Driving A MANUAL Alfa Romeo 8C!

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @PedroHenriquePS00000
    @PedroHenriquePS00000 Месяц назад +112

    i think they should redesign the center console to be higher and actually keep the gearing flat. i really dislike the housing poping out like that... looks very strange... although i agree with ergonomics...
    it looks like a prototype not a finished thing... i would buy it anyways... haha

    • @thatsthis753
      @thatsthis753 Месяц назад +1

      It looks very odd.

    • @hhh7929
      @hhh7929 Месяц назад +1

      Arrondir la partie côté frein à main pair alléger la pièce et qu’elle soit dans la continuité des arches de la console

  • @RBEngineering
    @RBEngineering Месяц назад +68

    They should do it to the Maserati Gran Turismo, same engine and also available with the F1 Gearbox👀

    • @enjoiBoys
      @enjoiBoys Месяц назад +4

      😮 that would be amazing!

    • @rousemotorsport
      @rousemotorsport Месяц назад +3

      I have had 3 GranTurismo’s, that would be a huge upgrade!

    • @benzinapaul7416
      @benzinapaul7416 Месяц назад +1

      conversion cost would buy 2 Gran Turismos!

    • @THESLlCK
      @THESLlCK Месяц назад

      @@benzinapaul7416 some things are just worth it

    • @uksharif
      @uksharif Месяц назад

      Problem is it isn't worth the cost, you can pick up a Maser GT for 1/3 of the price of the conversion alone

  • @MrFluryy
    @MrFluryy Месяц назад +14

    I crapped myself at 11:18 - nice save with that closed road

  • @memorimusic420
    @memorimusic420 Месяц назад +9

    Studying can wait... this video goes first!!

  • @stephankyle6460
    @stephankyle6460 Месяц назад +9

    I didn't love the gear lever popping out until you said exposed linkage. Im a sucker for function and in a car that pretty its like a glass back watch with proper motion. Maybe it just needs some more design so it doesnt look like a partially milled block of raw material.

  • @pauln0371
    @pauln0371 Месяц назад +2

    The Testarossa project sounds mint. Can't wait to see it when it's completed 👍👍

  • @js3602
    @js3602 Месяц назад +12

    Sounds alright doesn't it mate? Nice downshifts! 🕹

  • @2Bunphettered788
    @2Bunphettered788 Месяц назад

    9:54 min - I love these man and road, zero-chatter segments! Never stop doing them, Sam. I feel like I'm the one driving! 😁

  • @RemieRobinson
    @RemieRobinson Месяц назад +13

    Woah,, I gotta see that Testarossa when its done!!

  • @StonedNoob
    @StonedNoob Месяц назад +168

    Idk but that gearbox sitting on top like that looks just weird and out of place. Idk prolly just me. I love that car regardless though.

    • @joshn.5625
      @joshn.5625 Месяц назад +7

      Agreed!

    • @pistonburner6448
      @pistonburner6448 Месяц назад

      Who cares? What kind of a priss complains about the aesthetics of the height of a gear change mechanism?
      Oh, my mistake: your name and picture clearly indicates you are an absolute perfectionist in all aspects of life...

    • @verhu010
      @verhu010 Месяц назад +9

      It looks ridiculous.

    • @pistonburner6448
      @pistonburner6448 Месяц назад

      @@StonedNoob Nice emotional response. Both of your responses are completely devoid of any thought and purely emotional, feminine whining. I bet everything you have and you do is far from perfection...or go ahead and inform us why I'm wrong. Even your username us so scummy I can't write it here or my reply will probably be censored...and your picture...you're as far from the height of sophistication and curated style as can be. Probably also just a child.

    • @pistonburner6448
      @pistonburner6448 Месяц назад

      @@StonedNoob Nice emotional response. Both of your responses are completely devoid of any thought and purely emotional, girl-like whining. I bet everything you have and you do is far from perfection...or go ahead and inform us why I'm wrong. Even your username is so ------that I can't write it here or my reply will probably be censored...and your picture...you're as far from the height of sophistication and curated style as can be. Probably also just a child.

  • @flavioc5389
    @flavioc5389 Месяц назад +10

    This exact same car is for sale right now at the Bologna Classic!

  • @CarObsession
    @CarObsession Месяц назад

    That must have been such a joy to drive, the engine noise, the feel/sound of that gated manual, belissimo! Also really appreciated the POV angle as well, it really added to the experience - good work Sam!

