2006 Alfa Romeo Diva Concept
The Alfa Romeo Diva Concept was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. The Alfa Romeo Diva Concept was developed in a joint effort beween Fiat Auto’s R&D arm Elasis, the Alfa Romeo style center and the Espera design school. It was built to celebrate the Espera design school’s 10th anniversary.
The Alfa Romeo Diva Concept was built on an Alfa Romeo 159 chassis, and this was heavily modified by Elasis R&D to accept an Alfa 147 GTA engine mounted in mid-ship position. The Alfa 147 engine is an inline-6 3.2 liter 24-valve DOHC engine, which makes 290hp, which is more than enough for a car that only weighs 1100kg. This engine is mated to an Alfa Romeo Selespeed gearbox, which featuers six forward speeds and a paddle shift feature mounted on the steering column.
The front grille is the typical Alfa Romeo nose. The car’s overall look and feel was influenced by the iconic Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale. The Alfa Romeo Diva Concept’s light weight, minimalist interior and good power to weight ratio actually puts it somewhere in the Lotus Elise category. But the boys from Lotus need not worry as the Diva is likely not to go into production.
Video: Alfa Romeo Diva Concept
June 13, 2006 @ 8:11 am
made in italy made mini ferrari
u guys think the dashboard controls are too gross?
June 13, 2006 @ 8:15 am
Beautiful Bella… wow… sad that we won’t see this go into production…
June 13, 2006 @ 8:24 am
Enzo?
Interior is bad.
June 13, 2006 @ 8:24 am
the led lights are cool… the rear design echoes older alfa fronts… ie alfetta or gtv6… totally awesome~
June 13, 2006 @ 8:28 am
finally…hv seen the video…tried search it…anyway paul…where do u get the video???
maybe this bella will go into production…i hope so…like brera and 8c competizione…for a begining jz a concept…but then…got a lot of feedback frm public…go into production…
the dashboard…its jz a concept…we know alfa interior is one of the best looking and classy….
June 13, 2006 @ 8:30 am
The front end looks a bit like the Enzo and the curvature profile at the sides looks a bit like the Elise. All in all it is a beatifully crafted car. Really good power to weight ratio as well. Too bad it is not planned for production. Interior looks dated though. Handling wise no info. Never the less, good styling package.
June 13, 2006 @ 8:42 am
Not for production?…so who got money can make special order la…hahaha…love the door opener styling,make me recall to Toyota Sera.About the interior not so much different with Lotus Elise,all too simple and for practical only to reduce weight.Selespeed is nice feature…nyam..nyam…
June 13, 2006 @ 8:51 am
U-G-L-Y
June 13, 2006 @ 9:01 am
hopefully they will make this car into production…i dunno why coz it will not effecting others…like 8c competizione..plan to go into production,but then they hv to discuss back bcoz 8c competizione maybe will effect the sales of thier siblings,ferrari and maserati…but then…with a demand frm public..they will produce the 8c competizione…but this beast…i think they should produce it…compete with elise…it should be more interesting…this beast is damn pretty and really pretty than elise…
btw paul…hopefully ull post lotsa news frm italian carmakers soon…
paul…got news about audi a7 in other site…competitor for merc cls…hopefully ull post about it soon…jz wanna share info with this guyz…good work paul…
June 13, 2006 @ 9:15 am
i have seen people playing drifts with old RWD Alfas but with this baby coming out, i see competition with Elise, VX220, Mr2… and more.
June 13, 2006 @ 9:25 am
Look gorgeous, but not practical.. especially front side.. many room wasted.. F1 nose is really not necessary…
June 13, 2006 @ 9:40 am
motorhead..it is necessary for the aerodynamic…mostly car like this…like lotus elise too is built for driving pleasure and speed…it is like a mini sport car…i think it should be ok for that…
June 13, 2006 @ 10:26 am
Now this is a pretty car. Compare that to the endless grey lumpen shapes from Germany.
Anyway, Paul the 147 GTA engine is a 3.2 litre V6, not an inline 6 as posted.
June 13, 2006 @ 10:31 am
Alfa Romeo should build that and the 8C Competizione. It would deffo help with rebuilding the brand image.
