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Alfa Romeo Zagato Concept TZ3 was undoubtedly the star of the "concepts and prototypes" of the 2010 Villa d'Este. But among the five models presented and the three Italian set, the Spada Codatronca has once again pulled his pin from the play The supercar Transalpine the false airs of Batmobile took many visitors to his nets.

Spada Design Studio presents its first racing beast form of a concept for the show Top Marques Monaco 2008. (It is unveiled by Damon Hill). Originally the project found Ercole Spada, head of design at Zagato in 1960, which teamed up with his son Paul to plot the curves of supercar. The Codatronca can also deny the family resemblance to the Alfa Romeo TZ 1965, it is a modern reinterpretation. The heiress looks that create a more tortured than its predecessor, less obvious to assess. The lines are eccentric performance of the supercar, they show a very thorough research on the aerodynamics.

Spada using a chassis Chevrolet Corvette, ultra light through the use of aluminum, while the engine and suspensions are widely reviewed for Codatronca. The body receives a good dose of carbon fiber to achieve a minimum weight. The Codatronca is powered by a V8 7 liter aluminum dry-sump lubrication and 640 hp for a couple of 668 Nm at .4 800 rpm. Deeply rooted in his time the same may Codatronca run on bioethanol. Coupled with a six-speed manual transmission and boosted by a low weight to an absolute minimum, the V8 maddens the times: 0 to 100 km / h in 3.4 seconds and dispatched top speed of 340 km wedged / h.

The success in Monaco allows Spada commercialize Codatronca small series, some copies are produced each year.


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