1997 Italdesign Scighera Concept

The Alfa Romeo Scighera is a fully working, futuristically styled concept car designed and constructed by Italdesign of Turin, Italy in 1997. The Scighera is derived from the 164, and has an all aluminium body and frame structure is made of aluminium-carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer composite, and powered by an Alfa Romeo 3.0 L (180 cu in) twin turbo V6 engine.

This car accelerates from 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds. The engine produced 400 hp (300 kW; 410 PS) at 7,500 rpm. The Scighera had a top speed of 186 mph (299 km/h). The all wheel drive system was derived from the 155. Italdesign was considering even a small-scale production, but it never happened.

The car is featured in the 1998 racing video game Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit as the Italdesign Shighera, but only in the PC version. The PSX version uses the Nazca C2 instead.

In Detail

price $	$ Prototype
engine	Alfa Romeo Twin Turbo V6
valvetrain	DOHC 4 Valves / Cyl
displacement	2959 cc / 180.6 in³
power	298.3 kw / 400.0 bhp @ 7500 rpm
specific output	135.18 bhp per litre
bhp/weight	bhp per tonne
torque	Not Available nm / 327 ft lbs @ 5000 rpm
redline	7500
driven wheels	Longitudinal Mid Engine / 4WD
front tires	235/40 ZR18
rear tires	295/35 ZR18
front brakes	Vented Discs
f brake size	mm / in
r brake size	mm / in
curb weight	1452 kg / 3201 lbs
wheelbase	2591 mm / 102.0 in
length	4320 mm / 170.1 in
width	1980 mm / 78.0 in
height	1145 mm / 45.1 in
transmission	6-Speed Manual
gear ratios	:1
0 – 60 mph	~4.9 seconds