As current CEO Sergio Marchionne is set to leave, FCA (Fiat Chrysler) has just shown off its new five-year-plan in Balocco, Italy. The group hopes to electrify its portfolio of products, as well as roll out more autonomous features (it wants to sell “Level 4” autonomous cars by 2023). But most tantalizing to enthusiasts are plans for specific models within brands’ current lineups — we’re talking Italian coupes, super-fast EV’s and desert-ready trucks. Naturally, things should be taken with a grain of salt, but for the most part, these products seem relatively plausible. Here’s hoping they do come to fruition because, to put it bluntly, they all look rad as hell.
Alfa Romeo GTV
The GTV was Alfa Romeo’s legendary (and extremely pretty) two-door coupe back in the ’60s and ’70s, so a modern revival makes sense for the brand. Alfa Romeo hints at the following specs: 50/50 weight distribution, 600 horsepower and all-wheel-drive with torque vectoring. Sounds fun. Notably, there’s talk of an “E-Boost” system which is, almost assuredly, a hybrid system supplementing whatever horsepower the car’s engine will produce. Expect the car to ride on the existing Giulia platform and for the final result to be very pretty when it arrives, apparently, by 2022.
Alfa Romeo 8C
Also in Alfa Romeo’s plans is a successor to the 8C, the manufacturer’s supercar effort that (kind of) led the brand’s reintroduction into the US in 2007. Unlike the first 8C, this new car will apparently be mid-engined, based around a carbon fiber monocoque chasis, with 700 horsepower on tap thanks to a twin-turbo engine and electric motors powering the front wheels. As Road & Track notes, the concept sketch looks eerily similar to the Tipo 33 Stradale from the 1960s, arguably the prettiest car ever made (fight me), so lets hope they styling stays for the production version.
