Just days after the Alfa 8C Competizione was revealed at the Paris International Motor Show, comes the news that Alfa Romeo’s new supercar will take centre stage in Sydney as one of the stars of the Australian International Motor Show when it opens on 26th October.

“This isn’t the first time the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione has been seen in Sydney,” says David Stone, General Manager for Alfa Romeo in Australia. “But back in 2004 it was a dream car. The Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione we will unveil at this year’s Sydney Motor Show is the production car, a real super car, available for a lucky few to buy. One thing that hasn’t changed, though is that the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione is the epitome of everything Alfa Romeo. It is born from a genuine sporting heritage, designed with a passion for style and engineered with an obsession for performance.”

Based on the show concept car first seen in 2003 at the Frankfurt International Motor Show and then in Australia at the 2004 Sydney International Motor Show, the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione is truly inspired by Alfa Romeo’s glorious past, projecting its brand values of technology and emotion into the future. The historical allusions begin with the evocative name, recalling the great sporting tradition of Alfa Romeo.

The 8C code was used to identify cars (racing and on-road) of the Thirties and Forties equipped with the revolutionary eight cylinder engine produced by the famous designer Vittorio Jano. The term ‘Competizione’ is intended as a homage to the ‘6C 2500 Competizione’, a sports coupé driven in 1950 by the duo Fangio and Zanardi in the famous Mille Miglia race.