{"id":42578,"date":"2025-10-29T10:40:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.italpassion.fr\/?p=42578"},"modified":"2025-10-29T10:40:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:40:55","slug":"in-austria-this-alfa-romeo-33-240-hp-screams-at-9000-rpm-on-a-hill-climb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.italpassion.fr\/en\/alfa-romeo\/en-autriche-cette-alfa-romeo-33-booste-a-240-ch-hurle-a-9000-tr-min-en-course-de-cote\/","title":{"rendered":"In Austria, this Alfa Romeo 33, boosted to 240 hp, screams at 9,000 rpm on a hill climb."},"content":{"rendered":"
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L'Alfa Romeo<\/a> 33, of which almost a million were produced between 1983 and 1995, was a commercial success. It incorporated the technical basis of the Alfasud: chassis, engines, transmission and chassis components. Phase 3, launched in 1990, featured more powerful boxer engines, including the 1.7L with 16 valves and 133 hp (the Quadrifoglio Verde reached 208 km\/h), while the 1.5L adopted electronic fuel injection (97 hp). It also had a sporting career, culminating in Jacques Panciatici's victory in the Alfa Romeo 33 1.5LL 4\u00d74 in Group N at the 1986 Monte Carlo and Swedish Rallies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Werk 2 Racing stable , headed by driver Gregor Hutter and chief technician Werner Ambrusch, has been busy building the Alfa Romeo 33 from 2019\/2020. The Austrian driver has long been involved in hillclimb racing with Alfa 145-based prototypes, until a major accident in 2017 and other technical concerns brought his progress to a screeching halt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Determined to relaunch his team, he acquired a perfectly good Alfa Romeo 33 body in Italy. The safety cell was manufactured and installed in Poland by Ireco Motorsport. Despite the coronavirus situation, the car was brought back to Graz in early summer 2020 for preparation and testing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the technical side, the engine was overhauled by Roman Kaps at ECU Performance, while a new bespoke KW suspension was ordered from long-standing partner Dullinger Fahrwerkstechnik. The Alfa Romeo 33 is fitted with an aerodynamic kit that gives it an early-90s DTM look, with large front and rear fascias featuring aerodynamic appendages, a fully smoked grille and headlamps, and a sympathetic decoration featuring red and various Milanese brand logos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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