At this previous weekend’s 2025 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, Zagato was as soon as once more within the highlight for showcasing its newest coachbuilt automobiles. Apart from the BMW M4 convertible-based Bovensiepen Zagato, the Milanese atelier additionally unveiled the Alfa Romeo DoppiaCoda: a one-off idea that reimagines the enduring 8C Competizione. A mannequin in manufacturing between 2008 and 2010, the 8C additionally served as the bottom for the beautiful Disco Volante by Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera.
This explicit construct was Commissioned by an Italian collector, and is a follow-up to the six-cylinder Giulia SWB undertaking from 2023. It pays tribute to the legendary 8C lineage, which dates again to the Nineteen Thirties, when Alfa Romeo and Zagato first collaborated on race-winning automobiles.
“We could have simply began a brand new chapter in Zagato design, targeted on researching tail sections and exploring new aerodynamic and stylistic options to spark innovation. With the 8C DoppiaCoda, as a substitute, we created a real fusion of spherical and truncated tails right into a single physique type—one that also preserves the practical advantages of each.” Andrea Michele Zagato, President of Zagato
The entrance facia options revised air intakes and a sharper headlight profile in comparison with the usual 8C. The black contrasting with Zagato’s signature double-bubble roof serves as an important visible distinction to the hanging crimson paintwork. Nevertheless, The spotlight of this bespoke one-off fee is within the identify; ‘DoppiaCoda’, which in Italian interprets to ‘double tail.
Not like a removable tail-section seen on the AGTZ Twin-Tail, the DoppiaCoda combines two of Zagato’s most distinctive design codes: the signature the aerodynamic Kamm-tail (Coda Tronca), or truncated near-vertical tail part, and rounded-tail (Coda-Tonda), leading to a singular, visually hanging but practical rear finish. A up to date interpretation of two basic design parts from the previous, the wrap-around mounted wing, which seems indifferent when seen from the rear, is definitely hormonally built-in into the physique and enhances each downforce and aesthetic enchantment.
The Coda Tronca is a design resolution historically utilized in excessive, race-inspired sports activities automobiles.But when utilized on to a high-class GT just like the 8C, the tail would have felt visually heavy. That’s why this “wing tronca” was developed particularly for this automotive.”— Norihiko Harada, Chief Designer at Zagato
Though there’s no phrase on the 8C Doppiacoda’s precise efficiency specs, the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione featured a 4.7-liter Ferrari/Maserati F136 Yc V8 engine beneath the hood, with 444 horsepower on faucet, paired to a six-speed automated guide transmission. As beforehand talked about, it is a bespoke one-off construct with no plans for additional manufacturing. The Alfa Romeo Doppiacoda received the Idea Automotive Cup at this 12 months’s Villa d’Este, and never solely does it function a reminder of magnificence and individuality, but in addition a celebration of greater than a century of collaboration between Zagato and Alfa Romeo.
Supply: Zagato, Alfa Romeo
