The logo chosen by the company means that we hope to inherit the glorious history of Milan and continue to carry it forward. Therefore, the words "alpha" and "Milan" are embedded in the world grid in the circular pattern, so as to be alert at any time not to insult Milan's glorious tradition. For more than 80 years, the excellent performance of Alfa can indeed compete with its totem. 24hp is the pioneering work of Alpha Car Factory, full of Italian romantic and classical flavor, and its sales are smooth, which brings great opportunities to Alpha Car Factory. 19 13 After July, a series of successful sports cars rolled off the production line-P2, p3, 158 and other super sports cars. On the track, "Alpha is synonymous with high performance" was quickly branded with an immortal victory mark.
On 19 15, Nicola Romeo, an industrialist from Naples, a big port in southern Italy, joined the operation of Alfa Automobile Factory. In the same year, when World War I broke out, Italy was involved in the war, and the 24hp car was also recruited as a means of transportation for personnel and ordnance. Later, the situation was tight, and Alfa Automobile Factory was forced to stop production. 19 18, after the war, Italy broke away from dictatorship, and the management subject of Alpha Automobile Factory changed for the first time. Nicholas mastered the right to operate, rebuilt the factory in the embers of the war, and embedded his surname in the factory emblem, becoming "Alfa Romeo". From then on, he launched a glorious battle to dominate the racing world.
1920, Alfa Romeo's driver Campari drove the classic Alfa Romeo sports car and won the 230-mile race in Mugello, Italy, which was Alfa Romeo's first trophy. Located between Bologna and Florence, Mugillo Raceway, which is 465,438+0 miles long, is recognized as a difficult arena in the car world. Alfa Romeo won the first battle, and his peers only sighed with admiration. 1924, Cambari drove p2 racing car and won the gold medal in French lane GP race.
Turio Zano, a designer from Fiat, designed the p2 car for Alfa Romeo in 1924. 1987 ml p2 racing car with in-line eight-cylinder engine was really a drop in the bucket among thousands or tens of thousands of ml racing cars at that time, but it was as powerful as 140 horsepower (140 horsepower). In order to celebrate this honor, Alfa Romeo Automobile Factory erected a circle of victory laurels around the cherished car emblem, and since then, it has gone to the glorious road of Chang. The brave record of p2 car lasted until 1929, and the impact of the world economic crisis forced the team to temporarily withdraw from the race.
Wei turio's second masterpiece, Sc 2300 (1932), combines the elegant modeling of Milan's rich culture, and is equipped with a powerful engine and efficient transmission system that Alfa Romeo is proud of, making this luxury car a pet that European upper class is scrambling to buy. Later, Mussolini was chosen as the car, and he often accompanied him to inspect the army or enter and leave the war. In Monza, Italy, sc2300 temporarily replaced the tuxedo and easily won several major trophies in the fierce competition. P3 sports car, the manufacturer of Alfa Romeo code-named Monoposts B, entered the competition venue on 1932. P3 sports car with 8 cylinders and 2600 ml engine is the first real single-seat GP racing car, which sets a new example for this international competition. After p3 came out, she won almost all the competitions in those years.
There is also an anecdote about p3 sports car. 1935, in order to win the championship and break the record, Subgrade August 7th designed a p3 sports car with two engines. He installed engines in the front and rear of the driver's seat. Theoretically, this double horsepower design should be able to produce amazing speed, but he has never seen the actual movement of p3 of this two engines.
It is an Alfa Romeo 158 (1938), an eight-cylinder 1500ml engine with a supercharger, which can output 195 horsepower (143.32kW). The 1940 GP Competition held in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, North Africa, Alfa Romeo 158 sports car won the last GP Competition in Europe before the end of World War II.
During World War II, the 158 sports car was carefully preserved. Until 1944, Italy was defeated, Mussolini's dictatorship ended, and Alfa Romeo 158 sports car reappeared on the track. But the factory emblem on the front of the car was replaced by a wavy line representing new democracy. This is alpha.
Alfa Romeo, which has been hidden for nearly 6 years, came back at 1946, which was improved from 158 sports car and had an amazing horsepower of 425 horses (3 12.37 kW). A GP race was held in Geneva, and it was necessary to bypass the runway of a very difficult building 109.
Alfa Romeo's motorcade consisting of 158/ 159 sports cars, from 1946 to 1948, from 1950 to 1, took part in GPs for 35 times. In addition to turio, who designed sports cars, Enzo Ferrari, another genius in the car world, laid a good foundation when he was the team manager of Alfa Romeo in the 1920s, which is also an important item in the credit book. Different from other car brands, Alfa Romeo has been participating in the race since the establishment of the factory, and only temporarily withdrew from the track after the end of the ETCC season in 2007. During this period, the team participated in Targa Florio, Mille Miglia 1000 Mile Endurance Race, Le Mans 24 Hours Endurance Race, European GP Grand Prix (F 1 predecessor of Grand Prix), F 1 World Championship and World Sports Car. After nearly a hundred years' long campaign, Alfa Romeo has accumulated rich racing experience, and at the same time, he has innovated countless design technologies and introduced them into various models. Therefore, Alfa Romeo can be said to be the pioneer of global automobile technology. Many designs widely used in today's production models originated from Alfa Romeo's early inventions.
