OFFICINE FIORAVANTI PRESENTS THE DISCO VOLANTE MANUALE
When an icon evolves not through excess, but through feeling. Some cars are defined by their form. Others by the emotions they awaken the moment the road begins to unfold beneath their wheels. The Disco Volante Manuale belongs unequivocally to the latter.
This project represents a deeply respectful yet transformative intervention by Officine Fioravanti, carried out on an existing Disco Volante and conceived to bring its purest spirit to the surface. Not a reinterpretation for the sake of novelty, but a conscious return to essence.
Unveiled in a particularly symbolic year — the centenary of Carrozzeria Touring — the Disco Volante Manuale stands as a renewed expression of a moving piece of art. A mechanical and emotional rebirth of an object that was already outside time. The intent was never to rewrite its story, but to intensify the bond between car and driver where it truly matters.
At the heart of this transformation lies the introduction of a manual transmission. A choice that is anything but nostalgic. Every component has been engineered, adapted, and refined to integrate seamlessly with the car’s original character. Each gear change becomes a deliberate, physical act — a dialogue between hand, metal, and instinct. A return to the visceral pleasure that defines the soul of the Alfa Romeo 8C, the donor car at the origin of the Disco Volante.
To support this heightened level of involvement, Officine Fioravanti has equipped the Disco Volante Manuale with a new carbon-ceramic braking system, significantly enhancing performance, consistency, and safety. Here, modern technology is placed squarely at the service of emotion, offering absolute confidence even as pace and sensations intensify.
All of this exists beneath the sculptural body handcrafted by Carrozzeria Touring — an automotive masterpiece that Officine Fioravanti has chosen to preserve with reverence. No visual excess. No aesthetic disruption. Only a completion of the original vision, achieved without ever altering its elegance or purity.
The Disco Volante Manuale is proof that even an icon can evolve — when guided by vision, sensitivity, and profound respect for heritage.
It is not about chasing numbers or performance claims.
It is about restoring feeling, control, and authenticity.
