"It will be sold out by the time I unveil this car," said Alfa Romeo’s CEO, Jean Philippe Imparato, before the official presentation of the 33 Stradale. Now we learn that it is sold out.
The 2024 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale was unveiled on August 30, after months and months of praise from the company. "The most beautiful car in the world" and "super sexy" were only two of the tags it received before we even got to see it.
Now, Alfa Romeo confirms that the limited edition model is completely sold out or "snapped up," as the carmaker puts it, two months after it was officially revealed. It wasn’t that hard, considering that the Italian carmaker only builds 33 examples of the 33 Stradale, powered either by a V6 or by an electric drivetrain.
But considering what Alfa’s CEO Jean Phillippe Imparato said this past summer, we expected this to happen much sooner than it actually did.
Thus, customers can, for a start, spec their cars with the 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged V6, which generates 620 horsepower, delivered to both axles via a ZF-sourced eight-speed dual-clutch transmission.
The other option is the BEV, set in motion by three electric motors, working together for a total of 750 horsepower. A 90-kWh battery pack allows it to drive as far as 280 miles (450 kilometers) on a single charge.
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Both variants have a top speed of 207 mph (333 kph) and can do the 0 to 60 mph (0-97 kph) in less than three seconds.
Every single owner of the 33 cars paid at least 1.7 million euros ($1.8 million) to drive the supercar home, according to Top Gear. And that’s before any options or taxes. And it might be worth every cent, because this model, built by hand in such low numbers, is condemned to become a classic.
Alfa Romeo keeps the names of those who bought one under wraps. All we know so far is that, according to a report from The Drive, one of the 33 cars is going to a mysterious Australian collector.
In an online conference, the global head of product for Alfa Romeo, Daniel Guzzafame, revealed that one 33 Stradale will be going to Japan and another one in the UK, although the carmaker is only building this model as a left-hand drive.
He also stated that the model comes with a high grade of customization, but Ferrari is not the kind of ‘the customer is always right’ type of company. "For instance, if we get a request to have a pink car, that will not be approved," Guzzafame explained.
The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale will make public debut at the Salon Auto e Moto d”Epoca, a classic car show that opens its gates on October 26 in Bologna, Italy.
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