Exclusive walk-around the new £1.7M Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale supercar with its designer
2023 ж. 30 Қыр.
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I visit the the Alfa Romeo Design studio to see the new Alfa 33 Stradale and meet up with Alessandro Maccolini (33 Stradale Design Project Manager), for an exclusive guided tour around this new Alfa supercar
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I like that the video was 33:33 long! Well played! - and what a gorgeous car this is!
33:32!
It's a shame the engine is not a 3.3l...
I'm just wondering if it'll go more than 33km without breaking down...😂 Does look stunning though.
3miles, 3' 3" - Hazards will flash 33bpm for 33mintes. @@subohmcircus
@@nickturner2813 - yeah, yeah I know - but in the thumbnail on the start page it said 33:33, so that is what I go by...
Truly first class once again.Harry is just a natural at presenting ,informative in such a relaxed manner.
well, he could buy one
Never mind commenting on the car. Let's all fan out on Harry.
@@rikwarren3999the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale maybe cost around $195.000.
Not really mate.
@@rikwarren3999 he could buy all
Really nice video length of 33:33 😊
Haven't watched the video yet but I spotted the length straight off xxx
33:32
Possibly the prettiest production car of the last 20 years. Alfa Romeo still has it. The proportions are perfect, not excessively big and bulky like so many modern sports and super cars.
To me the prettiest is the 8c, Harry walks to it at 28:55. But in the end Alfa fills the top spots even closer with the 33, of course :)
That was the 8C
@@mich16827 8C was very pretty too, but it was a tad conservative in its looks (for me at leat). Beautiful lines, but it lacked a bit of drama. Still, one of the best designs around.
Reminds of the Disco Volante reviewed by Clarkson - probably his best ever piece of journalism on that one!
@@williamc9578 if the 8C lacks drama, you're simply not old enough yet
The new one is stunning. Gorgeous car. But the original? Still my absolute favourite car of all time. Not only the proportion is right, but the detail and the SIZE of it. It’s TINY! I already knew this having seen one in the flesh but it still bowls me over. What a glorious thing.
When I first saw a Maserati MC20 in the flesh I was shocked how large it is. Unfortunately these dimensions define alot of the parameters. Also all the crash regulations etc force cars to get bigger. If you had a big crash in the original you would be dead.
I'd say the original is indeed an icon. The new one? I don't like it - it's too bulbous, and to me comes across as a bit of a caricature. The interior is beautiful though - but at 1.7 million euros you'd hope it's pretty damn special.
@@gr182 I think it has more to do with comfort. In the 1950s to 1980s Alfa was a young persons car which tends to mean more athletic drivers. Today only older wealthy people can afford such cars which means less athletic drivers hence why the cars are large.
Agree 100% the original is breathtaking
@@Art-is-craft The Tipo 33 Stradale was the most expensive car of its day. Only the supremely rich could buy one. The tally of 17 or 18 examples includes five chassis bodied by styling houses, like the Bertone Carabo (Gandini). This is evidently a major inspiration for the Countach - also Gandini.
These Italian designers have a different soul...this is beyond stunning
Harry is a global treasure. Those cars are beautiful and I really appreciate the design mirroring a poster car I'll probably never see in person. Thank you Harry, again.
Alpha Romeo is the automotive soul of Italy. Love this! Thank you Harry. I still miss my 1750.
I got a pleasure to meet Alessandro Maccolini here in Dominican Republic, launching the news Alfas in 2011 this guy have excellents designs, like 4C, Guilietta...this pure Art!!
Alfa Romeo are back people! Now, all we need is a supercar from Lancia!!
STUNNING - And the fact that the video is 33 minutes and 33 seconds is pure class! 😎
Alfa Romeo is such an interesting carmaker. Never change, Alfa!
It’s Sunday it’s Harry’s garage time 👋
My goodness, this is one exquisite looking car. The backend is probably the best on any car. Sensual it is.
Beautiful car, I remember falling in love with the design of the 8C first time I saw it, and now they did it again!
Love how they designed the intakes to take in the maximun amount of hair
Wow...this is it. This is the car I always wanted. The more I look at it, the more wonderful it becomes. I can only imagine driving that thing.