Merosi designed the world's first DOHC engine for Alfa Romeo in 19 14, and Jano made the first six-cylinder engine in 1927, and then further developed the designs of Superchange supercharge, integrated cylinder head and closed gear box. After World War II, Alfa Romeo, under the design of many famous designers, became a car history.
1972 Alfei Tower, the DeDion-DeDi rear suspension and the front engine rear gearbox configuration with average weight distribution were applied for the first time. This revolutionary design greatly improves the grip and steering stability of the front engine car at high speed. Nowadays, the front-wheel drive design adopted by most mass-produced models was started by Alfa Romeo as early as 1967 Alfasud plan.
Alfa Romeo also has a glorious tradition, that is, he is good at making powerful engines with endless power. Since the establishment of the factory, Alfa Romeo first successfully applied the racing experience to the development of engines. Today, other automobile manufacturers boast or are studying the engine technologies being developed, such as dual camshaft, multi-valve design, all-aluminum engine, variable timing camshaft, reverse balance shaft, independent ignition for each cylinder, and the latest V6 engine used by German automobile manufacturers in 1997. Alfa Romeo was originally designed specifically for racing cars. In some years, only cars with the same characteristics were available to the public. Since its inception, Alfa Romeo has a special purpose-to become famous in the world on the racing track, so he pays special attention to the performance and technology of vehicles. It is also doomed that Alfa Romeo's models are all designed by contemporary celebrities, such as Bianchi, Giuseppe and Merosi. The technology used in Alfa Romeo's model at that time is now adopted by various automobile manufacturers, such as DOHC dual camshaft engine, which is Merosi's 65433.
In the 1920s, Alfa Romeo owned a number of famous motorsports in Europe, and Enzo Ferrari, the founder of Ferrari, was one of them. This "father of motor racing" himself has no secret: "I learn from Alfa Romeo", which shows Alfa Romeo's veteran position in the world motor racing. 1922 After the Italian strongman Mussolini dominated the political arena, Alfa Romeo became more famous and became the leading politician in Europe. Mussolini, in particular, is bent on winning the Tour as a concrete manifestation of national glory and national Excellence. Since then, this track has become the arena of Alfa Romeo's German racing car with its unique modeling, technological innovation and strong mechanical sense. 1927, under the leadership of the operator at that time, Fauriaux Jano, Alfa Romeo's 1750cc DOHC six-cylinder engine applied the latest mechanical supercharging technology in the world and began to dominate the automobile world. 1929 Alfa Romeo1750 Gransport designed by Zagato is the originator of GT cars all over the world. Later, the 8C 2300 engine won four consecutive Le Mans and three Mile Miglia Grand Prix titles at 193 1- 1934.
Just like clothing, watches, jewelry, even buildings and fighter planes, designer design is the most important factor to determine the functionality, aesthetic value and originality of products. In short, "design" gives life and value to products. This is why famous models in the world are designed by famous designers. For example, the famous Esprit in Lotus was created by Giorgetto, the Monte Carlo in Lancia was written by Broadcom, and most Ferraris were completed by Pininfarina.
Alfa Romeo is a real "designer car". Because all the celebrities handed down from generation to generation have worked for Alfa Romeo, and it can even be said that Alfa Romeo created these car design masters. From Bianchi and Merosi before World War II to Broadcom, Pininfarina and Giorgetto after World War II, they all became famous in Alfa Romeo. Broadcom designed the then Guerieta Sprint for Alfa Romeo in 1954, and Pininfarina was entrusted to design the first generation Spider in 1955. The Guerieta Spider in 1958 was a famous work of the young Pininfarina at that time. Today, this 50' s legend has become a treasure that European celebrities are scrambling to collect. 1963, when Giorgetto was only 22 years old, he also designed Giulia Sprint GT for Alfa Romeo; Subsequently, Broadcom designed the first generation GTV for Alfa Romeo, which lasted for 65,438+03 years. Its derived GTA and GTAM were the overlords of European circuit in the 1960s and 1970s.
1966, the second generation Spider designed by Pininfarina was born, named DuettoSpider, which became a classic of the world's convertible sports car: 1970, dustin hoffman drove a Duetto Spider in the film "The Graduate", and the production of Duetto lasted until 1994, and now it has been recognized by the world. The second generation GTV designed by Giorgetto came out in 1974, which attracted the attention of celebrities all over the world and established Giorgetto's position as a master in the car world. The second generation GTV didn't stop production until 1987, which can be said to be the most legendary coupe model in the world with Porsche 9 1 1. 1995 Spider and GTV go in the same direction, and the unified design is led by Pininfarina.
1At the end of 995, Pininfarina published the third generation of Spider, and the glorious history of 29 years ended. After the release of the new Spider, it was immediately praised by European car critics. In the reader's vote held by the objectively famous British magazine CAR, Spider won the best design model with an unprecedented high vote of 565,438+0%, and the automobile editorial team had to make a judgment: "Even Ferrari can't do better". The most eye-catching appearance of the new Spider /GTV is undoubtedly the sharp four round light holes, but don't think that there are four headlights behind the light holes. In fact, the headlights of GTV/ Spider consist of two simple heads. This design also won Pininfarina many "Best Functional Design" awards.