Alfa-Romeo TZ3 Corsa
It's a Corsa – but not as we know it! This is the TZ3 Corsa, which is Zagato’s birthday present to Alfa Romeo. The Italian coachbuilder designed the incredible machine to mark the latter’s 100th anniversary.
It honours the racing partnership between the two companies over the past century, and is based on Alfa’s 8C Competizione supercar. But the newcomer’s bespoke body is even more spectacular.
The covers were pulled from the TZ3 Corsa at the exclusive Villa D’Este Concours D’Elegance event on the shores of Lake Como, Italy. It features a carbon fibre tubular chassis, coupled with a tubular frame and a hand-made lightweight aluminium bodyshell.
It’s possible to make out some of the cues from the 8C in the head-turning shape, although the two models are completely different at the rear, where the roofline has been extended in the pursuit of better aerodynamics.
The TZ3 Corsa weighs only 850kg, and is powered by a 4.2-litre dry sump V8 engine – which offers several different settings that can be adjusted by the driver. It delivers 420bhp to the rear wheels through a six-speed sequential gearbox. As a result, Zagato claims 0-62mph in less than 3.5 seconds, while top speed is in excess of 185mph.
PS : il reste à espérer qu'une version commercialisée de ce concept-car existera réellement car le design est vraiment superbe
Pour les non-Alfistes qui voudraient en savoir plus, ci-dessous des photos des TZ1 et TZ2
TZ1 : 1963-65, 112 exemplaires, carrosserie en aluminium, 650kg, moteur 4 cylindres 1570cm3, 160ch en version Autodelta
TZ2 : 1965 seulement, 12 exemplaires, carrosserie en fibre de verre, 620kg, moteur 4 cylindres 1570cm3, 170ch
) fanatique de la marque.