Only for Japan: Alfa Romeo GT Quadrifoglio d'Oro Special Edition

As part of the year-long celebrations for the brand's 100th anniversary, Alfa Romeo has rolled out a special edition version of its GT compact coupe for the Japanese market. It's named "Quadrifoglio d'Oro", which literally translates to 'Golden Clover'. Alfa Romeo used this badge in the past to denote higher-grade versions of its cars.

In this case, the GT Quadrifoglio d'Oro comes with special gold badging, 18-inch five-spoke alloy wheels wrapped in beefier 225/40 tires, red brake calipers and chrome trim on the front bumper. Inside the cabin, Alfa Romeo has added several features to the equipment list including leather sports seats, aluminum sports pedals and sports dials with a red background, just to mention a few.

The JDM GT Quadrifoglio d'Oro is available exclusively with the 166-horsepower (Japan-spec) 2.0-liter JTS petrol engine linked to Alfa's 5-speed automated Selespeed transmission. The automaker said only 60 examples of the car will be built for Japan, with pricing set at 3,850,000 Yen, which is equal to US$44,300 and €33,900 at the current exchange rates.

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Alfa Romeo GT Coupe Redesigned by Fan to Resemble 8c Competizione

We’re not aware when and if at all, Alfa Romeo will update its GT Coupe, but in the case that the Italian automaker does decide to present a facelift version of the compact 4-seater coupe in the near future, this rendering from ‘Autoblog.it’ reader Luciano seems to hit the spot. Inspired from Alfa Romeo’s latest models, the 8c Competizione and the MiTo, Luciano completely redesigned the front end of the GT Coupe replacing the rectangular headlights with the sexier oval-shaped lights found in Alfa’s exotic supercar. Admittedly, we prefer Luciano’s version of the Italian coupe over the original design. Hopefully someone at Alfa might agree with us.

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Alfa Romeo GT Cloverleaf Series

Alfa Romeo’s Cloverleaf or as Alfistas prefer to call it, the Quadrifoglio badge, is making a comeback to the UK in the form of a special edition series GT Coupe which goes on sale on 1 July. Available with two petrol and two diesel engines, the Alfa GT Cloverleaf models come equipped with bespoke 18-inch alloys, red brake callipers, satin-effect front grille and door mirrors.

Moreover, three versions sport a subtle Cloverleaf badge on the boot lid, while the 1.9 JTDM Q2 170bhp version features the Cloverleaf inside a white triangle above the front wheel arch. Buyers will be able to choose from three individual exterior colours: Carbonio black, Alfa Red and Atlantico blue. Inside, the Cloverleaf series models get leather sports seats, aluminium sports pedals, sport dials with a red background and a high-end Bose sound system. -Continued

Prices start at £18,890 for the 1.8-liter petrol engine version and go up to £21,980 for the range-topping 170Hp 1.9JTDM 16V that features a Q2 limited slip differential.

ALFA GT CLOVERLEAF	1.8TS	2.0 JTS	1.9 JTDM 16V 150bhp	1.9 JTDM 16V Q2 170bhp
PRICES £	18,980	19,980	20,980	21,980

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Autodelta Alfa GT 3.7 Super 405Hp: Detailed Info & High Res Images

Autodelta has just released the full press pack of its most powerful interpretation of the Alfa GT up to date; the 405Hp GT 3.7 Super. We remind you that the British tuner teased us about the new GT last Friday, prior to the car’s public unveiling at the Spring Italian Car Day at the Brooklands Museum, UK.

In a nutshell, Autodelta increased the Alfa GT’s 3.2-litre engine’s capacity to 3,750cc revising or adding new components in the way like the new space-efficient Rotrex C38-81 centrifugal supercharger and the extensive cylinder head improvements. The 3.7-liter V6 boasts a maximum power of 405Hp at 6,800 rpm and 508 Nm (375 lb/ft) of torque at 4,800 rpm, enough to give the GT supercar-like performance figures: a 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) acceleration time of 4.9 seconds and a maximum speed of 293 km/h (182 mph). Comparatively, the stock GT Coupe V6’s top speed is 243 km/h while the 0-100 km/h time is 6.7 sec. -Check out all the details along with a high-res image gallery after the jump

11.05.2007 Autodelta present the world’s fastest Alfa GT – the 293 km/h 405 bhp Autodelta GT 3.7 Super

Autodelta is pleased to present for its world première the most dynamic and powerful version of the Alfa GT Coupé yet – the 405 bhp supercharged Autodelta GT 3.7 Super. With its top speed of 293 km/h (182 mph) and a 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) time of 4.9 seconds the Autodelta GT 3.7 Super offers the driver supercar level performance coupled with the car’s famous driveability and practicality.

