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Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Coupé

2012Coachwork by Touring

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

08 / FROM THE ARCHIVE

Archive

References held in the vehicle dossier. Their inclusion does not establish that every historical claim has been independently verified.

ReferenceSource type
Touring Superleggera — Villa d'Este heritage www.touringsuperleggera.eu Coachbuilder official heritage

10 / CONNECTED HISTORY

Timeline

Chronological history3 dated records
  1. Unassigned chassis · Event

    Geneva

  2. Unassigned chassis · Event

    Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este

  3. Unassigned chassis · Event

    Villa d’Este

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