Today we introduce you to a car that few people know, the Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint 6C . A model that today should be resting in the «Olympus of Ancient Rally Glories» together with the Audi Quattro, Lancia Delta S4, Peugeot 205 T16, Toyota Celica ST185, Subaru Impreza WRC, among many others. Unfortunately the Alfa Romeo did not have this honor, because it was never born…
Group B was extinguished before this beautiful Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint 6C met the roughness of tar and the adversities of mud, gravel and snow.
Legend has it that only a prototype of the Alfasud Sprint 6C has seen the light of day (in the photos) . But even this copy the Italian brand appears to be ashamed to show. There are very few photos available. Perhaps the Italian brand does not forgive itself for not having started the development of the Alfasud Sprint 6C sooner and hides it with shame.
It all started in 1982, the year in which Alfa Romeo's management decided to enter the rally world. Good decision guys! The Italian brand's bet was to create something truly remarkable. For that, he handed over the development of the car to the “silver of the house”, the Autodelta. The equivalent of Fiat's Abarth or Mercedes-Benz's AMG.
The model that served as the starting point for the rally car was the compact Alfasud. But it was really just the starting point, because everything else was new.
Highlighting the new placement of the engine that abandoned the front and found a new home right in the center of the chassis. This engine would not be the same as the “normal” version. The four-cylinder “boxer” power unit of the standard model was replaced by a six-cylinder V-engine that was much more “split”. Exactly the same engine we found in the Alfa 6 and later in the GTV 6.
Meanwhile, in 1986, the brand's plans were dealt a heavy blow: the International Automobile Federation decided to put an end to Group B and Alfa Romeo was left with a car “in its arms” but with no competition in which to put it on the run. It was said at the time that Group B were too powerful, too fast and too extreme. All true.
And how good would this Alfa Romeo have been with a rally decoration, well suited to the brand's sporty image. Around here we can't help but imagine how epic it would have been to see this rear-wheel-drive V6 in action.