  • @maxmoller
    @maxmoller Месяц назад +25

    As you said. The gearshift looks a bit "aftermarket". But honestly, I don't mind it.
    The only thing I don't like, is the steeringwheel. It's kinda shaped like a 90's BMW (E90) wheel, just without any buttons.

    • @zanderwilll
      @zanderwilll Месяц назад +2

      E90 wasn’t in the 90s, but i see what you mean

    • @maxmoller
      @maxmoller Месяц назад +1

      @@zanderwilll yeah wrong decade, I know. Forgot to turn on my brain, before I started typing 😄

    • @theroadblog2858
      @theroadblog2858 Месяц назад

      The steering wheel is similar to the Alfa Romeo 159 TI steering wheel. But without the buttons and a different center/airbag. I wonder if the 159 wheel (and buttons) would fit, could be made functional

    • @user-un7ip7di4y
      @user-un7ip7di4y Месяц назад +1

      “a 90s BMW steering wheel without any buttons”
      I fail to see the problem here

  • @johngriffiths3394
    @johngriffiths3394 Месяц назад

    Magnifico! Just the best. A truly beautiful car. Timeless.

  • @secretbrad9259
    @secretbrad9259 Месяц назад +1

    Only 4 minutes in and thought I would have to say that the production of your videos are simply next level! By far the most professional content on RUclips! Awesome thank you for bringing the amazing to my mundane!

  • @notdaltonxd
    @notdaltonxd Месяц назад +8

    Now do it to the 4C!

    • @verynormalman
      @verynormalman Месяц назад +1

      How long have you owned a 4C? Where is the current system lacking?

  • @zizazable
    @zizazable Месяц назад +2

    It's cool to see how the gearbox pops out like that. Looks pretty interesting

  • @EdLo.
    @EdLo. Месяц назад

    That road looks so beautiful

  • @paultucker1272
    @paultucker1272 Месяц назад +1

    Take a look at the gearshift mechanism on a Ferrari 250 GTO........THEN this look makes sense. What a car!

  • @Snarge22
    @Snarge22 Месяц назад

    Love the dual nature of the car now.
    There's so much driving one does that can be quite the drudgery. Even on a day when you're headed to the fun roads. The cruise to and from the fun roads might as well be in standard relaxed mode.

  • @C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13
    @C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13 Месяц назад

    Ooh I love those seats... I'm having a CAV GT+ built for me, very much the restomod, and I need me some of those magnetic headrests. Great idea

  • @atw196
    @atw196 Месяц назад +6

    Do they have a youtube page or something ? I really want to follow that testarossa build !!

  • @3ducs
    @3ducs Месяц назад

    At 3:56 an Alfa Romeo GTV, that is MY kind of a restoration-mod, or just a restoration to original. A relatable car that can be enjoyed on the twisty New England roads where I live.

  • @matthewyoung3942
    @matthewyoung3942 Месяц назад

    I love everything about that car and I know people are going to be put off by that shifter arrangement but I think that it's right it should be the centrepiece of the interior as it's the big headline of the car, although I do think it could be prettier as it is in Zonda ect. I love that we are seeing the return of automotive cottage industry and let's face it the reason for that is because what we're seeing being released currently and how the future looks has made modern classics our only viable option for enjoyment and pleasure.

  • @ganz7ful
    @ganz7ful Месяц назад

    Wow, that looks fantastic in black - probably the best colour for an 8C - I thought there was already an injected BB 512...?

  • @jaythor7123
    @jaythor7123 Месяц назад

    Love the vid man! Great content

  • @MarcSob22
    @MarcSob22 Месяц назад +7

    The more modified the car, the more I like it. I've been working in the area for over 15 years and I always enjoy seeing cars like this being modified and used. Some of my clients have extremely rare modified cars. This is the right way to have these cars for me! Nothing stock is much fun, no matter the car! And I've driven almost everything ever made! Love this 8C

  • @Bigwilliestyle322
    @Bigwilliestyle322 Месяц назад +2

    I’m with you Sam. Turn the wick up to 11 and you’ve enhanced the original ethos. Turn it up to 14-15, and you’ve got an entirely different car that may or may not be “better”

    • @uksharif
      @uksharif Месяц назад +1

      But he said at the end that if you take it out of sports mode, it comes down to 11 again basically

  • @keithevans5667
    @keithevans5667 Месяц назад +1

    STG coffee time ❤

  • @2Bunphettered788
    @2Bunphettered788 Месяц назад

    16:40 min - Sam, the wristband color of your watch matches the color of the car seats. 😉

  • @acton909
    @acton909 Месяц назад

    The word beautiful is overused but is totally appropriate when used with this car. I love what they have done but I agree that gear-lever assembly looks like an afterthought which clearly is not the case. Love the car.

