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Scighera (concept)
One-off research prototype: a mid-engined, four-wheel-drive Alfa Romeo-branded GT study built by Italdesign in 1997.
Still being researched: identification guide. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Norbert Schnitzler · CC BY-SA 2.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- Longitudinal mid-engine, permanent four-wheel drive · 3,000 cc / 3.0 LFactory: 3,000 cc
- Power
- 298 kW / 406 PSFactory: 400 hp · converted
- Top speed
- 299 km/hFactory: 186 mph · converted
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Fabrizio Giugiaro (Italdesign)
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Scighera was a 1997 Italdesign study that carried the Alfa Romeo badge: a mid-engined, all-wheel-drive coupé with a twin-turbo V6. It was registered for road use and limited production was considered, but Fiat's board was not impressed when it was shown.
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 Scighera (concept) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Norbert Schnitzler · CC BY-SA 2.0
Alfa Romeo Scighera (concept) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Norbert Schnitzler · CC BY-SA 2.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Fabrizio Giugiaro designed the Scighera at Italdesign, and it was shown at the 1997 Geneva Motor Show. Its name is a Milanese dialect word for mist, which the designers linked to secrecy and stealth.
The car used Alfa Romeo's 3.0-litre V6 from the 164 sedan, turned twin-turbo, with permanent four-wheel drive and a six-speed sequential gearbox. It was first shown in red racing livery and later painted metallic grey.
Top Gear notes that the car appeared in the video game Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit, and that Italdesign really wanted to put it into limited production.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Scighera (concept).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Longitudinal mid-engine, permanent four-wheel drive1 |
| Displacement | 3,000 cc / 3.0 LFactory: 3,000 cc1 |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Induction | Twin turbochargers2 Independently researched |
| Power | 298 kW / 406 PSFactory: 400 hp · converted1 |
| Power at | 6,200 rpm3 Independently researchedThe existing record gives 7500 rpm; Top Gear reports 7,500 rpm as the redline. |
| Torque | 443 NmFactory: 327 lb-ft · converted3 Independently researched |
| Redline | 7,500 rpm3 Independently researched |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Six-speed sequential2 Independently researchedTop Gear places the gearbox at the front of the engine, with its housing inside the cabin between the seats. |
|---|---|
| Gears | 63 Independently researched |
| Driven wheels | All-wheel drive, permanent4 |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | 2,600 mmFactory: 2,600 mm1 |
| Length | 4,320 mmFactory: 4,320 mm1 |
| Width | 1,980 mmFactory: 1,980 mm1 |
| Height | 1,145 mmFactory: 1,145 mm1 |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 1,200 kgFactory: 1,200 kg2 Independently researchedGiven as vehicle weight; the weighing condition is not stated. |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 299 km/hFactory: 186 mph · converted3 Independently researchedSource says 'in excess of' 186 mph. |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| 0–60 mph | 3.7 s3 Independently researched |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Italdesign image gallery: 1997 Alfa Romeo Schighera Level A Italdesign Giugiaro
- longitudinal central engine, permanent integral drive
- Alfa Romeo V6, 3000 cc/cm3
- 400 HP at 7500 rpm
- Wheelbase, front and rear track: 2600, 1655, 1630
- length 4320, width 1980, height 1145
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2
AutoRAI 2003: the concept cars Level C ritzsite.net
- boosted to produce some 400 hp by a twin-turbo system
- a 6-speed sequential transmission
- At a vehicle weight of 1200 kg
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3
TG's guide to concepts: the Alfa Romeo Scighera Level C Top Gear
- peak power arriving at 6,200rpm
- 400bhp and 327lb ft
- 7,500rpm redline
- with a six-speed gearbox bolted to the front
- in excess of 186mph
- good enough for 0-60 in 3.7 seconds
- 4
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