“The potency of the Alfa’s performance is not easily put into words, but the acceleration figures set out above give a good idea of it. The acceleration was almost of the breathtaking order if full use was made of the gears, and it was this feature, together with the remarkable hill-climbing capabilities, that most appealed.” British magazine The Autocar samples a six-year-old Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 – widely considered this actual motor car – in a February 1938 road test