Alfa Romeo: Name revealed for 206mph V6 supercar

Alfa Romeo's limited-edition supercar, to beryllium revealed connected 30 August, volition beryllium named 33, Autocar understands.

Previously expected to beryllium called the 6C, an Autocar source says it volition really beryllium named some successful notation to the legendary 33 Stradale of 1967, and arsenic a motion to its exclusive billing: just 33 will be produced, each priced northbound of €1m (£862,424). 

Coincidentally, its projected apical velocity of 206mph translates to 333kph. 

Alfa Romeo declined to comment on these caller details.

The Italian steadfast antecedently released a preview representation (below) with the strapline "dare to dream", alluding to the model's aspirational positioning compared with the Italian brand's wider line-up. It will be revealed to coincide with this year's Italian Grand Prix astatine Monza is nary coincidence. 

"This task is simply a imagination travel true, inspired by a daring squad that wanted to execute thing unique," said Alfa Romeo CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato.

Imparato confirmed successful February that deposits were being taken earlier the supercar had been officially signed disconnected by Alfa Romeo genitor steadfast Stellantis. “It volition beryllium sold retired earlier I unveil the car”, helium told Autocar. 

It's not yet known precisely what signifier the 33 will take, but it volition “contribute to the DNA” of the brand, Imparato said, hinting astatine a heritage-inspired design.

“We're moving connected thing that I could enactment speech the 8C successful the depository of Arese, being arrogant of our publication to the past of Alfa Romeo. That is what we want."

“To instrumentality this benignant of determination successful 2022 successful a radical similar Stellantis, everyone considers that you're wholly mad,” added Imparato, hinting that the car volition apt beryllium fitted with a combustion engine, alternatively than an electrical powertrain.

It is expected to usage a derivative of the Giulia Quadrifoglio's twin-turbocharged 2.9-litre V6, no uncertainty boosted to springiness much than the accustomed 520bhp. 

Imparato besides said the 33 wouldn't just beryllium a way car, but 1 that could inactive beryllium driven each day, contempt its apt terms and positioning. “It could beryllium iconic, super-sexy and recognisable arsenic an Alfa Romeo astatine archetypal sight." 

He added that it is parallel to Alfa Romeo’s halfway range. This has been signed disconnected until 2027 aft the instrumentality of Alfa Romeo to the achromatic successful 2021 and the archetypal fractional of 2022. One exemplary volition beryllium launched per year.

Beyond that, Alfa Romeo has presented a merchandise program to Stellantis until 2030, and each twelvemonth of occurrence betwixt present and past volition let a consequent exemplary to beryllium signed off.

“Each year, we volition fastener the adjacent 5 years of the merchandise program with Stellantis,” Imparato said.

When asked if Alfa Romeo was planning SUVs bigger and smaller than the Tonale (pictured above), Imparato said “yes and yes”. It’s understood the smaller SUV volition travel adjacent year, as an electrical sister car to the caller Jeep Avenger, albeit greatly overhauled with a precise antithetic acceptable of capabilities.

The larger SUV is understood to beryllium a replacement for the Stelvio (although it could support that name), also electrical and owed astir 2026.

These 2 volition beryllium sandwiched by a replacement for the Giulia successful 2025, which volition beryllium the archetypal exemplary successful Stellantis to beryllium based connected the group’s next-generation EV architecture.

“It has 5G and new-era exertion that volition bring to marketplace thing special,” said Imparato connected this caller platform, which volition besides bring a highly precocious caller bundle suite and capableness to Stellantis. The Giulia volition besides get with a 1000hp Quadrifoglio variant, he confirmed.

Beyond those models, Imparato hinted that aggregate options and bodystyles were connected the table, including roadsters, saloons and hatchbacks.

“With the EV switch, it opens truthful galore opportunities for maine for apical hats from a plan constituent of view,” said Imparato, successful notation to however wildly antithetic bodystyles tin beryllium built connected apical of communal skateboard-style EV architectures.

“The champion mode for EV is for a Duetto, the dependable of silence,” helium said successful a further hint astatine plans for a reborn Spider, thing helium had previously told Autocar helium desired.

“It opens sedans [saloons], it opens a C-segment hatchback [a Giulietta-size car]... So galore absorbing things we know.”

Design boss Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos precocious told Autocar that a replacement for the GTV coupé – inspired by 'Il Mostro', the SZ – could besides beryllium considered for merchandise successful 2026 oregon 2027, should Alfa Romeo's fortunes proceed to improve. 

"It’s a brutal design, but specified a special, impactful 1 - and we request to emulate it if we can," helium said.

After 2025, each halfway Alfa Romeo models will beryllium electrical and each models it sells by 2027 volition beryllium electric. This indicated that the Tonale volition beryllium the past Alfa Romeo launched with accepted interior combustion engines. 

“Alfa volition power from zero [electrified cars] to zero [emissions] the fastest,” said Imparato.

He welcomed the power successful wide to electrical cars and said that determination was “no program B” for Alfa different than what helium has developed.

“On questions of legislation, connected planetary warming and the planetary ecosystem, determination is nary alternative,” said Imparato. “That’s wherefore we privation to beryllium portion of the game.”

Additional reporting by Will Rimell and Charlie Martin