Alfa Romeo 2000 Sportiva
The Alfa Romeo 2000 Sportiva is a 2-litre sports car made by Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo in 1954. Although developed to be built in a small series, just four were made — two coupés and two spiders.
| Alfa Romeo 2000 Sportiva | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Alfa Romeo |
| Also called | Alfa Romeo 1900 Sport Spider |
| Production | 1954 (4 produced) |
| Designer | Franco Scaglione at Bertone |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car |
| Body style | 2-door coupé 2-door Spider |
| Layout | Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.0 L I4 |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,200 mm (86.6 in) [1][2] |
| Length | 3,600 mm (141.7 in) [1] |
| Width | 1,540 mm (60.6 in) [1] |
| Height | 1,120 mm (44.1 in) [1] |
| Kerb weight | 915 kg (2,017 lb) [1][2] |
History
The 2000 Sportiva was intended to be produced in limited volumes for Alfa Romeo's more sporting clientele, and to be used as a high-speed grand tourer or for racing in the sport class.[2] The car never made it into series production: only four were built, two open-top spiders (also known as Alfa Romeo 1900 Sport Spider) and two 2-seat coupés.[2] Both bodies were designed by Franco Scaglione at Bertone. Today a metallic silver coupé and a red spider are part of the Alfa Romeo Museum collection.
Some traits of the coupé—such as the wrap-around rear window and rear end treatment—were later seen on the mass-produced Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint, also by Bertone.[2]
Specifications
Like the earlier Disco Volante, the 2000 Sportiva uses a tubular space frame chassis covered by an all-aluminium body, and a front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. Front suspension was by double wishbones, while at the rear there was a De Dion axle. Brakes were diagonally finned drums, the rears mounted inboard.
The engine was a dual overhead camshaft 1997.4 cc (bore 85 mm, stroke 88 mm) inline-four, with a cast iron block, aluminium cylinder head, and hemispherical combustion chambers.[2] Fed by two twin-choke side-draft Weber carburettors, it produced 138 PS (101 kW; 136 hp) at 6,500 rpm, giving the car a top speed of 220 km/h (137 mph).[2] The transmission was a 5-speed gearbox.[2]
References
- "Alfa Romeo 2000 Sportiva Coupe". ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
- Fusi (1978).
Bibliography
- Fusi, Luigi (1978). Alfa Romeo—Tutte le vetture dal 1910—All cars from 1910 (3rd ed.). Milan: Emmeti Grafica editrice. pp. 503–506.
