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New car of Valtteri Bottas is a limited edition!

March 13, 2023

Purchased himself by Valtteri Bottas

Alfa Romeo emphasizes that Valtteri Bottas bought the Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm himself. Vottas thus becomes one of 500 owners of a Giulia GTA.

Passion

Cristiano Fiorio, Alfa Romeo F1 Manager, said, “This is a special moment for Alfa Romeo. Valtteri Bottas is an outstanding professional, a winner and his long career in F1, studded with 10 GP victories, is proof of that. His desire to be part of the intimate and exclusive circle of Giulia GTA customers fills us with pride. In a business world often driven by contractual obligations, today we celebrate something different: Valtteri has shown us that passion sometimes drives our choices. Welcome Valtteri to the heart of our ‘tribe’.”

Valtteri Bottas and the Giulia GTAm

Valtteri Bottas: “I am a car enthusiast”

Valtteri Bottas, says: “I am obviously a lifelong car enthusiast. But above all, I love the Alfa Romeo brand. It is an honor for me to be an ambassador for the brand and now to become a customer, owner of one of the 500 Giulia GTAs. It is a technically excellent vehicle, realized in collaboration with Sauber Engineering by using the expertise and technical know-how that comes directly from Formula 1, but for us car and motorsport enthusiasts it represents so much more. It breathes new life into one of motorsport’s legends, the 1965 Giulia GTA.”

Carbon fiber

The Giulia GTA is a high-performance vehicle based on the Giulia Quadrifoglio. Thanks to the use of carbon fiber and other lightweight materials, the Giulia GTA benefits from a weight reduction of up to 100 kg compared to the Giulia Quadrifoglio. It is equipped with an upgraded version of Alfa Romeo’s 2.9-liter V6 Bi-Turbo engine with 540 hp and a specific output of 187 hp per liter. GTA stands for Gran Turismo Alleggerita. The label has been held for years by the Italian brand Alfa Romeo.