The Alfa Romeo Diva is a concept car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Alfa Romeo, first shown at the Geneva Motor Show in 2006.[2] The car was developed through a collaboration between Centro Stile Alfa Romeo, Fiat Group's research centre Elasis and the Espera design school led by Franco Sbarro.[3]
Alfa Romeo Diva | |
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Alfa Romeo Diva concept car by Sbarro at the 2006 Geneva Motor show | |
Overview | |
Manufacturer | Alfa Romeo |
Production | 2006 |
Assembly | Arese, Milan, Italy (Carrozzeria Granturismo) |
Designer | Wolfgang Egger (Centro Stile Alfa Romeo) Espera Sbarro[1] |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Concept car |
Body style | 2-seater coupe |
Layout | MR layout |
Doors | Butterfly |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 3.2 L (3,179 cc) V6 |
Transmission | 6-speed robotized manual gearbox (Selespeed) |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,402 mm (94.6 in)[2] |
Length | 3,894 mm (153.3 in)[2] |
Width | 1,896 mm (74.6 in)[2] |
Height | 1,182 mm (46.5 in)[2] |
Curb weight | 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)[2] |
The design of the car is inspired by the iconic Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, making use of the butterfly doors. Although the car has the characteristic Alfa-nose, the nose also resembles that of a Formula One car.
The car is built on a heavily modified chassis from an Alfa Romeo 159 and a transverse mounted 3.2 litre 290 bhp (216 kW; 294 PS) Busso V6. The car has top speed of 270 km/h (168 mph) and can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in five seconds.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Sbarro Espera Diva, 2006". sbarro.perso.neuf.fr. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
- ^ a b c d e f "Alfa Romeo Diva Concept". ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
- ^ "27.04.2006 the Elasis built Alfa Diva 'moving laboratory' was one of the big stars at Villa d'Este". italiaspeed.com. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
- ^ "04.04.2006 The 'Alfa Diva', developed by Elasis and its partners". italiaspeed.com/2006/cars. Archived from the original on 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2009-10-02.