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New-Generation Alfa Romeo Montreal Is a Sportscar with Genuine Italian DNA

If Italian sportscars are your thing, how about a new model coming from none other than Alfa Romeo and actually based on a model launched during the ‘70s?
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Photo: Gaspare Conticelli on Instagram
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It’s the Alfa Romeo Montreal, a coupe that was manufactured for just seven years and which was the subject of a design contest recently launched by the Italian brand on Instagram.

The renderings that you see here are the work of designer Gaspare Conticelli and actually entered the top 5, becoming one of the most popular ideas in the contest.

Needless to say, the digital artwork proposes a completely modernized look for the Alfa Romeo Montreal and brings the iconic model closer to a new-generation sportscar as far as the styling goes.

The original Montreal first saw the daylight as a concept in 1967 at Expo 67, also known as the 1967 International and Universal Exposition. Interestingly, Alfa Romeo displayed the new model without actually sharing a name, but attendees liked it so much that they just nicknamed the cars on display “The Montreal,” obviously after the city hosting the venue.

The concept car, however, was different from the production model that was presented three years later at the Geneva Motor Show.

For example, Alfa Romeo originally used the 1.6-liter engine that was powering the Alfa Romeo Giulia TI, clearly in an attempt to highlight the sporty purpose of the coupe. The front-engine rear-wheel-drive Alfa, however, ended up using a 2.6-liter V8 engine that was based on the 33 Stradale’s 2.0-liter V8, developing nearly 200 horsepower and allowing for a maximum speed of 220 km/h (137 mph).

The production Montreal was capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h (62mph) in 7.4 seconds.

Finding an Alfa Romeo Montreal in tip-top shape these days isn’t necessarily something easy to do, as the Italian brand manufactured just 3,900 units. However, the original concepts revealed in 1967 are on display in the Alfa Romeo Historical Museum in Arese, Italy.

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About the author: Bogdan Popa
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Bogdan keeps an eye on how technology is taking over the car world. His long-term goals are buying an 18-wheeler because he needs more space for his kid’s toys, and convincing Google and Apple that Android Auto and CarPlay deserve at least as much attention as their phones.
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