Alfa Romeo TZ3

Alfa Romeo TZ3

Alfa Romeo TZ3
Alfa Romeo
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Production	2011 (1 Corsa, 9 Stradales)
Class	Sports car (S)
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Designer	Norihiko Harada of Zagato

A homage to the TZ3 was made in two different iterations in 2010, celebrating Alfa Romeo's centenary.

Zagato TZ3 Corsa

The Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa is the track version of the TZ3 (hence the name TZ3 Corsa, Corsa meaning race in Italian) built to celebrate 100 years (a century) of Alfa Romeo in racing. The Corsa is a one-off car that was first presented at, and won, the 2010 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este in Italy. It is based on the Gillet Vertigo. 5 and was made for German collector Martin Kapp.

The car weighs 850 kg (1,874 lb) thanks to its carbon fibre frame and hand beaten aluminium body panels and has a 420 hp (313 kW) dry sump 4.2 litre V8 engine. The car has a 6-speed automated manual gearbox and can attain a top speed of over 300 km/h (186 mph). It can accelerate from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.5 seconds.

The chassis is a carbon-fiber monocoque with some tubular elements. The suspension setup, front and rear, are double wishbones, with pushrod actuated coil springs, and dampers from Ohlins.

Zagato TZ3 Stradale

The Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale is the road version of the TZ3 (hence the name TZ3 Stradale, stradale meaning road in Italian), designed by Norihiko Harada of Zagato, and was built to celebrate 100 years of Alfa Romeo on the road. The TZ3's chassis is based on the Dodge Viper ACR-X, and has been re-bodied to suit road conditions. Only nine units of the vehicle have been made.

The TZ3 is powered by the ACR-X's odd-firing 8.4-liter Viper all-aluminum 90° OHV 2-valve V10, but its power has been reduced to 600 horsepower (450 kW; 610 PS) at 6,100 rpm, and 560 pound-feet (760 N⋅m) of torque at 5,000 rpm. Redline is reached at 6,250 rpm. All of this power is delivered to the rear wheels, via a 6-speed Tremec TR6060 manual transmission.

The interior design is mainly the same as a regular Viper, but has Alfa Romeo badging.

The body and the frame come from the ACR-X, which are manufactured with SMC & rim panels over a tubular space frame.

The suspension setup for front and rear are A-arms, with coil-over shocks and stabilizer bars.

Gallery

Stradale

Corsa

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