Zagato had a busy weekend on the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, the place two vehicles penned by the Italian coachbuilder had been unveiled. The fabled design home shocked nearly everybody with its personal tackle the BMW M4, that includes a double bubble roof. One other coupe, this time based mostly on the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, made its world premiere on the shores of Lake Como in Italy.

The DoppiaCoda (Double Tail) is a one-off particular undertaking commissioned by a rich Italian proprietor. Its identify refers to a mixture of a Kammback and a rounded wing. Also referred to as a Kamm tail or Okay-tail, a Kammback is a design function characterised by a gently sloped profile that ends abruptly with a vertical floor. It was pioneered by German designer and aerodynamicist Wunibald Kamm, who created the 1938 BMW Kamm Coupe.

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Zagato dared to change one of the stunning vehicles of the fashionable period. Whether or not the consequence surpasses Wolfgang Egger’s and Daniele Gaglione’s work from the 2000s is open to debate. Even in spite of everything these years, the fashionable 8C, conceived by Centro Stile Alfa Romeo, stays a shocking mid-engine supercar in each Coupe and Spider flavors.

Very like the aforementioned M4, it wouldn’t be a correct Zagato with out the signature double bubble roof. Though your entire physique has been reworked, it is the redesigned rear that instantly units it other than the usual 8C. Classes realized from final yr’s Alpine A110-based undertaking with its detachable long-tail rear bumper helped Zagato reimagine the Alfa’s rear.

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Technical specs haven’t been disclosed, which may counsel that the DoppiaCoda retains the Ferrari-derived V-8. In the usual 8C, the naturally aspirated 4.7-liter engine produced 444 horsepower and 354 pound-feet (480 Newton-meters) of torque. Energy was despatched to the rear wheels by means of a six-speed computerized transmission with shift paddles. The automotive accelerated from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 4.2 seconds and had a high velocity of 181 mph (292 km/h).

This isn’t the primary time Zagato has reimagined the Alfa Romeo 8C. On the identical present in Italy again in 2010, it unveiled the TZ3 Corsa as a one-off for German collector Martin Kapp. That automotive additionally featured a Kammback, although it leaned extra towards a “breadvan” aesthetic. In case you don’t keep in mind it, we’ve connected photos beneath.

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