Alfa Romeo Autodelta dedicated tuner has announced that it will be the world’s first modified Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione presented in Birmingham this week Performance Car Show, UK, 14-17 January 2010, Autodelta will unveil the world’s first tuned Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione. Alfa Romeo’s awesome Alfa 8C Competizione supercar has scooped the award for Best Design of the Year in Auto Express’s 2008 New Car Honours. The announcement came after more than 4000 Auto Express readers voted in the category, putting the Italian 4.7 V8 head and shoulders above its rivals. Auto Express’s judging panel agreed with their verdict.
Editor of Auto Express, David Johns, said: “Choosing the best designed car of the year is never easy, so we turned to the experts for help – Auto Express readers. Only one car was ever going to win – Sport Car - Autodelta Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione simply blew the opposition away.” Marketing Director of Alfa Romeo UK, Nicholas Bernard, added: “It’s fabulous to know that this supercar has stirred the emotions and unified car fans across the UK. It is the epitome of the Alfa marque and will provide the design inspiration for future models.”
According to the available small piece of information, the leading Alfa Romeo tuning house has tweaked the vehicle’s exotic, Ferrari-developed 4.7-litre V8 engine unit with optimized software. Now the refined 8C Competizione’s engine output estimates 17 horsepower more than its stock 444 horsepower.
Autodelta also announced that they are working on chassis and suspension upgrades that will be presented at a later date.
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