I studied Mechanik in a Alfa repair shop here in Germany in the 80! I was allways very excited when we worked on a Montreal. This one is even more mindblowing
Yet again a wonderful mix of topics for Harry's videos, always a joy on Sundays :) If you can get an allocation and have £2-3 million spare, there's been a magnificent choice of cars in the last couple of years! Finally, so glad this designer included so many elements that will let his hair escape :P Beautiful car.
Agreed! Yhank you, Mr. James!
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After I get out of the shower, I also need to redirect the hair to the side
This car knocks spots of Ferrari and Porsche for design. It’s absolutely stunning.
I see what you did with the video length - very good! 😊
An Italian car I would love to own. Simply stunning. I guess I will stick to my 147 for now!
Yes!!! Finally, somebody understands. I hate that modern satnav screens cannot be folded away when not needed. 95% of the time you get in your car to drive somewhere, you adjust absolutely nothing.
That is one bloody amazing looking car. Top marks to the entire design team.
I thought his everlasting gobstopper was a masterpiece but this is on another level!
All I see is De Tomaso P72
I don't get it, it's that that good looking to me. The original is way better, this one has too much things going on. And the shape is quite generic. I think even 8C was a much prettier car.
Might be the best looking modern car. Alfa does it again 🍀
They did an amazing job with this! Not a retro resign in my opinion, this is something new - with a look back to one of the most beautiful cars ever build. Absolutly stunning. And to get all the information - that's what real car jornalist work separates from all the other KZhead videos.... Very well done, thank you so much! Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹!
Hideous car 😂
Any Alfa Romeo is a car to love.
This Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale is such a huge masterpiece. It also has vibes from 8C.
@32:48 Carabo was one of my favorites as a child, would be amazing to see that updated and made into a real car
Thank you so much for a brilliant film. The description and passion of the designer and the story of how the design evolved was really like hearing an emotional piece of music. Classic Italian beauty.
Alfa always make the most beautiful cars. The 8C Disco Volante is my modern classic dream car of choice.
Italians know how to design a car. Beautiful!
Although it's pleasing that Alfa remain active in producing race-ready exotica, it's a shame that the brand isn't balancing their range with accessable cars for Alfisti, like myself, who are crying out for a modern-day Alfasud to be offered instead of pricy, two-pedalled SUVs as a precept of marketing reactions.
or a line like the legendary 105 series that predated Sud....
100% agree. Alfa seems so polarised in their offerings. Unobtanium like this and the 8C, the ambitious but flawed 4C, then things like the ToeNail. Imagine if they built something on the GR86 platform in a collab with Toyota, or followed Fiat with a Mazda collab on the MX-5 platform. The Giulia could have been a catalyst for a strong cloverleaf sub-brand.
Totally agree. I’m beginning to fear, now Alfa is allegedly in the black, their future is catering to the wealthy as they did in the 1920-40s. As an Alfisti, that really grinds. We can hope Alfa pull another trick and produce a cheap(er), driver-focused car for Alfisand keen drivers but, with ever tightening green legislation, loss of interest in connoisseur driving et al, I just can’t see it.
@@TheXJRMAN Yes, even better! A range of rorty, small-engined coupés, spiders and berlinas.
@@nigelfisher3756but stellantis already have Maserati as luxury/premium brand... Alfa, at least on paper, it's more the "sport oriented" one
Most beautiful car which has been built the last 33 years!Respect for trying to make it 33.33 min/sec edit!
The original is BEAUTIFUL! As is the new... 🥰😍🤩 The Italians surely master designing cars...👌
It looks magical, better than any Lambo or Ferrari.
i like t50 , the rear of t50s, overal look of t33, and maybe front end of t50 or lanboghini huracan or something
Ferrari 288-GTO raises an eyebrow and inquires sarcastically "What am I, chopped liver"?
@@kalmmonke5037 Please t50 lacks salt
Modern Ferrari and Lamborghini designs look childish by comparison
@@TheSeeka Lambo expecially I don't appreciate current supercars, heavy and space invaders style. Lack of elegance
Bellissimo. The design team have done the old 33 proud, and done what Alfa always do well, build a beautifully designed car that will always draw smiles. Well done Harry and Charlie for shooting such an intimately feeling video, it really felt like it was a personal launch more than an announcement to the world, I'm sure others will review it, but frankly, yours will be the benchmark for others to meet.