  • @jonathandemacedo158
    @jonathandemacedo158 Месяц назад +2

    YES! More of the POV shots, that’s absolutely perfect. 💛

  • @R-Tap
    @R-Tap Месяц назад +1

    OEM+ is cool for more collectible car cars while full on restomod's are cool on more humdrum models IMO.

  • @TheCliffHanger
    @TheCliffHanger Месяц назад

    I love the look of that gearbox.. I don’t find it to be jarring or out of place. Looks factory enough…

  • @GM-kj6sb
    @GM-kj6sb Месяц назад +6

    What road is this? It’s gorgeous

    • @BoooSelecta
      @BoooSelecta Месяц назад +6

      SP197, Provincia di Cuneo, Italy 😉

    • @teosk8er
      @teosk8er Месяц назад

      Actually, not SP197. This in Colle del Lys. Provincia di Torino. I know because I live there!

    • @BoooSelecta
      @BoooSelecta Месяц назад

      @@teosk8eryou should Look at the sings when you’re there mate! SP197 leads to Colle de Lys, drove it last month with my 911. 😉

    • @teosk8er
      @teosk8er Месяц назад +1

      @@BoooSelecta you are right about the sp197 name. But is provincia di Torino mate! From Valle di Susa to Valle.di Lanzo! Provincia di Cuneo is much further south! Isn't a 911 too wide for drive fast on this road?

  • @petermcelvogue7521
    @petermcelvogue7521 Месяц назад +1

    Why not increase the length of the gearstick, It makes that part look like an afterthought. If you look at older Ferrari’s as an example such as a 250 series car or a classic Aston the stick is like a wand. It’ll look the part as well as keep the unit low conforming to what is already there. It’s not a Ferrari so there’s no need for a gated shift so a leather covering would also reduce the look of the gearstick.

  • @jamespettitt9213
    @jamespettitt9213 Месяц назад +3

    Want!, hope they do the same to the 4C, 😜.

    • @andygtv
      @andygtv Месяц назад +1

      I would not to have my hands off the wheel in the 4C😂

  • @rousemotorsport
    @rousemotorsport Месяц назад +1

    Being Italians, they can design a center console they is pretty and places the gear shifter higher. Right now looks odd.

  • @BoooSelecta
    @BoooSelecta Месяц назад +2

    An overlay with the name of that bloke and the company would have been nice.

  • @beardedboon
    @beardedboon Месяц назад +1

    Its crazy how you and jayemm talk the exact same i can tell youre from the same neighbourhood

  • @sniepo_gaming9953
    @sniepo_gaming9953 Месяц назад

    I think that they should have lowered the gear lever. Made it fit into the center console more. I think it would further give that feel of old alfas as the gear levers were not that close to the wheel and sort of down real low. Or just make the lever longer.

  • @albertoascari9390
    @albertoascari9390 Месяц назад

    Perfection

  • @SWR112
    @SWR112 Месяц назад

    I’m sure there is sponsoring opportunity with whatever Sam is doing on the shaving front. 😂 Electric shavers are a thing mate. But yes the 8C has just matured so well and they have improved it while being sympathetic to retain a classic feel and obviously keeping the drop dead looks. I wonder how you explain the Car to insurance company for cover “Well it’s a 8C but it’s reworked” I always prefer small Cars to large. Give me a pocket rocket every time.
    Some of the 1970’s BMWs modernised would be great too. I like that company in Wales who are producing mk1 and mk2 Ford escort RS cars brand new with modern tweaks but still retaining the classic looks.

  • @lv8920
    @lv8920 Месяц назад +2

    it is based on the Maserati 4200. That could be ordered with a manual gearbox. Should'nt that fit ? Maybe cheaper then +100.00 euro's fot his one. Then you have more euro's to fine tune the suspension etc.

