The Alfa Romeo 4C is a car that many have been waiting for a long time – since the first concept pics were shown it has captured attention like few others on the road. The svelte curves, the promise of sweeping two seater performance and that famous Alfa sensation makes for quite a lot of promise. The car has finally broken cover.
The car features an all new, all-aluminium 1750 Turbo Petrol engine; the latest-generation “Alfa TCT” dry twin clutch transmission and the Alfa DNA drivingmode selector – now with a new “Race” mode. Even better is the carbon fibre built one-piece monocoque. This was chosen due its high levels of structural rigidity and exceptionally low weight –just 65kg!
Accelerating from 0 to 62mph takes just 4.5 seconds in the new Alfa Romeo 4C and top speed is 160mph, but this supercar performance isn’t at the expense of the environment. Due to its light weight and advanced engine and transmission technologies, the emissions of the Alfa Romeo 4C fall well within the strict limits of Euro 6. Its official combined-cycle fuel economy figure is 41.5MPG and its CO2 emissions are just 157g/km.
Being an Alfa Romeo, the driving experience is more than just raw statistics. The exhaust has been tuned to emit a full, rich sound and particular attention paid to the seat design so the movement and reactions of the car can be ‘felt’ properly. The steering, unassisted, is progressive, direct and engineered to convey as much feedback and feel as possible. The steering ratio (16.2) is such as to allow 90% of bends to be taken without having to take your hands off the steering wheel. Both brake and throttle responsiveness have also been tuned to match with the dynamic nature of the Alfa Romeo 4C.
The all-new Alfa Romeo Romeo 4C goes on sale in the UK in October priced from £45,000 on the road, with first deliveries expected early in 2014. In total, global production for the Alfa Romeo 4C is limited to just 3,500 units.
Whilst the all new Alfa Romeo 4C officially goes on sale in the UK in October, due to an exceptionally high demand and limited product availability, prospective buyers are invited to register their interest now for deliveries in late 2014. In total, worldwide production for the Alfa Romeo 4C is limited to just 3,500 units per year.
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