RE: Chris Harris video: Alfa Romeo 4C

[toppstuff]

kambites said:

The could call it the "Alfa Turnip" as far as I'm concerned.

It would have to be in Italian. All their cars use the Italian language name.

In which case, the Alfa Romeo "Turnip" would actually be called the Alfa Romeo Rapa which actually sounds Ok.

[carinaman]

toppstuff said:

kambites said:

The could call it the "Alfa Turnip" as far as I'm concerned.

It would have to be in Italian. All their cars use the Italian language name.

In which case, the Alfa Romeo "Turnip" would actually be called the Alfa Romeo Rapa which actually sounds Ok.

Sounds like Grapa, or a fishing lure or someone that drives a slammed, matt black Mercedes.

[kambites]

That's the thing about Italian... anything sounds good.

[TA14]

kambites said:

The could call it the "Alfa Turnip" as far as I'm concerned.

That name could grow on you

[entropy]

In Autocar's review the car sounds a lot more fruitier.

In Monkey's review it sounds a lot more like a shopping trolley - at mid revs?

[Kolbenkopp]

kambites said:

That's the thing about Italian... anything sounds good.

Yup, highly unfair but true . Another translation could be: Alfa Romeo Barbabietola. Racy!

[braddo]

shoestring7 said:

The 'C' stands for Compressor (supercharger), not cylinder.

• sigh*

SS7

Wrong.

Just thought I should mention that, in the interest of this not becoming some internet folklore.

The beards in the UK Alfa owners' club have spoken.

[shoestring7]

braddo said:

shoestring7 said:

The 'C' stands for Compressor (supercharger), not cylinder.

• sigh*

SS7

Wrong.

Just thought I should mention that, in the interest of this not becoming some internet folklore.

The beards in the UK Alfa owners' club have spoken.

Correct. Whilst it'd be nice to think I could singularly make up internet folklore, I was wrong in this case.

In my defence, my source was a long standing Alfista who should have known better. I think he was getting his Alfa's and Masers mixed up, poor old sod.

SS7

[Pooh]

Car have tested it against the Elise and Cayman and it did very well, so much for the "Cayman will murder it".