RE: Alfa Romeo 4C - those headlights

[Gio G]

Has anyone seen a 4C on the road yet?

[tbc]

So obviously anyone with half a brain with wait a year and buy one that has proper headlights and not some wart infected 4C

[myhandle]

The prototype had headlights more like the new ones:
https://www.google.com/search?q=alfa+4c+concept&am...

[Richard A]

I'm not so worried about the lights, it's really the overall proportions and surfacing of the 4C that I find disappointing (why do these modern middies have to be so fat arsed?). It's a shame because I think the tech and engineering are spot on.

[900T-R]

I'd wager to guess though that the current headlights' looks would be a lot more palatable if they were body colour...

[ultrastapler]

fantastic

now, next job on the list is to get rid of those hideous door mirrors

[Ikemi]

Gio G said:

Has anyone seen a 4C on the road yet?

Yep! It sounded awesome!

[Burnham]

ultrastapler said:

fantastic

now, next job on the list is to get rid of those hideous door mirrors

ARRRGHGGHGHH! Why did you have to point those out?!!?1!

[jon-]

[arkenphel]

I prefer the warty headlights. At least they were distinctive. This just looks... bland.

[whatthehell]

charltjr said:

PR man says "At this stage they're still prototypes on a car that we won't see for at least a year"

PR man means "Please, please, PLEASE don't put off ordering one of the current cars on the basis that slightly later ones will get the new lights"

Well, it makes designing a 'facelifted' model a hell of a lot easier.
And I agree, those wingmirrors need sorting as well.

[Captain Muppet]

SimonOcean said:

Jaguar F-type and Porsche 981 are too strong competitors and both offer slightly different style, quality, comfort, driving experience trade offs to each other.

Is the Elise not a competitior because it undercuts the 4C too much, or what?

[Esseesse]

Burnham said:

ultrastapler said:

fantastic

now, next job on the list is to get rid of those hideous door mirrors

ARRRGHGGHGHH! Why did you have to point those out?!!?1!

They have to be out that far to see past the hips.

[canucklehead]

what i want to know is what committee of numpties inside Alfa/Fiat thought those acne-infested lampages on the coupe were ever a good idea?

and, yes, the wing mirrors look like they've been fitted for towing a caravan.

[will-w]

Esseesse said:

Burnham said:

ultrastapler said:

fantastic

now, next job on the list is to get rid of those hideous door mirrors

ARRRGHGGHGHH! Why did you have to point those out?!!?1!

They have to be out that far to see past the hips.

Has no one noticed that they have been lifted directly from a Punto?

[otolith]

I can see the new headlights being retro-fitted to the earlier cars - and then far down the line, unmolested first gen cars complete with arachnid eyes being worth a premium.

[Alanok]

canucklehead said:

what i want to know is what committee of numpties inside Alfa/Fiat thought those acne-infested lampages on the coupe were ever a good idea?

and, yes, the wing mirrors look like they've been fitted for towing a caravan.

The official reason why they were designed like that is for lightweight. They also tried to make them body coloured but they thought it looked gash.

[r11co]

Burnham said:

Still, I'm sure there will be a aftermarket company that will make a fortune selling ones that Alfa should have fitted in the first place.

Yeah. They are called DEPO and I'm sure they're firing up the CAD system as we type.

[davea18h]

I think both types look bloody awful, though the new ones are an improvement. Why has headlight design become so complex? It's like everybody is trying to outdo each other. They've become over styled IMO, and distract from a car's lines as it tends to draw the eye to the headlight, away from the car itself.

[Europa1]

Captain Muppet said:

SimonOcean said:

Jaguar F-type and Porsche 981 are too strong competitors and both offer slightly different style, quality, comfort, driving experience trade offs to each other.

Is the Elise not a competitior because it undercuts the 4C too much, or what?

Again, Elise is a different proposition driving wise. At the price point of the 4C, you're into Exige V6 territory. The Exige is rabidly fast and handles incredibly, but with a supple ride. From what I have seen in the media, the interior in the Alfa is a bit of a let down. Not that the Exige interior is amazing. Exige V6 with the Exige Roadster interior would be nice, though...