It has been almost fourteen years since Alfa Romeo sold new cars in the United States, and their commitment to bring cars back to the U.S. is looking good. The folks at Alfa are planning for an entry into the States as early as late 2009.

The 8C Competizione will be the first car offered in the U.S., and all 84 cars bound for the States have already been sold out. Alfa will only produce 500 of the 450-horsepower 8C coupes worldwide, and U.S. sales of the upcoming 8C Spider are said to begin in 2010. After that, the folks at Automotive News say that Alfa will plan to bring a large, rear-wheel-drive car over, potentially riding on a Jaguar platform. If Alfa can reach a deal with Jaguar's new owner, Tata Motors, we could see this product as early as 2011 or 2012.

+ Automotive News

Usually an extreme form of punishment, decapitation - for Alfa Romeo's 8C Competizione - is a gift to all Alfisti who desire top-down motoring. We had a chance to look over the drop-top halo car at this week's Geneva Motor Show, and if you think the coupe looks good, the 'vert certainly doesn't disappoint.

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We were finally beginning to accept the notion that we would never join the Alfa Romeo 8C owners club, and then this hot little number showed up. The single-seat electric kiddie car is definitely just the thing for aspiring Fangios, and in point of fact, it'd look pretty nice sitting in the corner of our Ann Arbor offices, too.

How about it, Alfa?

+ WINDING ROAD: 2009 Alfa Romeo 8C Competitizione road test