2010 Alfa Romeo Concept Review 2uettottanta

On the occasion of his 80 years, Pininfarina offers an "open" concept 2uettottanta Alfa Romeo that is exciting and a pleasure to drive. For those who still like to dream in the car. For those looking for a mixture of vanity, fun, joy and outdoor living. For those who love the icons on the main expression of the age in which we live for those who want their car to be a rare sensory experience, both in terms of style and driving without being haunted by the performance. For those who want to be excited about the dynamic sports car that convey the uniqueness and elegance typical of Alfa Romeo Spider designed by Pininfarina.


2010 Alfa Romeo 159 Turbo Diesel 1750
2010 Alfa Romeo 159 Turbo Diesel 1750
2uettottanta name, which raises the legendary Duetto, but also during operation with Pininfarina, will launch to celebrate its 80 years of this concept car. It has decided to make this type of car, that is, by definition, work with Pininfarina Alfa Romeo Spider. This product was very Italian, which has become the export of the brand, which is an inexhaustible talent that the world associates with Italy.
Pininfarina 2uettottanta The concept reflects the willingness to look to the future with optimism, following tradition, reaffirming its design excellence and proven ability to aesthetic innovation and technology. This concept represents an innovative approach, designed in the third millennium, a subject that is firmly rooted in the history of Pininfarina, Spider two-seater. And like the best Alfa Romeo sports cars next pen Pininfarina, the Alfa Romeo concept 2uettottanta improved driving experience and focuses on the thrill of being behind the wheel of an open car with the personality of great beauty. This is a car that can make people dream and excited, even after many years. The icon for a lifestyle that dates back to a lively debate, the turbulent period. As Duetto sixties, who helped establish a trend based on the themes of rebellion and escape, thanks to the movie "The Graduate."

2010 Alfa Romeo 159 Turbo Diesel 1750
2010 Alfa Romeo 159 Turbo Diesel 1750

The Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta concept is also a tribute to Alfa Romeo, which celebrates its centenary in 2010: the alliance between Alfa Romeo and Pininfarina is one of the most important and enduring in the history of the automobile, one of the men of the solutions passion for design and advanced technologies, we generated a series of invaluable looks good, innovative cars with much temperament. With a penchant for sports cars and convertibles. The aim is to replicate this concept with the 2uettottanta. Therefore, a clean line, smart was chosen for this "simple two places," which comes with a 1750 cc turbocharged engine in a longitudinal, an obvious reference to the "1750 Veloce" in 1968, one of the many jobs derived from the famous "Osso di Seppia" (sepia). With its red body, inspired by the painting typical of Alfa Romeo, 2uettottanta is 1797 mm wide, 4212.6 mm long, 1,280 mm high and has a 2500 mm wheelbase.

Driving pleasure and feeling in harmony with nature is transformed into light, elegant, refined and volumes of shapes that seem to glide through the air easily. This creates the theme of this notion: the expression of a single unit, which is some distance from the earth and suspended. Alfa Romeo Concept 2uettottanta seems almost off the ground "will". It is an optical effect achieved with a line through the whole car horizontally. A sign still applied to dynamic proportions and sports - typical of Alfa Romeo Spider - reinforced by the configuration of the cabin, which has shifted significantly towards the rear. Under the design is its exaltation of simplicity that does not need to flex its muscles, but focuses entirely on the agility and harmony.

The front of the Alfa Romeo concept highlights the true character of 2uettottanta Alfa Romeo. The design is simple, with a center line that works well in the nose of the car, while the performance of surfaces is more sophisticated. In the center, sight, and nothing more than a purely decorative element is the shield of Alfa Romeo, which seems to come from the heart of the car and stretch out on the future of Pininfarina, the three-dimensional approach. The shield is made of aluminum and includes floating horizontal fins. On either side are two triangular side vents. The two imposing impression on the hood to create a natural link between the logo and the large windshield, which was designed as a ring in her hand like aluminum can be seen from the car body without interrupting your flow. The headlights, which adopts the latest LED technology is integrated into the line that gives the car its character set.

A strip of charcoal in the bottom front of the works without the splitter, channeling the air from the rear of the car.

