Alfa Romeo will display the stunning 4C Concept at Frankfurt with an updated paint scheme.
First unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year in red, the mid-engined two seater Porsche Cayman rival is unchanged apart from its 'Fluid Metal' metallic silver paint scheme.
Measuring around four metres in length with a wheelbase of less than 2.4 metres, the 200bhp-plus concept showcases a new lightweight construction promising a kerb weight of under 850kg, mainly through the use of carbonfibre and aluminium in the body and subframe.
Power comes from the 1.75-litre turbocharged petrol engine used in the Giulietta, and features a twin dry-clutch transmission. Coupled with the lightweight construction, the concept points to a range of new small efficient Fiat group sports cars over the coming years.
Alfa says the car will feature its 'DNA' technology, which controls throttle response, steering and suspension settings. Expect a production version to go on sale next year.
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Still cant stop laughing. "Updated version of the Alfa Romeo 4C" I thought to myself, but it hasnt been released yet??
And then I read that it has a new paint scheme. Has someone just typed the press release in here?
it does look nice though!
Makes Ferrari's look dull.
Well done Alfa.
Makes Ferrari's look dull.
Well done Alfa.
looks like an elise with an ugly alfa face tacked on the front, this could have been so much more...
I predict this is going to age about as well as the current Honda Civic.
This is not as pretty as the 8C by a large margin and the design is full of fuss and bother. I do hate to criticize because I love Alfa's, but the 4C really doesn't do it for me...
Fiat has a big huge hole in its product range, so big you could park a fleet of 747s in it. They have the little cars and they have Maserati and Ferrari but nothing in the range of 3 and 5 series BMW's or C and E class Mercedes. So the Germans have that end of the market pretty much sealed up. I'm so tired of waiting to be able to buy an Alfa here in the states. I was in the showroom in Italy just last week and they had two cars in the showroom, a MiTo and a Guiletta, both very nice but both front drivers. Outside of that all Fiat has been giving us from Alfa is a lot of concept drawings and a couple of low volume special models that only the very wealthy can buy. They have wasted so many years not doing anything with Alfa and when I see a 68 Guilia or an 80's GTV my heart breaks. Give us something we can buy and take a piece of that German pie. Wake up FIAT!
To me it looks dreadful in that silver metal colour and exaggerates the heavy and rather ugly front end. When seen like this, the design just isn't cohesive.
Reports indicate that the performance will be limited by coupling the engine to a rather fragile TCT gearbox.
Californians will only buy it if they bring out a Spyder.
Makes you wonder if Alfa Romeo will persist with it or concentrate on making SUV's for the US market which will sell like hot cakes.