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Random spotting from Cannes, French Riviera, 📸 by .watches : Alfa Romeo RZ (ES-30)

An abbreviation of Roadster Zagato and Experimental Sportscar 30, the number 30 relating to the engine capacity of 3 liters (based on a 75 chassis with the same 3.0 V6 engine): Unlike the SZ designed by Robert Opron, the RZ was an original Zagato design with the two typical Zagato bulges. Only 278 roadsters left the factory, 50 in 1992 and 228 in 1993. This one is number 250, Giallo Ginestra and sold new in France!


@ Cannes, France

You know how much I love Alfa Romeos and particularly the 75 🍀 A development of the 75 Turbo, the Evoluzione was introduced in march 1987. Some 500 being built to meet the requirements of the FIA's Group A touring car rules. It was a direct competitor to the Sierra Cosworth and M3 E30.

All in Rosso AR555 + matching red 15-inch Campagnolo wheels + fiberglass bodykit + 1762cc turbocharged engine (unofficially 170 hp) + stronger cylinder head and turbo + ultra-stiff suspension + upgraded dif (45 % l*d) + thicker rear anti-roll bar. I spotted this one in front of a garage in the Cévennes National Park, the mechanic told me it has spent the last 20 years in a barn. French specs with yellow headlights and from Ardèche. More detail photos to come!

#1987 @ Parc national des Cévennes

Much like many petrol head I've always wanted one of these: Renault Clio V6 phase 2, quirky junior supercar! When Renault’s engineers chose to transform an everyday, front-engined, front-wheel-drive Clio into this mid-engined, rear-wheel drive monster. With the best possible inspiration: the Renault 5 Turbo. “Being a Phase 2 car, this model has a larger wheelbase and thicker anti-roll bars than the Phase 1, reducing the tendency to bite a little too hard in the wet. Even compared to modern hot hatches it's still a little on the lardy side, weighing in at 1,400kg, but with 255hp and a screaming V6 right in the cabin, there isn't much from stopping you having a whale of a time. Well, apart from the terminal understeer...” said
1309 phase 2 made and this one is Orange Sanguine: 1 of 3 for french market, 12 in the world 🍊🍊🍊

@ Circuit de Folembray

´Elegance and charm meet devastating performance’ said Maserati. Quattroporte IV V8 Evoluzione, the last 4 door Biturbo, made after 1998 when factory in Modena reopened with Ferrari staff and executive. Styled by Marcello Gandini, I always thought it looked like a mix of Citroën Xantia and Lancia k berlina with a 326 hp engine and a rococo interior 🔥

@ Place Vauban