Alfa Romeo 8C Spider

At the 2005 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, Alfa Romeo apparent the 8C Spider, a auto adaptation of the Competizione coupé. The Spider abstraction was congenital by Carrozzeria Marazzi. Assembly of the 8C Spider was accepted by Sergio Marchionne on September 25, 2007. It was appear that the Spider would be congenital in a 500 assemblage assembly run and would amount about €20,000 (US$27,500) added than the auto version.

Production of the 8C Spider began in 2009, in Modena, with Maserati in allegation of architecture the cars. As ahead announced, 500 cars will be built, anniversary priced at €175,000 (US$241,000) excluding taxes. The assembly adaptation was apparent at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show. 35 of 500 Spiders are activity to United States.

Alfa Romeo claims that the 8C Spider's top acceleration is 290 kilometres per hour (180 mph), which makes it hardly slower than the auto version. The brakes on the Spider are Brembo carbon-ceramic units. The Spider has a two-layer electrically operated bolt roof. The windshield anatomy is fabricated of carbon fibre to try to advance a 50/50 weight distribution.