At this previous weekend’s 2025 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, Zagato was as soon as once more within the highlight for showcasing its newest coachbuilt automobiles. Apart from the BMW M4 convertible-based Bovensiepen Zagato, the Milanese atelier additionally unveiled the Alfa Romeo DoppiaCoda: a one-off idea that reimagines the long-lasting 8C Competizione. A mannequin in manufacturing between 2008 and 2010, the 8C additionally served as the bottom for the gorgeous Disco Volante by Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera.
This specific construct was Commissioned by an Italian collector, and is a follow-up to the six-cylinder Giulia SWB mission from 2023. It pays tribute to the legendary 8C lineage, which dates again to the Thirties, when Alfa Romeo and Zagato first collaborated on race-winning automobiles.
“We could have simply began a brand new chapter in Zagato design, targeted on researching tail sections and exploring new aerodynamic and stylistic options to spark innovation. With the 8C DoppiaCoda, as an alternative, we created a real fusion of spherical and truncated tails right into a single physique fashion—one that also preserves the useful advantages of each.” Andrea Michele Zagato, President of Zagato
The entrance facia options revised air intakes and a sharper headlight profile in comparison with the usual 8C. The black contrasting with Zagato’s signature double-bubble roof serves as a terrific visible distinction to the hanging purple paintwork. Nonetheless, The spotlight of this bespoke one-off fee is within the title; ‘DoppiaCoda’, which in Italian interprets to ‘double tail.
Not like a removable tail-section seen on the AGTZ Twin-Tail, the DoppiaCoda combines two of Zagato’s most distinctive design codes: the signature the aerodynamic Kamm-tail (Coda Tronca), or truncated near-vertical tail part, and rounded-tail (Coda-Tonda), leading to a singular, visually hanging but useful rear finish. A up to date interpretation of two basic design components from the previous, the wrap-around mounted wing, which seems indifferent when considered from the rear, is definitely hormonally built-in into the physique and enhances each downforce and aesthetic enchantment.
The Coda Tronca is a design answer historically utilized in excessive, race-inspired sports activities automobiles.But when utilized on to a high-class GT just like the 8C, the tail would have felt visually heavy. That’s why this “wing tronca” was developed particularly for this automobile.”— Norihiko Harada, Chief Designer at Zagato
Though there’s no phrase on the 8C Doppiacoda’s precise efficiency specs, the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione featured a 4.7-liter Ferrari/Maserati F136 Yc V8 engine beneath the hood, with 444 horsepower on faucet, paired to a six-speed automated handbook transmission. As beforehand talked about, this can be a bespoke one-off construct with no plans for additional manufacturing. The Alfa Romeo Doppiacoda received the Idea Automobile Cup at this yr’s Villa d’Este, and never solely does it function a reminder of magnificence and individuality, but additionally a celebration of greater than a century of collaboration between Zagato and Alfa Romeo.
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