Alfa Romeo 4C at Geneva

Sneaky Peaky · 1 Mar 2011 at 21:49

I have to say the 8C is one of my favourite cars and would be in my fantasy garage for sure so was interested to see this one appear at Geneva..

Only a concept car at the moment but according to the article Alfa say it will be on sale in 2012.

Looks very interesting though, styling is a bit marmite but who knows what/if will make it to any production version.

It measures just four metres long - the same length as a Mito - and houses the Giulietta's 200bhp 1.7-litre turbocharged petrol engine mounted in the middle, powering the rear wheels. Alfa reckons it'll hit 62mph in under five and rock on to over 155mph.

Link to the article on top gear

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/geneva-2011-alfa-romeo-4c-concept-2011-03-01

Check out the pics, the matt paint does it no favours in the flesh but the rendered last 3 of the set show it off best..

I like it

grudas · 1 Mar 2011 at 21:52

i love it all.. except the paint..

MarkDavis · 1 Mar 2011 at 22:11

Not the prettiest - looks like a lotus - and the gloss seems to has fallen off the paint and the red seems to have faded in the sun.

The model looks fit though.

danza · 1 Mar 2011 at 22:14

MarkDavis said:
Looks good but the gloss seems to has fallen off the paint and the red seems to have faded in the sun.

It's pre-aged so it's less unbecoming when the car falls to bits randomly on the motorway or refuses to start.

I like the look of it though.

Sneaky Peaky · 1 Mar 2011 at 22:16

I agree the matt paint is not good, here's the rendered pics..

Eriedor · 1 Mar 2011 at 22:32

Beautiful! Love the 8c and love that.

It seems controversial but I actually like the look of the matt red, very different.

brassd · 1 Mar 2011 at 22:37

Everything about that makes me happy.

Chives · 1 Mar 2011 at 22:45

hmmm.. I like!

BIGWEB · 1 Mar 2011 at 22:48

Matt Red is excellent. If the price is sensible. 30-35k I can see me buying one of them.

peterattheboro · 1 Mar 2011 at 22:55

Looks awesome. The new Elise should have been more like this. Hopefully the handling will be like an Elise too

Fusion · 1 Mar 2011 at 23:00

Looks sweet.

hurfdurf · 1 Mar 2011 at 23:06

Isn't the 8C meant to have terrible handling considering?

Clarkey · 1 Mar 2011 at 23:48

It's an Elise with a hideous front end, awful rear arch gap and terrible paint. Like any Alfa, do not want.

Souleh · 2 Mar 2011 at 00:06

Elise meets GTR !

Morba · 2 Mar 2011 at 03:00

Looks pretty damn fantastic imo.

Mucky_Pup · 2 Mar 2011 at 03:13

It's gonna look great with a number plate clagged onto the front, lol.

HEADRAT · 2 Mar 2011 at 06:13

Yummy

Valentino · 2 Mar 2011 at 06:29

Mucky_Pup said:
It's gonna look great with a number plate clagged onto the front, lol.

i can only assume it will be on one of the flat sides.

Front end look a lot like an 8c, and the rest, a lot like an elise.

It's a very nice car, but I thought concepts were supposed to be super radical? The only radical thing about that car is the paint job

ALSO! Lol at james on the banner. He looks genuinely happy, very contempt

Shoei · 2 Mar 2011 at 08:44

Want one.
The front will look awful when the number plate gets put on it.
Wonder if they'll now start putting the TCT gearbox on other Alfa's? Its great in the Mito.

Irish_Tom · 2 Mar 2011 at 08:51

Definitely looks like a Lotus and I imagine when/if it's reviewed that a Lotus is what it will be compared against.

I love the look of it and I have a thing for Alfas but I expect the conclusion to most of the reviews is going to be "If you want something small and sporty buy the Lotus"...