THE VEHICLE AT A GLANCE
Model dossier
- Production period
- 2012
- Body style
- Coupé
- Engine
- V8
- Type
- Limited
- Production
- 8
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE CAR
Coachbuilding, design & conversions
PRICE & SALES RECORD
Vehicle value
- Original price
- Not documented
- Latest recorded sale
- Not documented
01 / THE STORY
History & context
The Alfa Romeo Disco Volante by Touring Superleggera is a two-seater coupé with front-central engine and transaxle drivetrain. Showcased at 2012 Geneva Motor Show as a full scale style model, now is coach built in the Touring atelier in Milan as a very limited series for discerning customers: collectors, sporting drivers and design aficionados with appreciation for a tailor-made car based on individual passion and taste. It is inspired by the Touring designed Alfa Romeo C52 of 1952: a design icon, so innovative that it influenced a number of celebrated sports cars of the decades ahead. The excellent Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione supplies the rolling chassis and drivetrain with the electrics and electronics systems. With its light and stiff structure, the compact 4.7 litre, 450 PS V8 engine coupled to a sequential paddle-shift transaxle gearbox, the limited slip differential and double wishbones suspension, the package provides stunning performance together with precise, dynamic and proactive drive. The design language is that of a sports berlinetta by Touring, in this case extrovert, clearly pronounced, and tempting. The refined proportions are those of a classic Berlinetta by Touring, with extended rear overhang and a retracted greenhouse. Elements of drama are the wide front section with integrated bonnet and wings, and the pronounced muscular rear end treatment leaving no doubts about the car’s intentions. The final result combines power and elegance in a car bound to set another Touring milestone in the automobile history. The Alfa Romeo Disco Volante is Winner of the Design Award for Concept Cars & Prototypes at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2013.
02 / TECHNICAL IDENTITY
Specifications & construction
Production & construction
- Production
- 8
- Production type
- Limited
Engine & performance
- Engine configuration
- V8
Dimensions & accommodation
- Length
- 4,620 mm
- Width
- 2,032 mm
- Height
- 1,309 mm
Design & manufacture
- Manufacturer · Documented
- Alfa Romeo
- Coachbuilder / Body Builder · Documented
- Touring
- Designer · Documented
- Louis de Fabribeckers
06 / EVENTS & AWARDS
Events & awards
Geneva General · legacy_preserved
- Date
- 2012
- Chassis
- General
Preserved CI 1.0 relation. Evidence field: _yoast_wpseo_primary_events. No award inferred.
Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este General · legacy_preserved
- Date
- 2013
- Chassis
- General
Preserved CI 1.0 relation. Evidence field: list_of_awards_0_events. No award inferred.
Villa d’Este General · From the historical archive
- Date
- 2013
- Chassis
- General
07 / THE VEHICLE IN DETAIL
Photo gallery 22 photographs
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08 / FROM THE ARCHIVE
Archive
References held in the vehicle dossier. Their inclusion does not establish that every historical claim has been independently verified.
| Reference | Source type |
|---|---|
| Touring Superleggera — Villa d'Este heritage www.touringsuperleggera.eu | Coachbuilder official heritage |











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