| Alfa Romeo 2000 Sportiva | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Alfa Romeo |
| Also called | Alfa Romeo 1900 Sport Spider |
| Production | 1954 (4 produced) |
| Designer | Franco Scaglione atBertone |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car |
| Body style | 2-doorcoupé 2-doorSpider |
| Layout | Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Related | Alfa Romeo 1900 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.0 LI4 |
| Transmission | 5-speedmanual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,200 mm (86.6 in)[1][2] |
| Length | 3,600 mm (141.7 in)[1] |
| Width | 1,540 mm (60.6 in)[1] |
| Height | 1,120 mm (44.1 in)[1] |
| Kerb weight | 915 kg (2,017 lb)[1][2] |
TheAlfa Romeo 2000 Sportiva is a 2-litresports car made byItalian car manufacturerAlfa Romeo in 1954. Although developed to be built in a small series, just four were made — twocoupés and twospiders.[3][4]
The 2000 Sportiva was intended to be produced in limited volumes for Alfa Romeo's more sporting clientele, and to be used as a high-speedgrand tourer or for racing in the sport class.[2] The car never made it into series production: only four were built, two open-top spiders (also known asAlfa Romeo 1900 Sport Spider) and two 2-seat coupés.[2] Both bodies were designed byFranco Scaglione atBertone. Today a metallic silver coupé and a red spider are part of theAlfa Romeo Museum collection.
Some traits of the coupé, such as the wrap-around rear window and rear end treatment, were later seen on the mass-producedAlfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint, also by Bertone.[2]
Like the earlierDisco Volante, the 2000 Sportiva uses a tubularspace frame chassis covered by an all-aluminium body, and afront mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. Front suspension was bydouble wishbones, while at the rear there was aDe Dion axle. Brakes were diagonally finneddrums, the rears mountedinboard.
The engine was adual overhead camshaft 1997.4 cc (bore 85 mm, stroke 88 mm)inline-four, with acast ironblock, aluminiumcylinder head, andhemispherical combustion chambers.[2] Fed by two twin-choke side-draftWebercarburettors, it produced 138 PS (101 kW; 136 hp) at 6,500 rpm, giving the car a top speed of 220 km/h (137 mph).[2] The transmission was a 5-speedgearbox.[2]