  • @iggihk
    @iggihk Месяц назад +6

    You need a wood steering wheel to match

  • @77sdb
    @77sdb Месяц назад

    Amazing car

  • @beardedboon
    @beardedboon Месяц назад +1

    Ive always loved the 8c
    its such a weird car

  • @kevinhenault434
    @kevinhenault434 Месяц назад

    Great video but that shifter linkage looks nasty. Hopefully it’s the prototype and they will fix it for customer cars.

  • @chickliftsfarming1127
    @chickliftsfarming1127 Месяц назад

    At the end of the day a great drivers car simply comes down to the tactile feel of the control surfaces and how connected to the car , also a great sound ...it really has nothing to do with blistering speed

  • @Ksilva2
    @Ksilva2 Месяц назад

    I love to see this with Koennigsegg light speed gearbox

  • @davidpriestley666
    @davidpriestley666 Месяц назад +7

    Great idea badly executed !!! Looks like it’s been stuck on ??? Great vid as always Sir

  • @royd72
    @royd72 Месяц назад +1

    Not into the gear lever sitting up, looks so wrong, surely they should of reworked the centre console to suit a standard lever, proper cool tho, looked and sounded ace on the road when moving 👏👏👏

  • @ahmedelzahabi1451
    @ahmedelzahabi1451 Месяц назад

    love it

  • @donjuan150
    @donjuan150 Месяц назад +1

    I am more interested in the Testarossa. Impressive company!

  • @studiolezard
    @studiolezard Месяц назад

    I'm in love!

  • @EA40
    @EA40 Месяц назад

    I know the gear selector may me marmite, but I'll quote a Ford GT owner I spoke to: "Do you like the car, or not?"
    Sam likes this car. And for the price, this seems to be a very good car.

  • @kace002pumpkinwizard
    @kace002pumpkinwizard Месяц назад

    I know for a fact that this 8C is not the only manual in the world! Come on down to the Alfa Romeo store in Indianapolis Indiana and talk to the top Alfa guy! He owns one!

  • @avmelidor
    @avmelidor Месяц назад

    Brilliant

  • @brogenville
    @brogenville 3 дня назад

    They seem to have removed the electronic hand brake, but not installed a manual one..?

  • @Niine80
    @Niine80 Месяц назад

    Art ❤

  • @benzinapaul7416
    @benzinapaul7416 Месяц назад

    Sam starting to rock the Prince William look??!

  • @ThePublisher-jl6bz
    @ThePublisher-jl6bz Месяц назад

    ❤ All is missing is one feature: Decappotabili

  • @MrPhantom1961
    @MrPhantom1961 Месяц назад

    Very industrial looking gear shift. it wouldn't look out of place on an old Routemaster bus.

  • @wpc692
    @wpc692 Месяц назад

    this is one of the road behind my place where when I was younger (and more stupid 😄) I went almost every night to drift and so fast

  • @robertbroekema
    @robertbroekema Месяц назад

    I love this

  • @AccentShmaccent
    @AccentShmaccent Месяц назад

    Those ox blood red seats are prime! Can’t understand the goofy McDonalds red some companies are doing now.

  • @nyhcbd
    @nyhcbd Месяц назад

    nice rumbling

  • @Drop_a_gear_and_disappear
    @Drop_a_gear_and_disappear Месяц назад +1

    That BB though…

  • @JPh-i9l
    @JPh-i9l 7 дней назад

    You can tell people who learned how to drive on Automatics. They manoeuver the gear change lever as if it was a broom stick. They have no feeling of changing gears and the mechanisms under the lever . Like changing a button automatic gear .

  • @BoooSelecta
    @BoooSelecta Месяц назад +2

    That switch gate looks kind of improvised and does not match.
    Nothing I would expect for that extra money.

    • @theroadblog2858
      @theroadblog2858 Месяц назад

      It does look a lit like it is tacked on and not integrated

  • @stickshifter8
    @stickshifter8 Месяц назад

    Couldn’t identify your watch today Sam. Is that an IWC?

  • @pipimontana
    @pipimontana Месяц назад +2

    How could you not make him rotate the Testarossa?!?
    🙁☹️😭

  • @kaydesign
    @kaydesign Месяц назад

    Most beautiful car in the world. I have a scale model 😅🇮🇹🍀

  • @Memovox
    @Memovox Месяц назад +9

    Video begins at 07:29

  • @cj41079
    @cj41079 Месяц назад

    How many did they make 8Cs?
    IK it was limited production....

  • @JPh-i9l
    @JPh-i9l 7 дней назад

    They hold the steering wheel the same way. As if they were in front of a TV game .

