Portuguese tuner reincarnates the Alfa Romeo Sprint

Portugal-based tuning company Alma showed us a restored and modernized Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior around a year ago (see video). It has now come back with an even more ambitious project – the revival of the famous Alfa Romeo Sprint 6C Groupe B rally car that never made it to the track.

A company named Autodelta produced the first Sprint prototype in 1982. It had its engine installed between the axles and flaunted a Zagato widebody kit. It was supposed to race in Groupe B, but never made it past the concept stage. Fast-forward to the present day, and Alma decided to revive the three-door hot hatch in a production run limited to 20 units.

Working with an Alfasud chassis, the tuner puts a composite body on top of it, custom bumpers, droplet-shaped low-drag mirrors and an integrated rear spoiler. The round headlights conceal modern Hella lamps with aluminum housings.

While the original Sprint 6C had an interaxle V6, the replica makes do with a 1.8-liter four-banger rated at 160 PS (158 hp / 118 kW). The company argues that it’s still more power than the original had. Perhaps more important is the fact that the restomod weighs as little as 880 kilos (1,940 pounds). A five-speed manual transmission drive the front wheels, and you can opt for a Torsen LSD if you need it.

The prices are pending, but the first deliveries are penciled in for Q3 2024.