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The stunningly gorgeous Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione isn’t even a year old, yet it seems Alfa are already planning for a replacement.

According to Autocar, Alfa Romeo wants the new 8C to be ready in time for the marque’s 100th birthday in 2010 and that the top brass within the brand want it to be built around the Ferrari California’s aluminium platform and V8 powertrain. Two-year timeline aside, convincing Ferrari to play ball may be the most difficult hurdle for Alfa to overcome, with Ferrari executives perpetually suspicious of anything that may dilute the purity of the Prancing Horse badge.
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Further to our previous report, the Alfa Romeo Brera S is now official with Prodrive releasing the details overnight.

The transformation from Brera to Brera S has seen Prodrive re-engineer the standard Brera’s suspension. By introducing lightweight suspension components, 8C Competizione inspired light weight 19in alloy wheels, Bilstein mono-tube dampers and Eibach springs, Prodrive say they have further sharpened the Brera’s dynamic abilities in a manner they believe will be much appreciated by UK enthusiasts.
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Alfa Romeo have recently revealed the exterior of their little MiTo hatchback and the feedback has been resoundingly positive. Keeping an ace up their sleeves, Alfa did not include any interior shots in their recent official images release. Not to worry, in the spirit of all that is good about the internet the above image is doing the rounds thanks to a clandestine amateur photographer.

While the image quality may not be 100 percent we do get see just how the control deck of the little Alfa looks. Feedback that we have come across suggest that not all are impressed, some feel it is a little cheap looking – but for a small hatchback we think it is displaying a little character.
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We make no secret of the fact that the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione in both coupe and spider variants, is one of our alltime favourites. Aesthetically overwhelming, the 8C challenges the cream of automotive design and packs a heavy punch.

Alfa have released some more official images of the 8C Spider this week, and it wouldnt be fair for us to keep them from you. Click through for the gallery.
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