Fashionable Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale hits 207 mph at Nardò

• Alfa Romeo has accomplished a number of the last exams for its trendy 33 Stradale supercar
• Last testing for the 33 Stradale is happening at Italy’s Nardò and Balocco proving grounds
• Solely 33 examples are deliberate for manufacturing, which will probably be dealt with by coachbuilder Touring Superleggera

Testing of Alfa Romeo’s trendy 33 Stradale reached a excessive level lately when a prototype was taken to a prime pace of 207 mph on the high-speed oval that varieties a part of Italy’s Nardò Technical Middle. The take a look at was a part of a collection of ultimate dynamic evaluations for the supercar forward of the beginning of deliveries in late December.

First proven final 12 months, the 33 Stradale is a contemporary tackle the enduring Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale of the Nineteen 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 truly began work on the automobile late final decade, when it deliberate to launch it as an 8C successor.

Alfa Romeo gave up on launching a supercar as a daily manufacturing mannequin, and as a substitute 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 automobile, nevertheless. That activity will probably 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, slightly than the engine within the MC20, which can 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 stated 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. Eventually 12 months’s reveal, Alfa Romeo stated the electrical powertrain would ship 750 hp. Nonetheless, the automaker hasn’t stated whether or not any of the 33 patrons 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 automobile’s stability, braking system and street dealing with, each at medium and excessive speeds. These exams happened on the historic Balocco Proving Floor in Italy. It is the place Alfa Romeo’s Autodelta motorsports arm examined race automobiles, together with for Method 1 and DTM. One of many outcomes of the brake testing was the power to deliver the automobile to a halt from 60 mph in lower than 108 toes, because of a mix of brake-by-wire expertise and Brembo carbon-ceramic rotors.