Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale Limited Edition

Alfa Romeo Reinvigorates the 33 Stradale in Limited Numbers

From November 1967, a limited run of 18 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale models, designed by Franco Scaglione, were built over a period of about a year and a half; it was the fastest available car commercially at the time.

One of the 18 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale manufactured in 1967

Moving on to 2023 and Alfa Romeo has decided to give us another limited run of the same model – updated of course.

Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale Mid-Engined Supercar

Like the original, the 2023 33 Stradale is a mid-engines sports car and will also be Alfa Romeo’s last full combustion car (although an EV Stradale is also offered), and without doubt the manufacturer wanted to make this model a bit special.

Development began in the summer of 2021 utilising by a team of nearly 50 engineers. Of course, only 33 models will be built.

Not that you can buy one of course, Alfa sold out all available models within 2-weeks of just the original sketches being shown at last year’s Monza Grand Prix.

I would imagine none of those potential lucky owners would find themselves disappointed at this point. Not all that long to wait now, as deliveries will commence from December 2024.

0 – 62mph In Less Than 3 Seconds

The 33 Stradale is an automatically driven 3-litre rear-wheel-drive twin-turbo V6 with 620bhp in its traditional form.

The V6 version will get you from 0 – 62mph in under 3 seconds, with a top speed of over 200mph.

Alfa is yet to reveal too much detail on the electric version though, although it will feature its own bespoke sound generated into the cockpit and feature a 3-motor 4-wheel drive setup.

Oh yes, and the 33 Stradale EV will allegedly get you from 0 – 62mph in under 2.5 seconds. Times have changed…

The 33 Stradale is actually Alfa’s first sports car that has been custom built since 1969, rather surprisingly.

Despite the near half century of brains behind the Stradale, the emphasis has been on a minimalist identity with a fully unabashed nod to the original, which was possibly one of the first supercars to grace our roads.

With its claim to be one of the most beautiful cars in the world, it would be madness to spring too far away from the design ethos in any case, and the result that we see here is a fantastic looking butterfly-door car in resplendent dark red.

Road or Track

The 2023 33 Stradale will be available with either road (Strada) or track (Pista) options, although Alfa stressed that in either scenario, the alternative option would not be compromised too much with the car intended to be equally at home on the track or the road.

Pista does offer up a more responsive pedal feel and more rigid suspension for what it’s worth.

The body of the 33 Stradale is a carbon-fibre monocoque which sits on an aluminium H-frame offering the user a lightweight car, while aluminium gives the car a rigid chassis.

All of this is controlled with a dual-arm suspension system and active shocks, with semi-virtual steering on both the front and rear axles.

Inside The Stradale 33

Each model of the Alfa 33 Stradale is available with either Tributo or Alfa Corse trim levels, with the interior being made up of Alcantara, aluminium, carbon-fibre and leather.

The seats are wraparound and employ Poltrona Frau leather.

Each interior also harks back to the interior of the sixties model to some extent.

So far, orders comprise of an optimistic 10 V6 models and still only a couple of (safer for the future street maybe) EV models. Each Stradale is believed to be costing a sobering £1.7 million.