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Rare Alfa Romeo SZ Trofeo is for sale

At the 1989 Geneva Motor Show Alfa Romeo unveiled a high-performance limited-production sports car, the Alfa Romeo SZ, developed in partnership with Zagato. It was produced between 1989 and 1991, and only 1,000 units left the production line. Less than 20 Trofeos were ever built and one of them, the Alfa Romeo SZ Trofeo, is for sale.

This car was produced before the 1993 Monaco Grand Prix and was used as a support vehicle, and later competed in several races in the 1993 Italian Supercar GT series. After that, it became part of the private collection of the Italian F1 driver Andrea de Adamich, who regularly drove the car. After 10 years, it was sold to Germany where it was registered for road driving.

Alfa Romeo SZ Trofeo is finished in Red and has always been meticulously maintained by Formula GT, who can confirm that everything is still original. What sets it apart from other examples are the Alfa Romeo badging, 16-inch OZ Racing wheels, and two racer seats in the cabin. The odometer shows less than 22,000 kilometers.

Under the hood is a 3.0-L Busso V6 engine, which is considered one of of the best V6 engines in history. The description states that the car was track-tested by Walter Röhrl (Spielberg), Karl Wendlinger (Mugello) and Joachim Winkelhock (Hockenheim), who were all equally impressed with the handling. The performance is very modest by today’s standards, but on many tracks it can still compete with much more modern monsters.

The car comes with comprehensive photo documentation, spare wheels and parts, and the current price is €185,000.

Source: Race Cars Direct

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Stellantis has a problem with a large stock of unsold cars

Stellantis is one of the largest automotive groups in the world that owns more than a dozen brands. In the first half of 2024, it recorded bad sales results, which caused the problem of too many manufactured cars sitting in warehouses.

The total sales of vehicles from the Stellantis Group in the six months of this year on the United States market fell by 16%, and the biggest decline was recorded by Ram (-26%), Dodge (-16%), Jeep (-9%) and Chrysler (- 8%). A large number of vehicles are gathering dust in warehouses, so the group is considering the option of a lower price on cars manufactured this year or earlier.

Looking at individual models, the Alfa Romeo Giulia is currently the slowest selling car in the US, with an inventory of 617 days. It is followed by Alfa Romeo Stelvio (456 days), Fiat 500e (454 days), Jeep Renegade (332 days), Grand Wagoneer L (327 days) and Dodge Hornet (323 days). This means that brands don’t have to produce these models for more than a year before selling currently unsold stock.

Also, Stellantis decided to reduce the delivery of cars to dealers by the end of the year by 200,000 units.

Source: CarEdge, Photo: Stellantis

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Alfa Romeo is developing a new all-electric SUV

In 2023, there were rumors about a new Alfa Romeo car with which the Italian manufacturer would enter the race with currently strong competition such as the Porche Cayenne or the Mercedes EQE SUV. A few days ago it was confirmed by the head of Alfa Romeo, Jean-Philippe Imparato, and the new SUV should reach the market in 2027.

Jean-Phlippe said that the company gives more chances to the SUV model than to the hatchback, but everything will depend on the sales of this type of vehicle in Europe, the potential of the Asian market, especially China, and the development of electrification in North America.

“The question is whether we will increase the size, and for me the answer is yes. We have to go to a bigger model. We have everything, the platform, the engines and the software. We can push the limits to the maximum, and I have some design sketches that are very good. If I premium and I’m not in the E-segment, what should I do?”

Alfa Romeo currently offers three SUV models: Junior, Tonale and Stelvio, and according to some rumors, the new SUV should be built on the STLA Large platform from Stellantis. However, what we know for sure for now is that the car will have a striking design, a centrally positioned license plate holder, and that the front grill will be taken from the Scudetto model.

Also, it should be noted that the Italian manufacturer previously announced several special limited models such as the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, and the return of some of the old models such as the GTV or roadster Duetto is also planned.

Source: Alfa Romeo