Alfa Romeo and Pininfarina have a long history of over 70 years working together to create some of the most seductive cars ever seen. The famous carrozzeria designed and assembled the beautiful original Alfa Spider “Duetto” back in 1966, and also penned the next Spider of 1995 along with its fixed roof GTV sister. Pininfarina also had a hand in today’s Spider, although the Brera on which it’s based on is a Giugiaro design.
Named the 2uettottanta, this roadster concept marks its maker’s 80th anniversary and is also a tribute to Alfa Romeo, which celebrates its centenary this year. Described as “a car that can make people dream and excites even after many years” the 2uettottanta is a “simple 2-seater” proposed with a 1,750 cc turbo engine placed longitudinally – a reference to the 1750 Veloce of the 70s. Measuring 4,213 mm long with a 2,500 mm wheelbase, the concept is slightly more compact than today’s car.
The car’s cabin has a minimalist driver-oriented configuration starring Alfa Romeo’s trademark “tubes” that contain the instruments (which has been copied by about everyone by now). It’s all very realistic too, Pininfarina even incorporated Alfa’s DNA switch into the design. The centre tunnel that runs through the cabin has a cutout to expose the carbon fibre chassis beneath.
Judging from how impossibly sleek and sexy this proposal for the next Spider is, we won’t be surprised if Alfa bosses sealed the deal with Pininfarina immediately. There was talk before the Geneva show that all three big Italian design houses were to come up with one concept each for Alfa Romeo’s birthday, proposing a new design direction for the marque’s future mid-sized range. Pininfarina has this, Bertone has the Pandion, but all Italdesign had for Geneva was for Proton! Perhaps Signor Giugiaro decided that EMAS is a better investment!
You MUST check out the live and official images of this beauty. It’s after the jump.
Pininfarina 2uettottanta live images from Geneva
Pininfarina 2uettottanta official images
omg! super cool
Sexy
Nice design, really nice curve
soooo sleeky and stylish..but difficult too remember the name..tanta@tonto?
really cool…
1st
cool car, very sleek indeed
Timeless design. After 30 years people would still thought that this car is all new and refreshing. O_O
Nice…. UltraMan ?….
One work .. Orgazzmic ..
WOW!!!! maybe a reason to go alfa again after soooo many disappointments in the past….
Hmmm….I don’t quite like the dash and the rear. The second last photo doesn’t look Alfa-ish to me.
damn, this is sexy !
its beautiful!
no comment…
NIce, reminds of stratos for some reason
nice! are the wings behind the seat has a purpose beside making the car looks good?
Getting better and better all the time for Alfa, lets head down to the beach with this.
Wow,looks like BMW concept car lor…Nice!
speechless..very sexy..
just look at this beauty.
that what i love about conti cars – they never forget how previous models were designed and built, the heritage.
the curves, cues and that unmistakable cleavage… i mean the unmistakable V – simply ommmph!
certain asian manufacturers never fails to try and break away from the past as if they want nothing to do with it – clean slate. put them side by side, you might think they’re from one company.
go conti!
front lamp from the side so cool…
mamma mia!!! bella rossa !!! i can only drool…hope they make it with a six a
speed manual trans and folding roof …the NEW GranTurismoVeloce,
happy 80th birthday Anonima Lombardi Fabrique Automobili !!!!
beautiful concept cars…but….due to stupendously strict EU regulations…
car’s looks are bound to be spoiled by them….dats y now all cars are fat…
Wah, very nice, where can i sign up for one?
Speechless, just too eye catching! Danny’s right, too seducing.
when driving this car, better keep a distance from the front vehicle! A small 5km ‘kiss’ will cost you to redo the whole bodyworks or possibly wait 3 months for spare parts from Italy!
I think this would make even the most fugly driver, look gorgeous!
Nice !
deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelicious…..
looks more like a boat!
wow….nice design….and it’s very sleek, or is it because of the photo angle?
Ahhhh, Pininfarina. Just the name itself evokes a lot of memories. Remember the time as a kid playing the card game ‘Prototype’ in the late 70s/early 80s that pitches cards with a prototype model on it. You win if your prototype has the highest maximum power output, no of seats, top speed, etc. The Pininfarina Modulo was the second best car behind the Iso Rivolta Varedo. But the Citroen with rotary engine always beats them all in the engine type department. Fun kid stuff. Cool alternative to not affording to own the real ones.
I have to say this concept is fukk1ng beautiful.
this is way better than the bmw Z4 i think…
makes me drools…
just too pretty….
alfa =sexy, sexy = alfa
Alfa Romeo, pls gives us a RWD sports car.
start mass production of this Spider and price it lower than 8C… perfect!
i want one…
If this car is a woman……..
AIBEIT, the best design modern Alfa ever.
I freakin’ go insane over the curves. Gotta be kidding me right? Wow.
MK said,
March 11, 2010 @ 8:01 am
If this car is a woman……..
> It will become the Lady in Red.
RWD….hell yeah. FWD is for woman
Fuiyoooo!!!!
OHHHH, MAMAMAMIYA
For some weird reason, I can’t imagine myself cruising along the beach road in this beauty but instead on a winding road in a foggy morning in Cameron/Bukit Tinggi like a British. Too much Top Gear I suppose :S.
raining how? got free umbrella?
Eazy, I like that. Foggy morning mountain roads. Hahah.
toyotas fths concept or supra/celica replacement also looks as good. and does look similar at the backend.
just to much to take it.. another 30 years still gonna make me hard