The Chevy Corvette has a new challenger in the shape of the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, a limited-edition supercar from the Italian luxury brand that is ultimately produced under the aegis of parent company and cross-town GM rival Stellantis.
The 2024 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale was just unveiled as a strikingly-styled supercar capable of surpassing 200 mph, which Alfa Romeo describes as possessing “a perfect balance of proportions, volumes and surface properties” while offering powerful sports car performance.
Notably, Alfa Romeo claims the 2024 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale has a top speed of 206 miles per hour. It can charge from zero to 60 miles per hour in under 3 seconds, according to the company, and can brake from 60 mph to a standstill in about 100 feet (33 meters) using Alfa Romeo-exclusive Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes and a brake-by-wire system.
The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale comes in two available trim levels, Tributo and Alfa Corse, and with a choice of two powerplants for motivation. Standard fare is a twin-turbocharged V6 engine developing in excess of 620 horsepower, using an eight-speed DCT transmission for cog swaps and offering rear-wheel drive only.
Alternately, buyers can opt for an all-electric version with 750 horsepower on tap. According to the results of the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure or WLTP test, the BEV configuration of the Alfa Romeo 33 offers a range of approximately 280 miles (450 kilometers) on a single charge.
Alfa Romeo says it designed the 2024 Alfa Romeo 33 to provide not only supercar performance but also the comfort and drivability needed for “daily commutes.” In fact, the “Stradale” name indicates a street-capable, street-legal version of a race car.
The vehicle draws its inspiration from the 1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, another limited-run vehicle unveiled at the 1967 Paris Motor Show. The 1967 Stradale was also individually hand-built to customer specifications with no two exactly alike. It featured an aluminum body, rare in its day, echoed in the 2024 Stradale’s aluminum H-frame and carbon-fiber monocoque construction.
The 2024 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale is hand-built in a limited run of 33 vehicles total. Predictably, as we already reported on Motrolix.com, this means the entire production run has already sold out to interested parties, with every vehicle individually customized to meet the preferences of buyers.
Alfa Romeo CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato noted that Chevrolet can expect more 2024 Corvette rivals to be coming down the pipeline, remarking “this is the brand’s first fuoriserie (custom-built) car since 1969, and I promise it won’t be the last.”
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This will in no way be a rival to the Corvette as this is a super limited run of only 33 vehicles….the majority will be purchased and tucked away as investments, never seeing any real road usage. The majority of Corvette purchases are by people who actually intend to drive the car
I won’t get that far to call it a Corvette rival. This is a totally different car for entirely different demographic and is 25x more expensive. Besides it’s extremely limited production like TriSt8Z said already. Corvette is a high volume, affordable sports car and GM has to sell it in thousands to make money. Besides Alfa is going to be extremely customisable. Performance could be close to Z06 but clearly not a rival.
33 vehicles? No. Not a Corvette rival.
Alfa is finally getting smart after loosing money as a BMW rival with Stelvio and Guiliana (both great cars that couldn’t find a market).
Alfa is linked to Ferrari so can do great super cars that the very wealthy will buy. I think CEO is suggesting an eventual Corvette rival that might do okay in Europe/Latin America. Stellantis CEO is smart so I wouldn’t underestimate
It is limited to only 33 units and Fiat/Chrysler is notorious for having a litany of problems with their vehicles.
-The first part of my statement squashes this “rivalry” with Corvette.
-The second part of my statement solidifies it.
P.S. As a Corvette fan/owner, I fully welcome competition (it is what fuels a Free Market Economy), but this Alfa is not it.
The biggest competitor for this car is the other supercars from Italy including their sister company Ferrari. And perhaps a couple of other boutique super cars manufactured elsewhere.
Other than the two cars being midengine sports cars, why would Alfa Romeo consider this very limited production, likely ultra high-priced product to be a Corvette competitor? It makes no sense.
Just an excuse for content.
This appears to be a beautifully styled car but I would have an issue of paying seven figures which no one knows exactly the amount for a twin-turbo V6. Also the electrified model has horsepower that seems too low for this type of car. Having a twin-turbo V8 makes more sense for something this rarified.
What a sad excuse for an article.
So they’re only building 33 cars, priced at over $300K, and already sold out. Chevy makes 300 Vettes a week, most priced at under $100K, and you can get one if you wait.
So how are they rivals?
I guess a million is more than $300k.
An actual C8 Corvette can actually end up in my garage.
I can afford it, and I can afford to drive it everyday.
This however will not be something I can afford.
Rival performance wise? Why did it take so much money and craftsmanship
to build a few of these when GM makes thousands of Corvettes with almost
the same performance…
As Chandler Bing might say, “Can the headlight clusters BE any bigger?”
At a projected price of 1.6 million it’s no in completion with the corvette.
You guys need to stop doing whatever your doing ‘cause you’re in Laos land with this claim.
Not to worry we’ll be typical Alpha Romeo junk
In what way is this a Corvette rival? Better go try again.