Alfa Romeo took the sports car scene by
storm in June 2018 when it teased the return of two important monikers – GTV
and 8C. However, both coupes have been shelved as part of a restructuring plan
that involves investing in the Tonale and another high-riding vehicle to cash
in on the never-ending demand for crossovers. That means there’s no coupe in
sight, so enthusiasts don’t really have something to look forward to beyond the
Giulia GTA and its track-focused GTAm sibling.
That didn’t stop Aksyonov Nikita from
daydreaming about a new Alfa Romeo with just two doors by firing up Photoshop
and messing around with an image of the new Gran Turismo Alleggerita. The end
result is an attractive Giulia GTA Coupe that is unlikely to see the light of
day to take on the BMW M4 Coupe and Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe.
Some would argue the GTA treatment
would’ve made more sense on a Giulia Coupe considering the original model
launched in 1965 had only two doors. The GTAm that arrived a few years later
also had a swoopy shape, so the revealing of a modern-day equivalent must have
been a bitter-sweet moment for the diehard Alfisti.
It probably wouldn’t be all that hard for
Alfa Romeo to turn the Giulia GTA into a coupe, but seeing as how sales of the
regular sedan and its hot Quadrifoglio counterpart haven’t exactly been great,
the effort might not be worth the returns. As you all know, the
high-performance sedan is a limited-run affair, with production capped at only
500 units and most of them destined to reach European markets.
In an ideal scenario, the money Alfa Romeo
will be making with its crossovers could one day be put too good use in some
performance cars that will live up to the brand’s heritage. We’re talking about
the same formula used by Porsche, which now sells way more Cayennes and Macans
SUVs than it does 911s and 718s sports cars, but the folks from Stuttgart keep
pumping out two-door models to keep everyone happy.
