Christmas got here just a few days early for one fortunate fanatic in Germany. Italian design home Zagato unveiled a one-off, carbon fiber-bodied coupe known as Alfa Romeo Giulia SWB Zagato that encompasses a twin-turbocharged V6 and that was commissioned by a German collector.
Zagato defined that it launched the venture to have fun 100 years of collaborating with Alfa Romeo, the current-generation Giulia and the V6 engine. It began by shortening the Giorgio platform that the Giulia and Stelvio are each constructed on. It then drew a head-turning coupe that borrows a handful of styling cues from a number of previous and current Alfa fashions. The entrance finish is dominated by air intakes (together with one formed just like the Alfa grille) and it encompasses a pair of Tonale-like LED headlights. The coupe’s profile is characterised by a protracted hood, a brief rear finish and a carbon fiber double-bubble roof panel left unpainted, whereas the again finish will get a skinny, curved gentle bar and an enormous air diffuser.
Whereas a number of automobiles impressed designers, together with the 1989 SZ that Zagato helped design, the Giulia SWB is not full-on retro or old-school in any approach. It options carbon fiber physique panels and it is powered by an evolution of the two.9-liter, twin-turbocharged V6 engine fitted to the Giulia Quadrifoglio that is been up to date to GTAm specs. Technical specs weren’t launched, however the GTAm’s six is tuned to develop 540 horsepower and 442 pound-feet of torque. Beginning with the Quadrifoglio’s engine gave Zagato an enormous benefit: the V6 spins the rear wheels by way of a six-speed handbook transmission. The limited-edition GTAm is solely supplied with an eight-speed automated transmission.
From the driving force’s perspective, the cabin is usually customary Giulia fare; you will discover the identical steering wheel, touchscreen, air vents and local weather management interface in the identical places as within the Giulia. Inexperienced accents and several other model-specific carbon fiber trim items assist the SWB stand out from the sedan it is primarily based on, and a serious distinction between the 2 automobiles is that the coupe is fitted with solely two seats.
Zagato delivered the Giulia SWB to its new proprietor after taking pictures the images you see in our gallery on the La Pista race monitor positioned close to Alfa Romeo’s hometown of Milan, Italy. There is no phrase on who owns it but; all we all know is that the coupe will be part of what seems like an enormous assortment of high-end automobiles that features an 8C Competizione, a 1990 SZ, plus a handful of Zagato-bodied Aston Martin fashions.
Alejandro Mesonero, the pinnacle of Alfa Romeo’s design division, gave the Giulia SWB venture his blessing, however it sounds just like the coupe was largely designed and constructed in-house by Zagato. “The presence of the Alfa Romeo badge on the automobile is solely for descriptive and promotional functions and Zagato’s alternative to attract inspiration from the Alfa Romeo SZ,” the design agency wrote. In different phrases, this doubtless is not the on-again, off-again range-topping sports activities automobile that Alfa promised to launch (doubtless as a limited-edition coupe) earlier than the tip of 2023.
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