110th Anniversary Alfa Romeo Heritage (Cronology)

8C Competizione At the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show, another icon was born, when the company presented the 8C Competizione. When the production vehicle saw the light of day in 2007, featuring a Ferrari-based 4.7-liter 450-hp V8, this supercar was for collectors and a handful of lucky owners, with only 500 units produced. It was joined by the 8C Spider in 2008, which maintained the same mechanical features and performance as the coupe. The first part of its name refers to the architecture of the eight-cylinder engine that dominated the race circuits in the ‘30s and ‘40s. The other section paid homage to the 6C 2500 Competizione Coupe that Fangio drove in 1950s Mille Miglia races. The vehicle boasted a maximum speed of almost 185 mph (300 km/h).