2012 Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Concept Coupe

Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Touring's immortal Disco Volante, Touring Superleggera revisited the car's basic form with the Disco Volante 2012 Concept. It is a non-functional design model built in 1:1 scale, in keeping with the design parameters of the current Alfa Romeo 8C. The integrated front bonnet and wings result in a monolithic frontal area. There is a tear-drop shape which reflects the classic proportion with respect for aerodynamic principles.

Alfa Romeo used styling cues of the past in subtle details, including the pronounced beltline of matte finish aluminum - partially covering the front wheels - and the prolonged lines of the rear section culminating in a narrowed fascia and traditional round taillights.

Alfa Rome showed the design model at the 2012 Geneva Auto Show on the Touring Superleggera booth where it was announced that the project formed the basis of a limited series of road cars built to this design on the Alfa Romeo 8C platform. An estimated 4,000 hours of labor were required to transform a customer's privately owned 8C donor car into the aluminum and carbon fiber paneled superleggera Disco Volante.

By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2013