Italdesign-Giugiaro Geneva 2002

Italdesign-Giugiaro will showcase the Alfa Romeo Concept Car at its stand --
Hall 1, stand 1141 -- at the 72nd Geneva Motor Show.

A press meeting will be held on March 5, 2002 at 2:30 p.m.
at the Italdesign Giugiaro stand to present the car.

When developing the Alfa concept car to be presented to the public at the Geneva Motor Show, Italdesign and Giorgetto Giugiaro drew inspiration from the "exterior design themes" of coachbuilder predecessors in their heydays. More favored were those architectonic tracks paved in the years of the past, immediately legible or releasing the ambitions of the bodyshell - entirely in carbon fiber - and its content - a powerful 900 V-shaped mid-front eight-cylinder engine of more than 4,000 CM3 with almost 400 HIP.

In the Alfa concept car, Giorgetto Giugiaro has called together the essence of creative thinking, shaped around the concept of a contemporary, elegant, refined and essential car, capable of grasping that spirit of adventure and pursuit of quality that runs through the Alfa brand and its history whilst carving out technological evolution that translates into a unique synthesis of almost intimate and intentionally reserved driving pleasure: requisites that make their statement through classic appeal and elegant lines, designed to weather the toll of time.

The shape of the Alfa - a 2+2 seater - is generous and complete. Integrated front and rear ends with seamless bumper; just like the legendary sports car of the past, the concept vehicle features state-of-art mechanics arising from the co-development of Alfa Romeo motorsport components and a solid body with striking road grip, thanks to Transax mechanics, made even more convincing and dynamic by a perfect balance of tyres and suspension, an all-new gearbox of the latest generation.

"This can easily flaunt 4x4 mechanics and chassis. With Mantovani, we have created the car for production, complete with feasibility pre-studies: apart from the doors, nothing utopian. Every once in a while, a showcasing prototype like a series production program focused around the shorter period."

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Italdesign-Giugiaro -- Geneva 2002 (Click on images to view at full size.)