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Alfa Romeo Gloria Concept

Alfa Romeo and this year has chosen to introduce a collaborative work with the European Design Institute of Turin. Alfa Romeo Gloria Concept barreled four-door sedan was designed by 20 students of transportation design and later became a full-scale model.

The Alfa Romeo Gloria Concept has compact proportions and energy. Gloria measured 2.90 meters wheelbase, 4.7 meters in length and 1.92 meters wide. The result is a car the size of a Mercedes-Benz E-Class to give the impression of sportiness unmatched even by the most strident E63 AMG. Refreshing, Alfa Romeo refers to the car as a sports sedan, well, a sports sedan, and not as a "four-door coupe."

The front of the Alfa Romeo Gloria Concept is dominated by a pronounced nose extending from the waist line and ends at the -- regular brand. The crown a pair of slots filled LED lights that serve as beacons. The front sloping down conveys a look thats as classic as it is aggressive. The campaign is supported by a pair of thongs, a tribute to the race cars of other glorious times. The straps are embossed with clover; Alfa emblem has historically adorned cars career mark.

The Alfa Romeo Gloria Concept rim wheels 20, OZ Racing aluminum designed also by students.

Alfa Romeo commissioned student designer to develop a sedan specifically tailored to the tastes of Asian and American market.

Alfa Romeo did not include any breakthrough in electric drive systems and hybrids, the Alfa Romeo Gloria have a V-6 engine or a twin-turbo V-8. No details are available, but you can imagine a railway line similar to the Maserati Quattroporte, a 404-hp, 3.0-liter twin-turbo V-6 and a 523-hp, 3.8-liter twin-turbo V-8.

The Alfa Romeo Gloria Concept takes its name from a high-end sedan now defunct company Nissan, which is sold in the U.S. M briefly as the second generation of Infiniti, but is refreshingly different and stylish Italian. The design process was conducted under the close supervision of the Alfa Romeo Style Centre, who chose the winning entry from among 20 proposals. And since the style department Alfa Romeo has also been active in bringing the concept to full scale, some conclusions can be drawn about the language style of the brand the next series production car.