfa goes topless - Alfa 8C Spider - 14th Aug 2009 7:20pm
The two-seater – which costs a whopping £174k – is based on the limited-edition 8C Competizione coupé, but it’s fitted with a powered canvas roof to keep weight down and lower the car’s centre of gravity. The chassis has been beefed up to account for the lack of a lid and there are vast new carbon ceramic brake discs.
Under the bonnet, there’s one of the finest engines in the business – a Ferrari-made 4.7-litre V8 that revs to a howling 7,000rpm, thumps out 450bhp, will nail 0-60mph in just 4.5 seconds and tops out beyond 180mph.
Under the bonnet, there’s one of the finest engines in the business – a Ferrari-made 4.7-litre V8 that revs to a howling 7,000rpm, thumps out 450bhp, will nail 0-60mph in just 4.5 seconds and tops out beyond 180mph.
