Upon its unveiling back in August 2023, the midship supercar was offered in a choice of three paint colors, beginning with Rosso Alfa and the aforementioned Villa d'Este.
Furthermore, customers were also presented with a reinterpretation of the brand's trademark royal blue.
As if that wasn't enough, the Italian marque also came up with a Tipo 33 racecar-inspired white and red livery. And boy, did the 33 race a lot!
It all started with a Group 6 prototype racer developed by Carlo Chiti, of which five units were finished. The Alfa Romeo T33/2 followed suit with a slightly larger V8 powerplant.
For the T33/3 and T33/4, displacement rose to 3.0 and 4.0 liters. Autodelta refashioned the 33 into a different animal with the TT/12, a Group 5 monster powered by a Carlo Chiti-developed flat 12.
As for the final evolution of the racecar, the 33SC12 went one step further by adding a couple of snails to the mix.
Not surprising in the least, both 12-cylinder thrillers won their respective championships in 1975 and 1977, namely the World Championship for Makes and the World Championship for Sports Cars.
Further beautified with Tributo lightweight alloy wheels in gold, the first 33 Stradale customer vehicle of 33 to be delivered wears the Quadrifoglio symbol on both doors.
The first Alfa Romeo adorned with the four-leaf clover was the RL Corsa of Ugo Sivocci, who crossed the finish line ahead of Ascari's RL in the 1923 edition of the grueling Targa Florio.
Pictured on Bridgestone Potenza Sport rubber boots measuring 245/35 R20 up front and 305/30 R20 for the rear axle, this fellow also wears the Italian Republic's Tricolore on the mirror caps.
Not exactly a coincidence, the green-white-red flag was first used on a Milanese military banner, with Milan being the spiritual home of Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili. The company moved to Arese in the '60s.
That being said, the elephant in the room is the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale's very close relation to Maserati's MC20.
From the carbon tub to the suspension design, clever V6 engine, and Tremec-supplied transaxle, it barely differs from the somewhat dissatisfying Mazzer.
One of the biggest problems of the MC20 is curb weight, with Maserati somehow managing to create a heavier midship than Ferrari's aluminum-intensive 296 series.
Adding insult to injury, the 296 is a plug-in hybrid with a nicer-sounding V6 engine.
Be that as it may, the 3.0-liter six of the 33 Stradale is no pushover. Alfa Romeo quotes more than 620 cavalli vapore or 612 mechanical horsepower, whereas the battery-electric version features a tri-motor setup with 750-plus metric ponies or 740 horsepower.
Not that long ago, the Stellantis-controlled automaker took a combustion-engined 33 Stradale all the way to 333 kilometers per hour (207 miles per hour) at Nardo.
By comparison, the Maserati brand advertises the MC20 Coupe with a claimed 325 kilometers per hour (202 miles per hour) at full chatter.