June 13, 2006 @ 10:40 am
silverfish…8c competizione is confirm for production…maybe mid 2007…with 4.2 V8 (400+ bhp)RWD (not confirm yet but it derived frm the maserati powerplant)…and maybe jz 500 units is available…hopefully this beast also into production…
June 13, 2006 @ 10:44 am
Ugly exterior especially the front. Backside design also looks a bit dated. Interior looks like shit. Center console looks like a CPU.
June 13, 2006 @ 10:56 am
The Elise is less than 900 kg, depending on configuration, it can go down to around 810kg. Probably can still eat this alfa for lunch around the bend.
This alfa looks more like a ferrari tho, thanks to the fiat collaboration I guess.
June 13, 2006 @ 11:15 am
alfa,ferrari,maserati,lancia and fiat is under one roof…fiat is the mother…for sure it has a bit similar to ferrari…and the other siblings…
June 13, 2006 @ 1:01 pm
well,if wanna drive this car,remember to wearing body armour and full face to protect your self la…see..no airbag la…
June 13, 2006 @ 1:53 pm
okeylah raybrig85, since u said Alfa & ferrari under 1 roof, the F1 nose is oklah…
June 13, 2006 @ 4:00 pm
interior suckz…exterior boleh tahan….pe2 alfa romeo is the costliest bitch ever…..pelacur paling mahal
June 13, 2006 @ 5:05 pm
aiks… I don’t really like the design… and the interior really sucks… too ‘rally’ designed… only for rally car drivers. The worst Alfa design ever… that’s my opinion…
June 13, 2006 @ 6:16 pm
Looks like an updated alfa tipo 33 stradale. But I still the think the original article looks way better. It is great to see Alfa building mid engine rear drive cars again, even if it is just a prototype.
http://www.autozine.org/Classiccar/html/Alfa/Tipo_33.html
June 13, 2006 @ 6:52 pm
hopefully go into production…jz a prototype…dats y the interior not cool…but 33 stradale is better looking than this car but this car is more garang than the 33 stradale…
June 13, 2006 @ 7:04 pm
that what we say , people that know how to made car.
June 13, 2006 @ 9:37 pm
well i like the front light,but totally the design looks like copy from others …
June 14, 2006 @ 7:28 am
copy frm others???example??
June 14, 2006 @ 9:53 am
alfa has a habit of turning concept cars into production cars like the brutal looking alfa sz
http://www.carrozzeria-alfa.no/images/salgsobjekter/sz_30_1991_450.jpg
This car started as a show car with alfa 75 running gears, when the response was good alfa decided to put it into production. I even spotted 1 unit somewhere in sungai besi recently, a quick check on the sz registry confirmed that it is the one and only unit in malaysia. By the looks of it the diva is pretty well developed, so if the response is good, fiat may just order alfa to produce it to grab the light weight sports car market.
June 14, 2006 @ 10:29 am
when did u see the sz???actually…as i know the only owner for the sz in m’sia is ron lim which working for alfa but now with the lamborghini dealership…btw…he had sold his sz i think…now…dunno who own his sz…
June 14, 2006 @ 8:28 pm
not very exciting .
da styling like seen b4 edi .
not so nice !
June 15, 2006 @ 9:45 am
raybrig85,
I saw the car driving in the opposite direction near the old F&N factory. Could’tn even see the driver’s face as it was LHD! To me, the SZ’s alfetta platform with its rear gearbox/transaxle, in board disc and de-dion suspension is the last “real” alfa. The recent front drive models are just repackaged fiats. My dream is to own the last alfetta GTV6.
July 13, 2006 @ 10:40 am
WOW!!! Alfa should push it into production soon!!!
November 6, 2006 @ 3:53 pm
[...] The photos above however, are supposed to be a clay mock-up of the car, partially covered by a red sheet. While the rear design has stayed true to what we’ve seen recently, this is probably the first time we’re looking at the front. I can’t say I am connecting much with the new retro round lights that the clay model has – similiar to the ones on the Alfa 8c Competizione and the Alfa Romeo Diva Concept. [...]