RE: Alfa Romeo 4C spied testing

[Esseesse]

braddo said:

The PH article just posted on the front page suggests the ugly (carbon fibre) front lights might be limited to the launch edition. Here's hoping!

Yes but that's probably CF at launch, plastic otherwise.

If you look carefully at the pictures of the cars posted, they're CF on the white car, plastic (ABS or something) on the others.

[otolith]

Wonder how they would work in body colour?

Crap photoshoppery;

[Esseesse]

otolith said:

Wonder how they would work in body colour?

Crap photoshoppery;

Was thinking the same thing, will have a go in PS.

[braddo]

otolith said:

Wonder how they would work in body colour?

Crap photoshoppery;

I'm afraid it makes me think of:



Why the lights are not 8C-style is mystifying.

[otolith]

Apparently, the headlights are bi-LED - I wonder if the weird light cluster design is meant to showcase that, in the same way Audis have that stupid strip of LED DRLs?

From here:

http://www.alfaromeo.co.uk/uk/#/alfa-world/news/20...

Interesting snippet of good news - unassisted steering.

[ZesPak]

otolith said:

Interesting snippet of good news - unassisted steering.

Really? So no PAS whatsoever? Didn't know they still made cars without...

[otolith]

ZesPak said:

Really? So no PAS whatsoever? Didn't know they still made cars without...

Well, there is the Elise...

[ZesPak]

otolith said:

ZesPak said:

Really? So no PAS whatsoever? Didn't know they still made cars without...

Well, there is the Elise...

As soon as I pressed "send" I thought about the elise, though never had the pleasure to drive one (they're pretty rare here). It has been about 10 years since I've driven a non-servoed car.

[otolith]

I think the combination of light overall weight and mid engined weight distribution makes it viable.

[ZesPak]

otolith said:

I think the combination of light overall weight and mid engined weight distribution makes it viable.

I'm curious as to the stiffness with that carbon tub, could do wonders for the handling.

Look at the GT86, on paper it doesn't look like such a great prospect to the onslaught of hot hatches, yet in reality it's said to drive amazingly good.

[otolith]

The platform has massive potential, but the devil will be in the setup. If they do a good job, it could be truly brilliant.

I am pleased to see someone other than Lotus making this kind of car. Hopefully, it will enlarge and reinvigorate the market for lightweight sportscars rather than just cannibalising existing sales. It will keep Lotus honest and if Lotus does eventually go under, there will be other people building cars I would be interested in owning. It's a shame about the turbo and the automatic transmission, but I think that's just becoming unavoidable.

[kambites]

otolith said:

The platform has massive potential, but the devil will be in the setup. If they do a good job, it could be truly brilliant.

I am pleased to see someone other than Lotus making this kind of car. Hopefully, it will enlarge and reinvigorate the market for lightweight sportscars rather than just cannibalising existing sales. It will keep Lotus honest and if Lotus does eventually go under, there will be other people building cars I would be interested in owning. It's a shame about the turbo and the automatic transmission, but I think that's just becoming unavoidable.

I'm still hoping they'll do a cut-down, cheaper version with a manual 'box and a N/A engine at some point.

[stephen300o]

braddo said:

otolith said:

Wonder how they would work in body colour?

Crap photoshoppery;

I'm afraid it makes me think of:



Why the lights are not 8C-style is mystifying.

Doesn't look like Christine Bleakley to me. The 8c has huge ugly lights on it's huge ugliness, those ones are much better.

[Buzzfan]

Guvernator said:

snip...Oh and at 60k Euro's it's too expensive.

If they'd branded it a Dino, (not ferr..) would that make it seem better value?

[Guvernator]

Buzzfan said:

Guvernator said:

snip...Oh and at 60k Euro's it's too expensive.

If they'd branded it a Dino, (not ferr..) would that make it seem better value?

It probably would for some people but not for me as I'm not a massive brand snob, I'm just comparing what you get for the money compared to it's rivals. As for brand values, a Porsche which is a "better" brand for those who are into such things is cheaper.