The Alfa Romeo Visconti is a

concept car A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle, show vehicle or prototype) is a car made to showcase new styling and/or new technology. They are often exhibited at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or ...

made by the Italian car manufacturer

Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. () is an Italian luxury car manufacturer and a subsidiary of Stellantis. The company was founded on 24 June 1910, in Milan, Italy. "Alfa" is an acronym of its founding name, "Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili." "A ...

, designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro. The car was seen for the first time at the

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in 2004. The car is a four-door

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/ sedan and is almost long. Under the bonnet is a 3.2-litre V6 JTS biturbo engine, which produces at 6000 rpm and of torque at 2000 rpm. 2004 12 03 Essen Motorshow 164

The car is front-engined all-wheel-drive assisted with rear-wheel steering, with a six-speed automatic gearbox and Brembo's composite ceramic brake discs all-round. The name

Visconti Visconti is a surname which may refer to: Italian noble families * Visconti of Milan, ruled Milan from 1277 to 1447 ** Visconti di Modrone, collateral branch of the Visconti of Milan * Visconti of Pisa and Sardinia, ruled Gallura in Sardinia from ...

comes from old Milanese family ancestry. Their coat of arms, a snake devouring a child, is part of the logo of Alfa Romeo.

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