Alfa-bet Soup

Alfa Romeo is coming back to America. What is an Alfa Romeo? Unless you've owned one or can recall the movie The Graduate where Dustin Hoffman's character drives a great example of the marque's design passion, a '66 Spider 1600, you may not be familiar with the Italian automaker. Alfa disappeared into obscurity, at least on our shores, back in the mid-90's, shortly after Renaults became rebadged Chryslers when Lee Iacocca took over Jeep and AMC back in 1987.

The model with all the buzz, and perhaps one of the most beautiful cars to ever be produced is the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, it will be hitting our shores this summer, and 90 lucky Americans will be driving this compact and curvaceous Italian GT coupe.



As you can see, this car, much like Maserati, which has also recently returned to our shores is looking to harness raw desire in anyone who has any resemblance of taste. It starts with the short overhangs both front and rear that make car the look like it's ready to attack the curves of a mountain road. The side glass with its single panel appears as if was guided by a French curve and several carefully-executed hours.

If you've got the lust for the 8C with a V8 originally sourced from the Ferrari Modena, and $250,000 burning a hole in your pocket, go and sign up for one. This is one Italian that will turn heads.

Stay tuned when I'll test toothpaste on my car in hopes of fighting that terrible gingivitis...