Side view of a car, a theme repeated in one volume, emphasizing the flowing lines and the whole forms a natural blend. Horizontal "cut" the pages to give a great sense of dynamics, which starts from the front and back wheel to the rear wheel. As an athlete, and CAR subtle means to achieve aerodynamic efficiency. Pininfarina has always sought to natural forms, which may mediate the effectiveness and respect for the environment, an approach to strengthen its commitment to a strong theme of ecological sustainable mobility. Alfa Romeo Concept 2uettottanta is in perfect harmony with nature, becoming a formal expression of response to the needs of our time is the arrow that flies in the wind almost without resistance.

Smooth, essential for smooth surfaces, even on the back, reflecting the front, but with a little more emphasis on the muscles. The design combines stylistic simplicity with a strong character in the quantities and proportions, with details intended to emphasize the car's dynamic, brilliant personality. The two bumps seem to come out of the volume is soaring wings, creating hoops behind the seats. At each end, these bars to generate a schedule designed to keep the seat belts. Even the rear lights are thin and nested under the line that defines the entire paragraph.

Much attention has gone into the design of the interior. The result is a spacious cabin and comfortable, designed with a slight volume, dynamic, involving the occupants in a comforting hug. The shapes are sewn into the skin, which includes touch controls: in the office, the Alfa Romeo concept 2uettottanta is faithful to his vocation as a car designed for driving pleasure. The dashboard extends the liquid on the sides to blend into the door as a natural continuation of the volume of the car, creating a perfect symbiosis between the exterior and interior. The dashboard has a driver-focused configuration with an innovative approach to classic Alfa Romeo circular "tube" containing the instruments.

The tunnel contains the Alfa DNA shifter in an ergonomic position, which varies the set-up of the car in three modes, Dynamic, Normal and All Weather, adapting the behavior of different systems on the vehicle (engine, transmission, suspension, steering, brakes, etc.). the requirements of drivers and different driving conditions. The tunnel passes through the cabin, and it gives the chassis structure reveals carbon elements: the choice of this material reflects Pininfarina constant search for alternative materials that can make vehicles lighter, which reduces consumption and emissions. Another strong element of the interior is the steering wheel, which is a modern interpretation of the Duetto is perforated into three parts, wrapped, with the addition of a paddle shifts dual-clutch sequential control. A smooth ride and comfort is guaranteed by sports anatomical sites. All the interiors of the car "floats" ventilation ducts are located between the passenger cabin and hull.

Size and structure of the rings, which were made primarily Alfa Romeo Concept 2uettottanta co Dunlop still feel a strong character and strength to the car. The tires are of the low-profile, very extreme edges of the view plane, designed by Pininfarina to incorporate innovative technologies developed by Dunlop, the graphs reflect the car. Their streamlined design and a very smooth side profile, ensures a better grip and less air resistance, thus reducing fuel consumption. Aluminum wheels treated in line with other cars, and a free interpretation of the classic Alfa Romeo circle pattern five, revealing high-performance carbon-ceramic brakes by Brembo Alfa Romeo.

Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta concept is not an exercise in pure style, but also a research project: the goal is to understand the spirit of the spider in the configuration, the proportions and design of the car and flair style. This approach is one of the genes Pininfarina. For this project, it was Pininfarina design team gave free rein to express the values ​​inherent in the Alfa Spider "by Pininfarina," the values ​​that are deemed to have Giulietta Spider Duetto or all time classics. To achieve this result, the car was given a special introduction, with a low center of gravity and a cabin that is very likely not to isolate the inhabitants of the surrounding environment. The result is to bring the road "closer" to driver's eyes and increase their sense of dynamism, even at low speeds.

What is the effect of 2uettottanta? Desire. Who sees it as a "must" identify, to drive it, enjoy. Since 2uettottanta not an impossible dream. Similarly, 2uettottanta just does not want to make an impact at first sight, but to achieve the beauty that not only seeks an order confirmation immediately, but gradually reveals all its values ​​and transfer them into the future, when the style eternal. As it did in the case of Duet, which continues to be celebrated as the iconic design, after more than 40 years.