It was with a silent whimper that the Alfa romeo quit the American markets in 1994 due to poor quality and the tag of being an underachiever. In 2008, it roared back into the American economy with the release of the 8C Competizone, a sports car with a 2-door coupe and 2-door spider layout. Assembled by Maserati in Modena, Italy, the car carries 8 cylinders denoted by the '8C' in its name. As its name also suggests, it is a racing competition-worthy car with the racing blood of Ferrari and Maserati flowing through its tubes! The sports car which was presented as a concept in the Frankfurt Motor Show, 2003, and arrives with a big bang at a price of $240,000 which is the most expensive Alfa Romeo vehicle ever made.