The Alfa Romeo SZ. The car that guarded the concept of 'you hate it or you love it'. A car that had to shake off a lot and tickle the Alfist again. After the Alfasuds that gave themselves back to nature pretty quickly *cough*, Alfa had to start polishing their image. And they took this quite literally, by replacing all the metal of the 75 body with plastic. According to Alfa themselves, this was for pure weight saving and road holding and had nothing to do with previous cauliflower plantations on the wheel arches. The final weight of 1260 kg, 10 kg heavier than the 75, we'll forget about that for now.
Up front, the V6 Busso block got some extra espresso and the suspension was borrowed from the Alfa 75 IMSA racer. These Koni's are adjustable, and can be raised and lowered by up to 5 cm. Still a bit of Dutch glory on such an Italian wedge! And the road holding? When the asphalt is at temperature, the burrata's tear open in the bend!
We have to hand it to her; it is a go-kart on wheels driven by Pavarotti's brother; the Busso! What-a-party! Ours comes from a Dutch collection and is due to a new passen-lover who will spearhead the old Stelvio. Because there, the SZ is really in its element. Will we see you soon?
