{"id":89038,"date":"2022-01-18T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=89038"},"modified":"2022-01-26T07:54:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T07:54:02","slug":"30-years-of-alfa-romeo-rz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/30-years-of-alfa-romeo-rz\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Years of Alfa Romeo RZ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you, as a car manufacturer, had a sports car in your range that the press and observers only referred to as a “monster” because of its design, would you produce an open-top roadster of it? Probably not. Alfa Romeo and Zagato did it anyway, even though even their own employees were skeptical. The Italians produced only 1,036 of the SZ<\/a><\/strong> presented at the 1989 Geneva Motor Show until 1992. The sports car, designed by French designer Robert Opron, was available exclusively in red. In fact, Alfa Romeo and Zagato, where the SZ had been hand-built, showed the courage to present the open-top RZ at the Paris Motor Show in October 1992. This immediately went into small-series production. Unlike the SZ, it was available not only in red, but also in yellow, black and, rarely, in silver for the Japanese market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No trunk available<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Compared to the SZ, the windshield of the RZ was placed a bit flatter into the airstream. In addition, the long, sloping rear window of the coup\u00e9 was eliminated as was the attached rear spoiler. Instead, the RZ features two suggested humps behind the seats, reminiscent of the legendary double-bubble roof from Zagato. Underneath them is the compartment for the soft top. Anyone expecting a decent trunk in view of the angular body will be disappointed by the small flap between the taillights. It only reveals the space saver spare wheel, which is included as standard. Suitcases or travel bags don’t fit in here. The general everyday utility of the RZ is correspondingly limited. Ultimately, it was a pure sports car for up to two people, which can preferably be taken out on sunny days on country roads.<\/p>\n\n\n

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