Alfa Romeo Nuvola
| Alfa Romeo Nuvola | |
|---|---|
coupé | |
| Layout | Front-engine, four-wheel-drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.5L Alfa Romeo twin-turbo V6 (petrol) |
| Transmission | 6-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,600 mm (100 in)[2] |
| Length | 4,286 mm (168.7 in) |
| Width | 1,859 mm (73.2 in)[3] |
The Alfa Romeo Nuvola is a
.Concept and design
This concept car was intended both as a future design manifesto and a technology demonstrator, the idea behind it being the rebirth of the coach built automobile: Alfa Romeo would have supplied rolling chassis to be bodied by independent coachbuilders, and possibly sold through Alfa Romeo dealers.[1][2] To achieve this stylistic flexibility the car was based on a modern space frame chassis with a separate body; it was designed to handle virtually any body style, from coupé to roadster to shooting brake.
The Nuvola was penned by a group of young designers from Centro Stile Alfa Romeo, at the time headed by
Specifications
The Nuvola is a 2-door, 2-seat coupé with a polyester body[3] coupled to a welded tubular steel space frame. It is powered by a longitudinal 2.5 litre (2492 cc), twin-turbo, 60-degree Alfa Romeo V6 engine coupled to a 6-speed manual transmission and four-wheel drive. The engine puts out 300 PS (221 kW; 296 hp) at 6000 rpm and 285 lb⋅ft (386 N⋅m) at 3000 rpm, making the Nuvola capable of a top speed of 174 mph (280 km/h) and 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h) acceleration in 6 seconds.
References
- ^ a b c Morosini, Nestore. "Nuvola, l'Alfa Romeo torna a sognare" [Nuvola, Alfa Romeo dreams again]. Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "Arriva "Nuvola": per la fuoriserie è ritorno al futuro" ["Nuvola" arrives: the coachbuilt car is back to the future]. alfaromeopress.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Alfa Romeo Nuvola de 1996". autosital.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2008-02-03. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
- ^ "996 Alfa Romeo Nuvola Concept". supercars.net. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2007.