While the second generation of Alfa's Spider for North America got SPICA mechanical fuel injection, it got a rep for unreliability and, as emissions controls tightened, power levels plummeted to the point that it barely topped a hundred ponies even when you could get it running.
The third generation of the Spider debuted for the 1982 model, now with Bosch electronic fuel injection. This bumped the motor's output up to 111 SAE net horsepower and dropped zero-to-sixty times back into the mid-high eight second range again.
The model year of the one in the picture is fixed by the presence of the "Spider Veloce" badges on the front fenders and the absence of the black rubber chin and decklid spoilers, as well as the slimmer front bumper without the large center escutcheon that appeared for the 1983 model year.
This now was photographed in August of 2025 using a Sony a700 and a 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 zoom lens.
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