Alfa Romeo does not build many cars like the Alfa Romeo Nuvola: a 2-door coupé with 2.5L Alfa Romeo twin-turbo V6, built from 1996 when airbags, anti-lock brakes and Japanese build quality became the world standard. Its designer of record is Centro Stile Alfa Romeo under Walter de Silva.
The story
The Alfa Romeo Nuvola is a concept car with coupé body first shown by Alfa Romeo at the Mondial de l'Automobile Paris motor show in 1996. Nuvola literally means "cloud" in Italian, but also hints to the legendary Italian racing driver Tazio Nuvolari. The Nuvola has a front-mounted engine and four wheel drive. The prototype is currently on display at the Alfa Romeo Historical Museum in Arese, Italy.
What is underneath
Under the skin sits 2.5L Alfa Romeo twin-turbo V6. The gearbox is a 6-speed manual. The layout matters: drive goes to all four wheels, which is what lets the power be used on a wet road. The wheelbase is 2600 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Škoda Auto Škoda Octavia, the Lotus Elise, the Porsche Boxster. Nearby in the Alfa Romeo catalogue sit the A.L.F.A 12 HP and the A.L.F.A 15 HP.