  • @williama-d6
    @williama-d6 Месяц назад

    They said that about the porsche

  • @Coutinho024
    @Coutinho024 Месяц назад

    What's the name of the company again?

  • @albundy5992
    @albundy5992 Месяц назад +4

    That was slightly sketchy with the oversteer at relatively low speeds!

  • @benzinapaul7416
    @benzinapaul7416 Месяц назад

    I'd have this over a Singer any day

  • @christopherwalker6056
    @christopherwalker6056 Месяц назад

    Hey is this Shmee's older brother!?!?? 😃

  • @jamespugh
    @jamespugh Месяц назад

    To me their other cars cheaper and better. It's very cool theo

  • @colinmaduike2569
    @colinmaduike2569 Месяц назад +8

    Manual 8C is a great idea but the execution of that gated manual looks awful in the car. Huge letdown on the aesthetics front…HUGE

  • @jjjfo1818
    @jjjfo1818 Месяц назад

    Jeremy Clarkson is on record saying the 8C isn’t a very good car 😂

  • @ThatChrisGuy
    @ThatChrisGuy Месяц назад

    I really dislike what they've done with the milled gated shifter... it looks more like an architectural flourish than engineered perfection...but the rest of the car, I have to admit, looks magnificent.

  • @andygtv
    @andygtv Месяц назад

    😂😂😂looks like I did the mod

  • @gabrielbarcellos1036
    @gabrielbarcellos1036 Месяц назад

    Os Restomod vão ser o futuro da emoção nos super carros, a indústria tá caminhando pro lado mais racional e elétrico, chato... pena que só os endinheirados vão conseguir essas coisas

  • @cbca6567
    @cbca6567 Месяц назад

    Not true. One of the Alfa Romeo factory 8C protoypes tested by Georg Kacher in an auto review in period had a gated six speed manual subsequently not chosen for production, so that was the first 8C manual! Also the one offered for conversion is very expensive and not factory engineered; the gearknob looks an add on and not in harmony with the rest of the cabin.

  • @alexanderswistak1778
    @alexanderswistak1778 Месяц назад

    I wonder if these resto mods have a new car smell

  • @denisspratt926
    @denisspratt926 Месяц назад

    The 8C is one of the most beautiful cars ever made.
    On my top 5 list of favorite cars.
    And I like the idea of a manual gated gearbox in this.
    But the big block they have put under there ruins the interior.
    That looks so shit that I´d rather keep the terrible automatic if I had one.
    Nice video though.

  • @garyleibitzke4166
    @garyleibitzke4166 Месяц назад +1

    Here in the U.S. Alfa is failing again, mostly because of their horrid reliability issues. I know some people will reply that they've had no problems, but the facts speak for themselves. Beautiful cars, but horrible reputation.

  • @stickshifter8
    @stickshifter8 Месяц назад

    Not a big fan of the plinth like structure that holds the gear lever. Weird looking thing.

  • @anthonyjarvis9472
    @anthonyjarvis9472 Месяц назад

    lol those seats are shocking, this doesnt look very well executed tbh! great video though Sam.

  • @ThrottleBody
    @ThrottleBody Месяц назад

    The execution of the install looks very DIY

  • @PorscheDiddy
    @PorscheDiddy Месяц назад

    Good idea but don't like the gear lever construction and the loud clicking sounds with every gear change..

  • @dsd174
    @dsd174 Месяц назад

    The 8C competizione is my #2 dream car (the #1 is the original 33 Stradale - of course, all in red). I always thought about a manual conversion but, for what you showed, the change of gears clicks too loud and I'd get too annoyed. Hope someone tries a modern dual clutch conversion anytime. Anyway, nice video. Already saved it on my 8C playlist. ☘

  • @S2000Y
    @S2000Y Месяц назад

    Thar gearbox gate is just horrendous

  • @fabiopuglisi5183
    @fabiopuglisi5183 Месяц назад

    If you were to put an 8C body on a Mustang V8 platform, would you really be able to say the difference?
    If feel like the 8C as beautiful as it looks it’s kind of overrated

  • @Andino.
    @Andino. Месяц назад

    Whos gonna be the first to build an R35 Manual GTR for the road?

  • @davidhunternyc1
    @davidhunternyc1 Месяц назад

    The Alfa Romeo 8C is but a handful of automotive design masterpieces of the 21st century. Engineering prowess aside, this manual gearbox ruins the car.