{"id":303,"date":"2025-05-25T12:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T12:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/?p=303"},"modified":"2025-05-30T10:12:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:12:51","slug":"youve-seen-this-supercar-before-but-never-with-a-body-like-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/youve-seen-this-supercar-before-but-never-with-a-body-like-this\/","title":{"rendered":"You\u2019ve Seen This Supercar Before, But Never With A Body Like This"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Alfa-Romeo-8C-DoppiaCoda-Zagato-0001-Copy-copy-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-11 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Zagato revealed a one-off Alfa Romeo 8C with bespoke bodywork at Villa d&rsquo;Este.<\/li>\n<li>Built on original 8C underpinnings, it retains the Ferrari-Maserati V8 powertrain.<\/li>\n<li>Only one was made for a private Italian collector, making it instantly collectible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Italians are famous for their independent design houses that have been called upon by many a manufacturer when they wish to create something special. So it would be understandable to assume Alfa Romeo enlisted one of them for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/alfa-romeo-8c\/\">8C Competizione<\/a>. In reality, though, it was penned by Wolfgang Egger and Daniele Gaglione at Alfa&rsquo;s own Centro Stile. And to their credit, they absolutely nailed it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2024\/05\/alfa-romeo-8c-competizione-gets-the-gated-manual-transmission-it-always-deserved\/\">Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione Gets The Gated Manual Transmission It Always Deserved<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This hasn&rsquo;t stopped none other than Atelier Zagato from reimagining the most gorgeous Alfa in recent memory, 15 years after its short production run ended. Designed and built entirely in-house by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/zagato\/\">Zagato<\/a> at the behest of an Italian collector, the one-off 8C DoppiaCoda Zagato was unveiled to the world during this weekend&rsquo;s Concorso d&rsquo;Eleganza Villa d&rsquo;Este event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A New Body for a Familiar Soul<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p>Described as adding &ldquo;the final missing link to Zagato&rsquo;s modern interpretations of the most legendary Alfa Romeo models&rdquo;, it uses the 8C Competizione&rsquo;s carbon fiber underpinnings but dresses them in a unique, and quite possibly, even more astounding, bodywork that&rsquo;s a testament to the design house and coachbuilder&rsquo;s prowess.<\/p>\n<section class=\"type:slideshow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/section>\n<p>Company president Andrea Michele Zagato said that, while the whole bodywork is different from the original, it is the car&rsquo;s rear end, which also gives it its name (Doppia Coda is Italian for Double End) that is its most defining characteristic, as it combines the Kamm-tail (aka Coda Tronca) with a short, rounded design.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2024\/02\/zagato-agtz-twin-tail-is-a-700000-alpine-a110-with-a-removable-rear-end\/\">AGTZ Twin Tail project in 2024<\/a>, we explored the concept of a single car convertible<br \/>between short-tail and long-tail configurations, effectively offering two cars in one&rdquo;, he explained. &ldquo;With the 8C DoppiaCoda, instead, we created a true fusion of round and truncated tails into a single body style &ndash; one that still preserves the functional benefits of both.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<section class=\"type:slideshow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/section>\n<p>Zagato&rsquo;s chief designer, Norihiko Harada, noted that the Kamm-Tail is traditionally used in extreme, race-inspired sports cars. &ldquo;But if applied directly to a high-class GT like the 8C, the tail would have felt visually heavy. That&rsquo;s why this &lsquo;wing tronca&rsquo; was developed specifically for this car.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>V8 Power<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the Italian design house didn&rsquo;t share any specifics about the powertrain, it&rsquo;s assumed to carry over the same vicious Ferrari-built and Maserati&ndash;sourced &lsquo;F136&rsquo; 4.7-liter V8 from the original 8C. That engine powered just 500 coupes and 329 Spiders produced between 2007 and 2010. <\/p>\n<p>In those cars, the naturally aspirated V8 delivered 444 hp (450 PS \/ 331 kW) at 7,000 rpm and peak torque of 354 lb-ft (480 Nm) at 4,750 rpm, all sent to the rear wheels through an automated, six-speed flappy paddle box for a claimed 0-62 mph (100 km\/h) time of 4.2 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2023\/09\/alfa-romeo-says-more-halo-cars-are-coming-what-do-you-want-to-see\/\">Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"e46c436a-adeb-4b5e-a2c7-56bc36561c10\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"b25ecba7-3bbb-4ea7-a3a8-dbea91695c07\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n         \t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n             \t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n    \t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;b25ecba7-3bbb-4ea7-a3a8-dbea91695c07&#8221;);<br \/>\n             \t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;e46c436a-adeb-4b5e-a2c7-56bc36561c10&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The one-off will be delivered to its owner right after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/concorso-deleganza\/\">Concorso d&rsquo;Eleganza Villa d&rsquo;Este event<\/a> comes to its end. Even a &ldquo;regular&rdquo; 8C Competizione, with its delicious lines, carbon construction and naturally aspirated, Ferrari-Maserati derived V8 is a jewel in any collection &ndash; yet one man will have something even more special to feast his eyes on.<\/p>\n<section class=\"type:slideshow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zagato revealed a one-off Alfa Romeo 8C with bespoke bodywork at Villa d&rsquo;Este. Built on original 8C underpinnings, it retains the Ferrari-Maserati V8 powertrain. Only one was made for a private Italian collector, making it instantly collectible. 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