Entering the new year, Alfa Romeo brought to Instagram to share a short video highlighting his current product. 2022 saw the introduction of the lightly updated Giulia and Stelvio joined by the new Tonale compact crossover, but 2023 should be much more interesting. At the end of the video, we get a glimpse of the rear light design which is not currently offered on any of the three products sold by the Italian brand.
The round taillights bring fond memories of the 4C that was discontinued a few years ago or the 8C that was sold in the late 2000s. The new car will likely be placed somewhere in between by adopting a six-cylinder engine, possibly a twin-turbo 2.9-liter V6. It produces an already healthy 540 horsepower and 442 pound-feet (600 Newton-meters) of torque in the Giulia GTA, so it will be interesting to see if Alfa’s engineers will improve those figures.
The car briefly shown here should not be confused with Zagato’s one-off creation that was unveiled at the end of last year. It was a short wheelbase two-seat coupe written by the Italian coachbuilder to mark 100 years since collaborating with Alfa Romeo for the first time. The automaker’s CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato has suggested the official premiere will take place in March 2023. Expect low production numbers and a high price tag for such a special supercar.
The mysterious model, temporarily known as the Alfa Romeo 6C, will seek to heal the wounds created after the GTV and 8C revivals were announced and then canceled a few years ago. Simultaneously, this will likely be the last product launch from the Stellantis brand with a petrol engine. Imparato has suggested it will be an Alfa through and through, meaning it won’t be a rebranded Maserati MC20.
As a refresher, Alfa will turn into a pure electric brand later this decade. The next-gen Giulia and Stelvio have been confirmed as EVs, so the end of the ICE-powered models is imminent.