For the dedicated Alfisti, it's what to buy when you've done the Spider thing to death.
, is part of Hearst Autos—is an Italian wedge ofthat is definitely not going to be to everyone's taste. In fact, more than a few readers have probably already scrolled directly to the comment section to voice disbelief and/or complaint. What is this crazy thing? Answer: a 1993 Alfa-Romeo RZ, the “RZ” standing for Roadster Zagato.the Monster—on its debut in 1989, the Alfa Romeo SZ was intended to shatter preconceptions and set Alfa design on a new path.
This roadster is number 184 of just 284 built, a total that is about a quarter of SZ production. Build quality is—well, it's a boutique car assembled in Italy during the 1990s. The indifference to precision can be neatly summed up by the slightly crooked angle of the limited-series metal plate below the gearshift.Bring a Trailer
If you can embrace or at least get past the styling, then it's a proper rear-wheel-drive Alfa, the quickest of them in its day. Under the clamshell hood is a 3.0-liter Busso 12-valve V-6, feeding a little over 200 horsepower to a rear-mounted five-speed manual transaxle. The RZ is a hair slower to 60 mph than the SZ, but both are lively and quick. The V-6 raises its voice in a gloriously mechanical crescendo, better heard with the roof down.
But so be it. The RZ is incomprehensible madness with a lusty Alfa Romeo V-6. It's the antidote to automotive boredom.Brendan McAleer is a freelance writer and photographer based in North Vancouver, B.C., Canada. He grew up splitting his knuckles on British automobiles, came of age in the golden era of Japanese sport-compact performance, and began writing about cars and people in 2008.
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