tinEye'd with 11K hits, non of wifeBeautiful car! Always loved those red-headed Italians…
I know some EVs, especially plug in hybrids like my wife’s car, integrate the electric motor into the drivetrain (usually replace the flywheel with an integrated generator/starter/motor), but yeah, think most pure EVs use some flavor of linear direct drive.
I’m no expert though, so could be way off base here…and too busy to research in-depth right now.
edit: pic thread rules, the wife’s hybrid:
I never heard of an aluminum body model in the regular cars. A few had magnesium transmission cases to save a few pounds. Some of the slightly earlier Giulia spider models has slipper skirt pistons, to reduce rotating weight. I owned:
I had heard of some factory aluminum body Giulias, maybe I misread and it was only some panels or a race series car.
Now that you mention it, this does sound familiar. My days as an Alfa mechanic were long ago, so a few things have slipped my mind. Alfa did make a lot of variations over the years, so it is very possible.
Well, it's a truck. With fly by wire steering. So I guess it's not what you're looking for in a sports car.
