Cast your mind back a decade and you’ll remember the
stunning Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, one of the most beautiful cars produced in
recent memory. Launched as a halo model for the brand, the 8C Competizione, and
subsequent 8C Spider, set alight the hearts and minds of auto enthusiasts
across the globe. The duo were only produced in limited numbers, but did
wonders for Alfa Romeo in terms of publicity.
Fast forward to 2018, and the company is looking to
cash in on demand for high-performance sedans and crossovers, building the
likes of the Giulia Quadrifoglio and Stelvio Quadrifoglio. A new halo model
probably isn’t on FCA’s product roadmap, but if it is, we hope it looks just
like this updated 8C, recently rendered by Behance artist Yung Presciutti.
The rendering takes some inspiration from the
previous 8C, but overhauls the exterior design and adopts an even more
aggressive and low-slung profile. At the front, it sports a set of slim
headlights and lacks any traditional air intakes, instead making sole use of a
small lower grille and a tweaked version of Alfa’s triangular nose.
At the rear, Presciutti has designed a pair of
bulging wheel arches, a large lip spoiler and a pair of semi-circular
taillights, along with a set of centrally-mounted tailpipes. What are the
chances of Alfa building a successor to the 8C? Close to zero, we guess, but if
CEO Sergio Marchionne has decided that Ferrari should build an SUV, then
nothing is impossible.
