The Alfa Romeo Disco Volante by Touring is a two-seater coupé with front-central engine and transaxle drivetrain. The Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione supplied the rolling chassis along with the drivetrain and electronic systems. The car was showcased at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show as a full scale style model. Touring offers this as a very limited ...

Jan 8, 2021 · Introduced as a concept in 2012 before being put into production a year later, it's an ultra-rare, ultra-exclusive coachbuilt sports car based on the already special Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione,...

Jan 13, 2021 · Named after the 1900 C52 “Disco Volante” (Italian for “Flying Saucer”) experimental race cars built by Alfa Romeo in the early 1950s, the modern Disco Volante is based on the already exclusive 8C Competizione and was built by Carrozzeria Touring.

The Alfa Romeo Disco Volante by Touring is a two-seater coupé, built by Carrozzeria Touring in 2013. It is based on the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione. The model name and styling is derived from the Disco Volante of the 1950s. Equipped with a 4.7 L front-central mounted V8 engine, it produces 450 PS (331 kW; 444 hp) and 480 N⋅m (354 lbf⋅ft) of ...

Mar 27, 2025 · Its slippery styling (Disco Volante means Flying Saucer in Italian) enabled it to reach a top speed of almost 140 mph. Only five were made, with one later re-bodied as a coupe, which became the inspiration for a new Disco Volante in 2012. ... and even a brown-leather trimmed steering wheel to get the look of the original car’s wood-rimmed item.

Finished in stunning Rosso paintwork to match the original C52 Disco Volante, the car sports Alfa Romeo emblems from 1952 (rather than the modern emblems used on an 8C Competizione), a cross motif over the grille, painted Quadrifoglio logos on the front ¾ panels, matte carbon, and the rear window has been replaced with a black cover. ...

Nov 28, 2011 · Coachbuilt by Carrozzeria Touring, the car’s curvaceous, wind-tunnel tested surfacing not only gave the C52 a super-low drag coefficient (0.25 Cd, less than that of the 2012 Tesla Model S), but also inspired the internal nickname of …

The Alfa Romeo Disco Volante by Touring is a two-seater coupé with front-central engine and rear-mounted transaxle drivetrain.

Jul 19, 2019 · An in-depth historical and technical appraisal of Alfa Romeo's spectacular but ill-fated C52 racing car: the 'Disco Volante' of 1952

Mar 18, 2021 · Alfa Romeo 1900 C52 “Disco Volante” is the full name for this charismatic car. But as it is with nicknames, they are used more often than all the official names. The story of the flying saucer begins in 1952.