Alfa Romeo
Disco Volante Spyder by Touring

Why it matters

The Disco Volante Spyder is the open-top version of the coachbuilt Disco Volante that Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera created on the mechanical base of the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione. Like the coupe, it takes its inspiration from the 1952 Touring-designed Alfa Romeo C52 "Disco Volante", and it was made in a run of only a few cars.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Spyder by Touring (Wikimedia Commons: Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Spyder by Touring)
  Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Spyder by Touring (Wikimedia Commons: Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Spyder by Touring)
  Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Touring showed the coupe as a full-size style model at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show and then built it in its Milan workshop in a very limited series, using the 8C Competizione as the rolling chassis and drivetrain donor. The Spyder followed about three years after the first coupes and was introduced to mark the coachbuilder's 90th anniversary.

Road & Track reports that seven Spyders were built.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

The Spyder uses two manually removable carbon-fibre roof panels that are stored in the boot, unlike the power-folding soft top of the standard 8C Spider. Mechanically and structurally it follows the 8C, with the Ferrari-derived 4.7-litre V8, a steel space frame and chassis and most of the 8C interior; the body for the coupe is hand-beaten aluminium with some carbon fibre.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Spyder by Touring – Ultimatecarpage.com Level C

   • 7 Disco Volante Spyders

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Level A Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera · 2026-02-14

   • front-central engine and rear-mounted transaxle drivetrain

   Accessed 2026-11-13
3. 3
   Alfa Romeo Disco Volante (Touring model page) Level C Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera (archived)

   • Cylinders / Type: V8
   • Nominal output: 450 hp (331 kW) @ 7000 rpm
   • Maximum torque: 480 Nm @ 4750 rpm
   • 6-speed, electroactuated sequential gearbox with paddle-shift control
   • 6-speed, electroactuated sequential gearbox
   • Only by hand-forming the aluminium sheets
   • carbon fibre has been integrated
   • Top speed (est.): 292 km/h
   • Acceleration (est.) 0-100km/h: 4,2 sec

   Accessed 2026-11-13
4. 4
   This Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Spyder Is Your Ticket to Coachbuilt Excellence Level C Brian Silvestro · Road & Track · 2021-01-08

   • Ferrari-derived 4.7-liter naturally aspirated V-8
   • naturally aspirated V-8
   • 450 horsepower to the rear wheels
   • retains ... its steel space frame and chassis

   Accessed 2026-11-13