4C [Official] Alfa Romeo 4C official

[Mafalda]

Alfa 4C landed @ Vairano
http://www.quattroruote.it/notizie/eventi/alfa-romeo-4c-quale-sara-il-suo-tempo-sul-giro-video
full review is coming!

 

[Mafalda]

Alfa Romeo 4C full review (sorry no scanner)
Tech optionals:
18/19" rims
Pzero AR Racing
racing setup
double sport exhaust
252.3 Kph

acc (standard/launch control)
0-60 Kph 2.3/2.0
0-100 4.5/4.2
0-200 17.7-16.9
1/4 mile 12.8/12.5 @ 176.9/178.7 Kph
1 Km 23.5/23.2 @ 219.0/219.6 kph

brakes
200-0 139.6m (measure starts when foot touch the brakes)
Drag: Cx 0.356 ;:S= 1.87
skipad: 1.11g

Vairano Handling
1'18"84
Lotus Elise S: 1'21"51...
what's hot:
Performances
Handling
Brakes

What's not
very high noise
heavy steer (no powersteer)
rear view

test note:
"It 's born for track"
"small cockpit but good"
"with these tech optionals we've the sportest 4C possible"
"no easy if you want to go really fast on track, needs training"
"great engine from 2,000rpm, but not so fantastic @ very high rpms"
about launch control
"dynamic mode, brakes on and 3,500rpm.. release the brake: 0-100 4.5s. but using also the left paddle and full throttle, engine goes to 6,000rpm and... 4.2s!! but only on track and you can use it just sometimes, because is very hard for gearbox"

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

so I was watching Evo's 2013 Car of the Year, and the two big knocks Jethro had was 1) the engine noise being unpleasant, and 2) unassisted steering was unpredicatable in its feels. Those were enough to take it out of contention rather quickly. Of course, not having driven the car I can't determine steering feel so I'll give Bovingdon the benefit of doubt on that one, but the engine noise, to me, sounded pleasant in that video.

 

[Pedro Alexandre]

Geneva

 

[ABCD]

 

[Merc1]

She looks distracted, but the car is gorgeous. Another waiting game for the U.S. market.

M

 

[Monster]

Did anyone notice Alfa changed the headlights? Now it looks like a finished product, and not some prototype.

 

[ABCD]

 

[Merc1]

Did anyone notice Alfa changed the headlights? Now it looks like a finished product, and not some prototype.

Yes, I forgot to mention that. Looks much better.

M

 

[Giannis]

Holly f**k, if I may. That's pure and true beauty! I so want one!

 

[martinbo]

Champagne and caviar looks, fish and chips powertrain.

 

[Gianclaudio]

Champagne and caviar looks, fish and chips powertrain.

The gearbox probably Martin, but the Multiair engines are as fine as they get. I test drove an 1.4 Multiair turbo on a Fiat Bravo and felt very, very sweet.

And yes, now it looks like a finished product with those headlights.

 

[martinbo]

Go drive a PDK Cayman and you'll know what I mean.

 

[Giannis]

The gearbox probably Martin, but the Multiair engines are as fine as they get. I test drove an 1.4 Multiair turbo on a Fiat Bravo and felt very, very sweet.

Ι thought it was only available with the 1.75 TBi engine, not the smaller, 1.4 one.

 

[martinbo]

Gianclaudio is referring to the general sweetness of the MultiAir engines overall - across the range...

 

[Giannis]

Ah!

 

[Gianclaudio]

Go drive a PDK Cayman and you'll know what I mean.

Of course Martin, I completely understand and that's why I think the 4C is too expensive, but my point was, like you further say, that Multiair 4 in line engines are more than a fish and chip category, compared to other 4 in line.

 

[Pedro Alexandre]

@New York:

 

[Soup]

 

[Gianclaudio]

Faster than an Elise, on the same level as an E92 M3 comeptiton pack. Excellent brakes, the dual clutch and lack of limited slip diferential are the achilles heel. (at least that it's what my basic french tells me )