I had lost hope with car interiors, bring haptics and tactility back. What a stunner inside and out.
What a beautiful design. Utterly magnificent.
Drop dead gorgeous!
I like the new one. Especially the wheels, but the original is more beautiful to me.
I love exploring such ground breaking cars with the designer. you learn so much. As a passionate lover of Alfas, I love this car,.
I'm Alfisti, it's gorgeous, the view looking over the rear to the far wheel arch is pure Alfa, almost Zagato inspired, Bella Machina!
Harry is wearing his good shirt again, he must be travelling 😊
Almost as recognizable as James May's striped top.
Absolutely stunning, wonder why other Manufacturers cannot design cars like this.
Chinese already designing products,that look like cars and much cheaper 😅 Don’t forget theese cars are for rich,not even to drive-only as investments……..to make more money!
Fantastic episode Harry - your love of cars shines through. What a stunning vehicle and a great history. Thank you.
Wow! Just wow! That's one of the best looking cars I've ever seen. Thank you Harry, I'd seen a couple of other vids about this car and was SO hoping you'd do something too!!
Very gorgeous machine with pure Italian adrenalin in every bit of its design details!
Very well done Harry....wow, what a beautiful car. Alfa have something in design that other just cant emulate and they have a wonderful history to look back on that must be a huge inspiration to their designers. Wonderful.
Great video Harry! I just can't help fall in love with the original. The simplicity, the design. No fuss about. Just drive, all mechanical. It's like analog hardware effects vs digital plugins in music production. You can't beat analog
Yet again Harry, why your channel is simply the best car channel on youtube. Your content and presentation style is perfect. The 33 Stradale is magnificent.
Informative, down-to-earth and centred on the essence of the 33. Typical Harry’s Garage. Thank you!
These are my favourite type of car videos, it’s so interesting to hear designers explaining every nuance of the design philosophy and how they realise in a road going vehicle. Very good video Harry.
Great video Harry, and what a beautiful, beautiful car. I love how well Alfa has paid homage to the original 33.
Simply stunning! Thanks for the video Harry. 👍
It's a breathtakingly beautiful example of Auto Navana design.
Excellent expert review by gentlemen, as always. This is exemplary; unique in design, function, and engineering. It shows the Italian ability to create a car that inspires emotion and lifestyle. An historical statement and future classic. Good to know the future is not lost to plastic designless milk floats.
Very nice Harry, a video of 33.33 minutes.
Fabulous car and superb presentation by Harry & Allessandro. No magazine article can match this outstanding review. Great job Harry!
Stunning! Great job as always Larry.
How freaking beautiful is that old car!!!! I think, where the old car did better than the new one, was it' s simplicity and its function above style (but ja, the style won out of default, maybe planned 🙂).. The new one seems overly designed, still lovely, but too thought out, I think.
finally a decluttered interior
Certainly is a very lovely car, thanks for the special tour Harry, cheers
Wonderful episode. Love the Italian design and styling. Great news for the brand. Thanks for sharing! ❤👊
I thought the Disco Volante was a stunning looking car, but I think this car tops it.
Looks fabulous. Can't wait for a good look at the engine.
This video's got 33 minutes and 33 seconds... I see what you did there. ❤
No one else does content like this.First class.!
For me, one of the most beautiful cars ever and the detailing is stunning. What a tragedy that we will never see one being driven on the road. The buyers will put them in a climate controlled garage and used as an investment. Great vid Harry.
Cars must be driven, putting them in "nappies" is a bad move.
Go to Dubai. You'll see one on the road there for sure.
WOW! What a stunning car. I'm always amazed how designers can re-imagine classics into modern works of art. I really hope Alfa Romeo can re-imagine the Montreal with a bigger production run.
People aren’t buying enough Alfas so they cancelled a new GTV years back. Supposedly this and the upcoming subcompact crossover are the last non EV vehicles they’re making, maybe if AR sells enough they’ll indulge us with a few last ICE cars.