Introduced four years ago, the Alfa GT Coupé, styled by famed historic Italian design house Bertone, is a gorgeous, sleek and very agile, yet at the same time truly practical, four-seat coupé which immediately won plaudits and awards as well as a loyal following worldwide: a true Alfa Romeo in every sense of the word. Now the new Autodelta GT 3.7 Super takes the GT Coupé theme to the ultimate performance level. It follows on from the market success of the firm’s previous work with the 3.2-litre Alfa GT model: the 320 bhp Autodelta GT 3.2 Super (2004) and the 341 bhp Autodelta GT 3.2 Super Evo version (2005), by raising the Alfa V6 engine and chassis package to even more extreme performance levels.

“Our customers continually push us forward, demanding ever more performance from Alfa Romeo models, and following the 3.2 Super and Evo versions we have had many requests to maximise the Alfa GT’s potential with a 3.7-litre supercharged version,” says Autodelta Managing Director Jano Djelalian. “We have a vast experience with the chassis of this car, and knew it was more than capable of handling the serious power and torque increases that would result from this project – and then transmitting them to the road in a useable and effective manner.”

The new car sees the Alfa GT’s 3.2-litre engine’s capacity increased to 3,750cc, and harnessed with the space-efficient Rotrex C38-81 centrifugal supercharger. The engine development includes extensive cylinder head improvements, new larger fuel injectors with revised spray patterns to optimise combustion and emissions, and a Ferrari-derived throttle body. The car also receives new tubular exhaust manifolds and a complete exhaust system specially designed for the requirements of this upgrade. The result, combined with further chassis, transmission and aerodynamic developments is earth shattering. The Autodelta GT 3.7 Super boasts maximum power of 405 bhp at 6,800 rpm and 508 Nm (375 lb/ft) of torque at 4,800 rpm. The standard Alfa GT 3.2 V6 by comparison offers 240 bhp and 300 Nm (221 lb/ft).

The new Autodelta GT 3.7 Super can reach a maximum speed of 293 km/h (182 mph) and boasts a 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) acceleration time of 4.9 seconds – blistering performance from what is a perfectly sorted car. (Standard Alfa GT Coupe V6 top speed is 243 km/h while the 0-100 km/h time is 6.7 seconds). The torque availability of the Alfa V6 engine – one of the most famous units in the brand’s almost century long history – is truly impressive, the power curve running smoothly from tickover to the redline at 7,400 rpm.

“The Arese-built Alfa V6 is an excellent engine,” says Jano, “we have more than twenty years of experience developing it to the maximum, and it quite simply responds to everything we want to do to it. The Alfa GT Coupé provides us with all the right ingredients to work with – in the engine and chassis area – and we are all delighted with the results we have achieved with the Autodelta GT 3.7 Super.”

The improvements made to the engine are complimented by extensive remapping to the ECU, while the front-wheel-drive car is able to effectively put the additional power down on the road through the incorporation of an Autodelta-developed and specially manufactured Limited Slip Differential (LSD). Autodelta also fit different gearbox ratios, depending on the customer’s specific requirements.

This is not just a very powerful machine for trackdays or special occasions, but an effective, practical car ready for day-to-day use, fully able to use all its 405 bhp and 508 Nm to enhance the owner’s sensory experience under all driving scenarios. Most Autodelta customers’ demand a high performance Alfa Romeo which is suitable every use, and Autodelta’s engineers regard it as their priority to fulfil this demand.

The Autodelta GT 3.7 Super comes with the enhanced aerodynamic package of the GT Super, including a deeper spoiler that supplies and optimises airflow to the intercooler. The rear bumper assembly incorporates a ‘diffuser’. Interior trim upgrades are optional, including Alcantara trim on the dashboard and panels, as well as bespoke leather packages.

The full Autodelta GT 3.7 Super package is now available for immediate ordering from the London factory or from our worldwide network of authorised dealers.

