Icons need preservation. Untapped potential invites reinvention

The Alma Sprint is a ground-up reimagining of a car that was always brilliant in spirit, but finally perfected in reality. By refining the original Alfasud platform through painstaking engineering and drawing aesthetic cues from the "lost" Sprint 6C—the Group B prototype—Alma has created a machine that values substance over statistics.

SHAPE

Starting with the original Zagato design as a foundation, the silhouette has been distilled into a monolithic form, drawing subtle cues from the great designs of the era such as the Lancia 037 and Maserati Shamal. The exterior body is rendered primarily in lightweight composites, executed with obsessive attention to fit, proportion, and finish.

INTERIOR

The cabin is a dialogue between function and architectural warmth. The ergonomics were revised and the compromises of mass production were stripped to create a focused, driver-centric environment. The interface is defined by material honesty: the grip of Alcantara, the textural heritage of heavy-weave corduroy, and the cold, mechanical precision of aluminium.

MECANICHAL

Evolving the original boxer architecture, Alma has developed an 1800 cc power unit producing 100 hp per litre. To achieve this output, the engine incorporates forged pistons, a revised sump, and a bespoke valvetrain, breathing through a custom-fabricated stainless steel exhaust.

Despite the extent of the engineering, the objective remains a purely immersive driving experience, defined by the immediate and analog response of carburetion.

This philosophy extends beyond the engine. The transmission, suspension, and braking systems are governed by the same principle of mechanical clarity.

WEIGHT

880 kg.

A benchmark achieved not simply through the use of lightweight materials, but through the deliberate absence of the unnecessary. For the Alma Sprint, mass is treated as a performance tool. Reduced to its essentials, its analog character establishes a direct and immediate relationship between car, driver, and road.