Always thoughtful and insightful, thank you Harry 👍
When Alfa announce a new hyper car you just know it'll be something very special and at that price point, of course it should be. Being a petrol head my choice would be the V6 but if an EV version can approach the performance levels of the Rimac Nevera that really would be something!😀👍 With only 33 being made I wonder if any will see serious road use or more likely be squirrelled away into air conditioned private collections.
I do feel that the De Tomaso P72 somehow comes closer to the original 33 than than alfa's own work.
Absolutely brilliant, it is such a gorgeous car.
The most beautiful car I've seen in years. Truly a piece of sculpture which will age wonderfully - Its a masterstroke not adding a screen to the interior 👌
Amazing effort 🎉 what a great design!! Designer hit most of the marks, may be time to create a better wheel design. Love it! Thanks Alfa
This looks absolutely stunning! I especially like the aggressive/mean looking rear lights!
Love the way Harry makes this all about the car and not himself…… Simply stunning car(s), thank you for posting this.
Harry always gets us mere mortals inside the mest exclusive places. What a gem of a video Harry, rolling sculptures. Shoutout t Mr Charlie for great camera work!
Inititally I was on the fence about the design; the more I look at it from all the different angles, and hearing all the different stylistic considerations to remain true to the original 33 the more I love the car. Creating a brand new design that pays homage to the original is a hard enough task, but I actually think Alfa hit it out of the park with this one.
Really? It almost makes me want to vomit - it's bulbos and disgusting - like a Bugatti, but even less tasteful.
Simply stunning - The design based on the original is really wonderful.
Great video and a nice walk around with the chief designer , and nice explanations of the concepts involved and delivered in a way that us mere mortals can understand 👍. Got to say that Alfa Romeo design some gorgeous cars , even their everyday road going cars were always pleasing on the eye , and came across as having a sporty edge 👍.
Love it! Especially the attention to detail. Like the length of the video 👍
The original 33 Stradale is always my answer to the question “What car would you get if money was no object?”. Does the new one envoke the same emotions? Can’t really say so. But it’s still a great design with lots of little details paying homage to the original car and the brand’s history. If only they haven’t overdone the front-end/headlight area that much…
They ruined this car with the front end. It looks really stupid. Too flat and edgy.
1.7 million pounds? I would much prefer a successor to the 4C, or finally a new GTV coupe!
Probably the best rear end of a car I have seen in 40 years. I only wish I was wealthy enough to buy one. Quite beautiful. Thanks Harry for an awesome video
Utterly beautiful car, love it. Also incredible to hear such a conversational video with a very eloquent designer. Thank you Harry!
They did a magnificent job! To me this car is a great interpretation of the original 33 stradale. The balance between round and edgy lines is spot on. Sadly these cars will be bought and stored in a garage and never see daylight, let alone being driven...but I guess that's the fate of all hypercars 😢. Anyway, great video, great insights.
When this car was released, I remember thinking to myself, "look how the massacred my boy." I can't love this car. To me, the original 33 Stradale is the most beautiful car ever made, possibly the most beautiful object man has ever sculpted. It is my favourite car. I understand that the spokesperson/designer wanted to keep the legacy intact for the original 33 Stradale by somewhat separating the two and by not outright copying that design for the new car...but I think they should have. No one would have complained, and I think that's a copout sentiment. This car is, as we all know, based on the Maserati MC20. Therefore this new 33 Stradale was going to look a certain way as the design had to conform to the MC20's hardpoints. It's kind of like the A90 Supra to the FT-1 concept, where you've got an image in mind of what you want the car to look like, but you have a platform with compromises that you need to work with. I don't think Alfa Romeo pulled off a successful reinterpretation, honestly. It's not that the car is ugly...it's fine. But I am of the opinion that if you're going to take the 33 Stradale's nameplate, you need to make the car look more like the original 33 Stradale. When you compare photos side-by-side with the original 33 Stradale and the new one, you begin to see the characteristics they share. But the new one doesn't do the delicate touches as well as the original. They didn't need to shorten the front end as much as they did for the new 33 Stradale, it could have had a much longer overhang. The side air intake looks tacked on (in design), as opposed to looking integrated into the body like on the original 33 Stradale, and that's not just because of the carbon fiber's darkness. Then there's that tragic rear bumper, which just