Geneva they are the car manufacturers but also the designers. Among them Fioravanti, a big name of the Italian automobile design which celebrates this year its 20 years.
We know it little and nevertheless we owe him many Ferrari, Lancia and the other Alfa Romeo. And it is exactly the concept-bus Alfa Romeo which Fioravanti exposed on its stand of the show of Geneva. Attention, the concept exposed Alfa Romeo Vola is not a novelty. Fioravanti had presented it for the first time in Geneva, but in 2001. And if the designer exposes it again in 2008, it is to celebrate 20 years of his brand. This year, in Geneva, its true novelty is the concept Hidra. A concept which we could summarize in a monospace-coupe. If if, it is possible.
But let us return to the one who interests us, Alfa Romeo Vola. There also it is about a coupe, but about a coupe sport. Not very big with his 4,16 m of length, 1,81 m of width and 1,28 m of height, it retractable distinguish itself especially by its glass roof. Here the roof does not withdraw to find place in the safe, no, here the roof revolves and comes to settle on the back safe not while preventing it from opening. This technique says to you anything? Normal, it is the one that Ferrari held three years later for its 575 Super-America.
An ingenious system which allows not to lose a placein the safe, not to modify the distribution of the masses as the roof is in place or removed, and which it more has the merit to be very light. It also acts as net anti-bustle!
Inside, the cokpit is separated in two in a very different way. Fioravanti compared even with the time both places in two canoes! The style is simple but elegant and, cut sport obliges, speeds take place in the steering wheel.
No driving “truth” under the hood, it is not because a concept, but Fioravanti takes advantage of this edition 2008 of the show of Geneva to call back that Stole it can receive with very few modifications the current engines of the range Alfa Romeo. A word to the wise is enough …
To note, with regard to the version of 2001, Stole it 2008 raise a back part seen again at the level of the hinge of the rotary roof. The set is so hidden and sharply more aesthetic.
