Reports that Alfa Romeo is “secretly” working on producing its first Alfa V8 engine in 30 years, have since been denied by the company. Autocar had originally said that a new V8 engine would appear on the Alfa 166 substitute, itself to be based on the Chrysler 300C.

It was supposed to have been a mid-capacity engine of about three litres, developing both naturally aspirated and twin-turbo versions. The guys at Autoblog have, however, cited a source that denies Alfa is working on a V8.

An Alfa spokesperson has reportedly said: “No front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive Alfa Romeo will use an engine larger than a V6.” This however, doesn’t specify rear-wheel drive Alfas, which Autocar had said the new 166 would be since using the Chrysler 300C as a platform. Stay tuned for further developments.

Source | Autocar and Autoblog

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