Alfa Romeo 4C

Well now what is this, the Alfa 4C looks as if it is going to be produced and in my humble opinion it is exactly what the marque needs at the moment, the GTV is now long dead and the GT is at the end of its production run so Alfa need a coupe and this will do the job nicely. It is quite a radical departure for Alfa Romeo, I cant think of the last time Alfa made a mid engined production car (you cant really call the Stradale a production car), the Montreal was very nearly mid engined but they moved the engine up front at the last second which was a shame. The 1750 TBI engine produces 235 bhp and that should propel the car along well especialy if they can keep the weight down to 850 Kg. I expect that the 4C should be able to top 150 mph and have a 0-60 time of around 5 seconds, a real mini Ferrari. As for looks you really cant improve on what looks like a cross between a Lotus Elise and a Lancia Stratos, wow

8/6/2011
Well they are going to produce the 4C all be it in limited numbers so you need to get your order in now if you want to stand any sort of a chance of getting one. The 4C will have the 1750 TBi engine and it will be producing 235 bhp. The gear box will be a twin clutch paddle shift type and the power train is going to be the same as the Giulietta cloverleaf. After headlining a weight of 850 kg I expect that to be right on the money. These figures put the 4C head to head with the Lotus Exige which is a hard act to follow. The Alfa Romeo chassis has had a lot of input from Dallara in its design but the production of the chassis is almost certainly sub contracted out to another company. Dallara's chassis expertise is almost unrivalled and I will be very disappointed if it is not at least as good as the Lotus's.