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Autodelta Presents 405Hp Alfa Romeo GT 3.7 Super

When it comes to tuning, enough is never enough; and that’s the case with Autodelta and its 341Hp strong, front-wheel drive Alfa GT 3.2 Super Evo (2005). The London-based tuning house increased the capacity of the 3.2-litre V6 supercharged engine to 3.7-litre. While they where at it, they also threw in a new Rotrex C38-81 centrifugal supercharger. The result is a maximum output of 405Hp and 375 lb/ft of torque. No word on performance figures but I suspect we’ll know more after the official presentation on Saturday, 5th May, at the Spring Italian Car Day at the Brooklands Museum, UK. (Photo GT 3.2 Super Evo) –Press Release after the jump

Via: Motorpassion & Autodelta

PRESS RELEASE

Autodelta will race into Brooklands this week with the new 405 bhp Autodelta GT 3.7 Super

Following a successful 2006 programme, Auto Italia magazine is set to kick off its 2007 events with the always-popular Spring Italian Car Day at the Brooklands Museum, Surrey, on Saturday 5th May. London-based aftermarket design and tuning house Autodelta has always been committed to supporting Auto Italia events and so we will be present at this Saturday’s Italian car extravaganza with a brand new bespoke model to lead out our comprehensive line-up, as well as offering information on the Autodelta European Tour 2007.

Autodelta is pleased to present for its première, at Brooklands, the most dynamic and powerful version of the Alfa GT Coupé yet – the 405 bhp supercharged Autodelta GT 3.7 Super. This car builds on the market success of the 320 bhp GT 3.2 Super (2004) and the 341 bhp GT 3.2 Super Evo version (2005), by pushing the Alfa V6 engine and chassis package to even more extreme performance levels – achieved without compromising practicality and drivability. The new car sees the 3.2-litre engine’s capacity increased to 3.7-litre, coupled to the addition on the space-efficient Rotrex C38-81 centrifugal supercharger. The result is maximum power of 405 bhp and 375 lb/ft of torque.

The Autodelta range at Brooklands will also feature the ‘jewel in the crown’ – the new 348 bhp supercharged Autodelta Brera J5 3.2 C – a car that quite simply transforms the exciting Alfa Romeo sports car. Previewed last autumn the Brera J5 3.2 C was commercialized earlier this spring and demand for this potent conversion programme has already far exceeded our expectations. This model will be joined at the event by the Autodelta GT 3.2 Super, 147 GTA AM 3.2 Super and 147 GTA AM 3.7 Super. Finally the supercharged Autodelta 146 2.0, which recently won the ‘Chairman’s Choice’ award at the Alfa Romeo Owners’ Club Spring Day, will complete the line-up.

The Autodelta team, including Managing Director Jano Djelalian and General Manager Andrew Smith, will be on hand to explain in detail all our models and offer advice; as well as introducing the Autodelta European Tour 2007, for which some places still remain. (Auto Italia is also an ‘Official Partner’ of the Tour). We look forward to seeing you on Saturday.

With its dramatic surroundings this event is always very popular, and new for this year visitors will be able to savour a superb new feature: now you can experience the excitement of the challenging new Mercedes-Benz World test track…in your own car! This will be the first time that the public will have the opportunity to enjoy this thrilling new circuit in their own cars. The acclaimed track is part of this exciting new state-of-the-art automotive complex that is set to enhance the Brooklands ‘experience’.

This new feature will compliment the long running and highly popular runs up the historic Brooklands “Test Hill”, still one of the few places in the UK where you can see and hear exotic cars in action at very close quarters. Enjoy the roar of a classic Ferrari V12 or high revving Abarth as the cars prepare for the short 1 in 4 sprint.

The combination of car demonstrations, club displays, aviation exhibits (including Concorde) and motoring exhibitions, and of course the Italian trade village makes this a great family day out. Also – and special for this year – will be a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Fiat 500. For more information on Spring Italian Car Day please visit www.auto-italia.co.uk or www.brooklandsmuseum.co.uk

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Alfa GT Blackline: Limited Edition for the UK market

We’re suckers about the Alfa GT’s looks and this “black pack” just makes it even more desirable. Unfortunately, our desirability starts and stops on the GT’s looks but that’s another story. Metallic black paint aside, the Blackline boasts satin effect wing mirrors, chrome exhaust and bespoke 18” alloy wheels outside and black leather sports seats & steering wheel with red stitching, aluminium sports pedals, an aluminium gearknob with red stitching on the gaiter, and a Bose sound system in the inside. Available in the UK in 2.0 JTS and 1.9 JTDM guises, the Alfa GT BlackLine models are priced lower than the current entry-level versions with the petrol version costing £19,980 and the diesel £20,980.

