Alfa Romeo Diva

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Alfa Romeo Diva
Overview
Manufacturer Alfa Romeo
Production2006
Assembly Arese, Milan, Italy (Carrozzeria Granturismo)
Designer Wolfgang Egger (Centro Stile Alfa Romeo)
Espera Sbarro [1]
Body and chassis
Class Concept car
Body style 2-seater coupe
Layout MR layout
Doors Butterfly
Powertrain
Engine 3.2 L (3,179 cc) V6
Transmission 6-speed robotized manual gearbox (Selespeed)
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,402 mm (94.6 in) [2]
Length3,894 mm (153.3 in) [2]
Width1,896 mm (74.6 in) [2]
Height1,182 mm (46.5 in) [2]
Curb weight 1,100 kg (2,425 lb) [2]

The Alfa Romeo Diva is a concept car of the Italian automobile manufacturer Alfa Romeo. The car was first shown at the Geneva Motor Show in 2006. [2] The car was developed through a collaboration between Centro Stile Alfa Romeo, Fiat Group's research center Elasis and the Espera design school led by Franco Sbarro. [3] The design of the car goes back to the icon Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, making use of the butterfly doors. Although the car has the characteristic Alfa-nose, the nose is much like on a Formula 1 car. The car is built on a heavily modified chassis from an Alfa Romeo 159 and a transverse mounted 3.2 liter 290 bhp (216 kW; 294 PS) Busso V6. The car has top speed of 270 km/h (168 mph) and can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in five seconds. [4]

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References

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