The Alfa Romero 4C & Spider

Alfa Romeo 4C

The Alfa Romeo 4C is an absolute marvel – it is already one of the best new cars of 2015 and as good a car you’re likely to get for a base price of $55,000.  It comes with a carbon-fiber body, a turbocharged four-cylinder, a dual-clutch gearbox and a mid-engine layout.

 It is a part of the completely revamped Alfa lineup, which is expected to hit the American market in the coming years. The Alfa Romeo 4C directly competes with other high value models such as Jaguar F-Type, Porsche Cayman, Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG and Chevy Corvette and.

Alfa Romeo 4C first shot to fame as a concept car at the Geneva Motor Show back in 2011. Alfa has been quite successful at converting what had been just a fantastic idea into a practical, fully functional model.

The 4C has a very sexy look to it, with its sleek, low-slung shape. It takes inspiration from the popular sports cars of the 1960’s. Its design is marked by curves, scoops, eye-shaped side glasses, round LED tail-lamps, and Alfa's own, special beaky overbite.

Its interiors consist of a cabin with red details, a completely flat bottomed steering wheel, and fully exposed carbon fiber surfaces. Its gauges have a 7-inch LCD display that changes colors as per the driving mode.

The Alfa Romeo 4C is powered by a direct-injected and turbocharged 1.7-liter 4-cylinder engine, which is rated at 237 horsepower and comes with 258 pound-feet of torque.

The Alfa Romeo 4C is available as a convertible, the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider and the Alfa Romeo 4C Coupe. Both models look highly attractive and are already quite popular, we focus on the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider next.

The Bottom Line

We like the Alfa Romeo 4C for the inspired design, dazzling looks and a strong Powertrain. The manual steering is perfect as well and the price is very reasonable. If there is one thing we didn’t like so much, it is that the 4C sounds better outside than inside.

Alfa Romeo 4C Spider

It’s not always that convertibles are more attractive than the original cars that they are based on, but the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider is really quite stunning. Ditching the roof actually makes it stand out in the crowd, giving it a sporty look.

The Alfa Romeo 4c Spider is very much a statement of intent by the company, a work of automotive art of the highest quality. The styling of the 4C Spider may be compared to that of a Ferrari, complete with a carbon tub construction and ultra-modern interiors. What’s truly astonishing is the price – which is very reasonable considering what a game changer this car is, and how great it looks.

Why pick the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider over the Alfa Romeo 4C? Well, for one, when you drive a sports car, you want to truly feel it, hear the noises made by it. Removing the roof would allow the barking noises made by the car into the cabin, which is a great feeling when you’re driving on the highway at a top speed.

The main competition for the 4C Spider comes from the Porsche Boxster, which is perhaps the leader in this category. The Audi TT S Roadster is also a formidable rival, although one would argue that the 4C Spider has a sexier design. Also worth looking at is the Mazda MX-5, which is a great car as well.

The Bottom Line

There is much to like about the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider – the sexy design, the stiff carbon chassis and the fact that it adds very little extra weight and offers an awesome convertible experience. What some may not like is the roof design, or the heavy steering. You may not appreciate the noise and the wind intrusion as well – in which case you’d be better off buying the original Alfa Romeo 4C coupe.


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