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Autodelta creates a 340Hp Alfa GT Super Evo in Dubai

UK based Alfa Romeo specialist Autodelta, might not have finished putting together their distribution network in the over-prosperous UAE market but when there’s a will (testament…) there’s a way. Dubai residents Walid Shihabi and his brother Wissam wanted to convert their Alfa GT 3.2 V6 into the supercharged, 340Hp strong Autodelta GT Super Evo that goes from 0 to 60mph (96km/h) in 5,2 sec. So what did Autodelta do?; They dispatched factory engineers to Dubai to carry out the conversion using the facilities of the official Alfa Romeo importer! Via: Jalopnik & Autodelta –Picture gallery and press release after the jump.

Press Release: Autodelta GT Super Evo Arrives in Dubai

Alfa Romeo enthusiasts' attention worldwide has over the last year has been firmly focused on the "new breed" of exciting Alfa Romeo models. And at the same time the attention of Autodelta's design and engineering team has been on working through the rapidly-growing order book for the new 340bhp Autodelta Brera J5 3.2 C, as well as finalizing bespoke high-performance versions of the 159, 159 Sportwagon and Spider to be added to the range this year.

And although it has slipped somewhat from the public's attention, the stylish Alfa GT Coupé continues to find a niche market, buyers continuing to be seduced by its excellent chassis, gorgeous Bertone-styled looks, and of course the availability of the classic Alfa 3.2 "V6" engine. Autodelta introduced its exclusive, bespoke version of the Alfa GT, the Autodelta GT 3.2 Super, at the MPH04 Motor Show in December 2004, before exactly a year later at MPH05, it introduced a new, more extreme version that pushed the performance and dynamic envelope out even further. This model, the awesome Autodelta GT 3.2 Super Evo, has proved to be hugely popular with customers with a steady stream of orders being fulfilled over the last year-and-a-half.

The 320bhp Autodelta GT Super had featured a bespoke Rotrex C30-94 supercharger utilised through a compact cooling and lubrication system developed by the firm's talented engineers for the Alfa GT, along with chassis, suspension, transmission, electronics, braking and aerodynamic upgrades. The new Autodelta GT Super Evo then pushed the performance envelope out even further, offering increased levels of torque (287 lb/ft at 4800 rpm) and more power (341bhp at 6,450rpm) through the incorporation of a larger intercooler and higher-flow injectors, with boost raised from 0.45 to 0.55 bar, and utilising an evolutionary engine re-mapping programme. The 0-60 mph time was shaved to 5.2 seconds, while the main change apparent to the driver was in the substantial improvement in mid- and high-range acceleration as well as a more noticeable (and louder) sound emitted by the revised exhaust system, which was created specially for this "Evo" model in close conjunction with Autodelta's exhaust development partner, Ragazzon.

While a growing number of Autodelta GT Super Evo models have since been built at the firm's London HQ and by its authorized dealers worldwide, a customer in the United Arab Emirates recently approached Autodelta to convert his Alfa GT Coupé to full Evo specification. With a growing demand for Autodelta products in the Gulf region, Autodelta is currently putting a localized distribution network together, but for this project specially commissioned by Walid Shihabi and his brother Wissam - the first fully bespoke model programme to be carried out in the UAE - factory Autodelta engineers were to be dispatched to carry out the conversion using the excellent facilities of Gargash Motors LLC, the country's official Alfa Romeo importer and distributor.

"Walid and I recently decided to upgrade our 3.2-litre Alfa Romeo GT Coupé to a supercharged version; and we chose Autodelta for their huge experience both with supercharging and with tuning Alfa Romeos," says Wissam. "Getting the maximum performance possible out of the Alfa GT - without considering any compromises - was our main objective; any other issues were regarded as secondary.

"We flew to London just before Christmas to test-drive an Autodelta GT 3.2 Super Evo demonstrator and we ordered the conversion on the spot," he adds.

Autodelta air-freighted all the parts required for the conversion to the UAE last month, including the new body panels, and its engineers flew over to Dubai shortly afterwards to carry out the conversion. The Autodelta team was pleased to use the workshops of Gargash Motors LLC to carry out the conversion.

"It was an amazing decision," adds Wissam, "because the outcome was a car that we both really love. The GT's drive was always one to enjoy but with the extra 100 bhp and the superbly aggressive noise the new exhaust system makes, Autodelta has managed to make the car into what it is really supposed to be, the type of car that totally speaks to you and says 'please drive me to the limit'. We have also driven the car on the new Dubai race track several times, exploring its potential fully, and it has always been a fun experience with the car setting very fast times. In the UAE it is often difficult for a car to stand out as there are many distinctive and expensive, luxury and supercars on the road - but the Autodelta GT Super Evo always captures attention wherever it goes."

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