looks...awful. Sorry. How DeTomaso's P72 gets away with its rear end, I don't know. But if they can do it , then surely Alfa could have, right? But by far the biggest issue, in terms of styling, is the body lines. They do not flow like the original 33 Stradale, they're far too flat. One of the defining characteristics of the original 33 Stradale is the "hips" it has, both vertically and horizontally. But again, due to the compromises of the platform, this wasn't going to be possible. It's deeply upsetting that Alfa didn't take notes from Ford's 05'-06' GT and see how successful a more honest reinterpretation of a company's historic model turned out to be. Back then, that GT car didn't initially sell well. But we live in a different time, and I think Alfa would have had no problem selling a more honest 33 Stradale reinterpretation. And it's not as though Alfa couldn't make a new 33 Stradale that looks closer to the original car. They could, if they were given more freedom to use a bespoke chassis. If DeTomaso can make the P72 look as voluptuous as it does, Alfa could have done the same, had they been granted approval to make their own bespoke platform. At the price they're asking, it's sad that the buyers are basically getting rebodied MC20's and not much else. It's not like the MC20's platform is bad. But for the price of the new 33 Stradale, customer's are not nearly getting enough for the money. The new car's interior is at least a winner, no issues there. I know my take is that of the minority, but I stand by my sentiment that if you (Alfa Romeo) are going to make a reinterpretation of the most beautiful ever made, you've gotta come correct. And I think Alfa Romeo missed the mark. Hard. At least with the 4c they took elements from the 33 Stradale, drew some comparisons, but didn't take the nameplate. This new 33 Stradale should have been given its own nameplate. But my opinion won't stop the rich from buying it, and OEMs have figured out that rebodying their cheaper cars to look somewhat like their most iconic models is a good way to rake in cash (new Countach, for example). I won't be hanging a photo of the new 33 Stradale on my wall like I have of the original. It offends me too much. For what Alfa Romeo is asking, buyers should instead place an order for M.A.T's Jewelry 33 Stradale.
You're so right, I cannot understand why there is so much love for this? As a multiple former Alfa owner I'm a really disappointed with this
Truly STUNNING masterpiece
Exquisite design detail & so much better having a tour if the original inspiration car first. As always the discussion & expert observations by Harry make these videos second to none! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
A nice nod with the length of the video 😉 I like this new one very much and the clever idea to hide the screen away under the dash is genius! I think I’d rather have the original one though… just gorgeous!
i spotted that too 😉
Can't believe almost no-one has commented on this - 33:33. Well played Harry (and editor!)
Alfa Romeo needs new real models, otherwise the brand will not survive. They should have made a coupe and estate wagon from the Giulia.
This a lovely car but there’s more skill in pushing the limits for the masses, finding ways to make brilliant cars that can be seen on the ordinary roads, like Alfa used to do.
I rarely comment but this is a beautiful car! Superb presentation as always from Harry.
What a stunningly beautiful job Alfa have done.
Among all these super expensive cars, this would be my favourite, love the rear, the silhouette and the no fuss interior. Would actually love to be able to buy some of the pictures of the design study shown at the beginning...sadly, there s none of that in the official Alfa store (which seems to be very neglected overall btw, no pics/prints at all). Harry or Alfa, if you read this, there s a market for good prints, I petition to make these pictures available to us as prints...you already created them for the museum, why not selling prints at reasonable prices to all those who love your design icon (I know it s not gonna be cheap but make it reasonable!).
I have a feeling there will be a book on these cars...we have just need to wait 😊
It's lost what the original brought. It's MC20 engine means it doesn't justify $2M. The original was the most expensive car at the time, but it had absolutely new and original features. It was, and still is, stunning.
and it's still worth 2M+
That is the best looking new car ive seen. Stunning in every way
Thanks Harry, that was stunning!
Absolutely gorgeous car although it still doesn't come close to the original 33 Stradale. Shame they are making only 33 of them
Well, it was either that or 333...or 3333. Alfa probably aren't making any profit off of it anyway.
So agree with you, The original was just perfect
It's not supposed to be the original. it's a tribute. Given that modern vehicle requirements are somewhat different to those of 1967, what did you expect them to produce? It is a stunning piece of engineering, a digital era interpretation of an anologue era masterpiece.
Why is it a shame? Even if they made 33,000 _you_ still wouldn't be buying one!