Alfa Romeo RL
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| Manufacturer | Alfa Romeo |
| Production | 1922–1927 |
| Predecessor | Alfa Romeo G1 |
| Successor | Alfa Romeo RM |
| Platform | FR/RWD |
| Engine | 2.9 L I6 3.0 L I6 3.2 L I6 3.6 L I6 |
| Designer | Giuseppe Merosi |
Alfa Romeo RL was produced between 1922-1927, it was Alfa`s first sport model after World War I. Car was designed in 1921 by Giuseppe Merosi. Car had straight-6 engine with overhead valves. Three different versions was made: Normale, Turismo and Sport. RLTF (Targa Florio) was race version of RL and it weighted half of normal versions, engine had seven main bearings instead of four and double carburetos. In 1923 Alfa race team had drivers like Ugo Sivocci, Antonio Ascari, Giulio Masetti and Enzo Ferrari. Sivocci`s car had green cloverleaf symbol on white background and when he won Targa Florio 1923, that symbol was become Alfa`s good luck token to the team.
RL total production was 2640.
Variants:
- RL Normale, 2916cc 56 PS (1922-1925)
- RL Turismo, 2996cc 61 PS (1925-1927)
- RL Sport, 2996cc 71 PS (1922-1927)
- RL Super Sport, 2996cc 71 PS (1922-1927)
- RL Super Sport Castagna, 84 PS
- RL Super Sport Zagato, 89 PS
- RL Targa Florio, 3154cc 95 PS (1923)
- RL Targa Florio, 2994cc 90 PS (1924)
- RL Targa Florio, 3620cc 125 PS (1924)
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| 4-cyl. | 12 HP/15 HP/24 HP/15-20 HP/20-30 HP | 20/30 HP | RM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4-cyl. | 40/60 HP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4-cyl. | ES Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6-cyl. | G1/G2 | RL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6-cyl. | 6C 1500/1750/1900/2300/3000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8-cyl. | 8C 2300/2600/2900 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racing car | GP | P1/P2 | P3 | Bi-motore | 308 | 158/159 Alfetta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
