RE: Alfa Romeo 4C: Review

[kambites]

k-ink said:

I'd look into getting some custom plates made up to fit inside that aperture, rather than bolting a larger frame outside of it. There are places advertising "Show plates" if you google. Easy enough to find online.

I'd be interested to know whether that's more or less likely to attract attention from the police than no plate at all.

[GTRene]

It should be banned, a plate on front of sport cars, its very bad for cw and so inviremont, maybe the greens can finally do something good for cars

[kambites]

Yeah that does look pretty daft.

[DJRC]

Ive decided I can live with the headlights, fk em...I never have to look at the bds. Am I right in thinking its a black only interior though?

[Kolbenkopp]

According to the price list (.de) you can have red leather seats (€ 1.700) and there's pack for red leather trim on steering wheel, door grips, handbrake and central tunnel (€ 500). Personally I would not bother (to much "men's wash bag for my taste), but probably well made and chacun a son gout etc. -

[Craikeybaby]

kambites said:

k-ink said:

I'd look into getting some custom plates made up to fit inside that aperture, rather than bolting a larger frame outside of it. There are places advertising "Show plates" if you google. Easy enough to find online.

I'd be interested to know whether that's more or less likely to attract attention from the police than no plate at all.

I'd imagine that no plate would get noticed quicker, it could also cause trouble with ANPR at petrol stations?

I ran a stick on number plate (legal font & size) for 100,000 miles in my old MX-5, including being pulled over by the police a few times and it was never mentioned. I did have to fill the holes left from the original Mazda mount though, I'm not sure if that would have been fitted at the factory, or by the dealer.

[V6Alfisti]

Craikeybaby said:

I'd imagine that no plate would get noticed quicker, it could also cause trouble with ANPR at petrol stations?

I ran a stick on number plate (legal font & size) for 100,000 miles in my old MX-5, including being pulled over by the police a few times and it was never mentioned. I did have to fill the holes left from the original Mazda mount though, I'm not sure if that would have been fitted at the factory, or by the dealer.

Normally a dealer fit, or certainly on the 8C. So just instruct to leave them off.

[DJRC]

Kolbenkopp said:

According to the price list (.de) you can have red leather seats (€ 1.700) and there's pack for red leather trim on steering wheel, door grips, handbrake and central tunnel (€ 500). Personally I would not bother (to much "men's wash bag for my taste), but probably well made and chacun a son gout etc. -

I couldnt find any of that on the UK configurator thingy.

[Kolbenkopp]

Hm, OK. Configurator probably not complete then? The cars at the Frankfurt show also come in black/black, but here's a snip from said price list (option codes 732 and 5J3).

[DJRC]

Kolb...where are you getting the German info? Id far rather do anything in Germany than the UK anyway as Im Munich based and its about 2 grand better value to order in Europe than the UK.

[Kolbenkopp]

Got a price list from a local dealer, but looks like they have *finally* uploaded the thing to the German website.

So official info here: http://www.alfa-services.de/prospekt/pdf/Preislist...

And yes, for once they are somewhat cheaper here. Still a tiny bit out of my reach sadly, but very good value me thinks. Might work out to get an early slot and sell on at no loss after a while. Hm... Probably to late now :-/.

[GTRene]

[kambites]

Such a rubbish selection of exterior colours...

[k-ink]

I had those teledials on my GTA. They look great in black!

[errek72]

DJRC said:

Ive decided I can live with the headlights, fk em...I never have to look at the bds. Am I right in thinking its a black only interior though?

I'd go for the black interior myself, order it with standard seats and see later if I can get them upholstered in Alcantara or perhaps Daytona/Dino-style. But for those a bit more flamboyant there is this :

[errek72]

k-ink said:

I had those teledials on my GTA. They look great in black!

They do but the tires look like they were sprayed on. Also the one that lapped the ring has stock wheels. So I wonder if this is one of those cases (like the second generation M3) where the car is actually faster with the standard or smaller wheels. More metal means heavier wheels also.
Pity they don't do the teledials in smaller sizes.

[DonkeyApple]

This will be one of the first CF tub cars to simply be used as an every day car but a significant number of people.

I wonder if this will show up any weaknesses for the wonder material in contrast to aluminium or steel?

[otolith]

I think the BMW i3 will be more of a useful test case for any foibles of mass market carbon fibre - it will be a daily driver and will be produced in much higher volumes. It has a different architecture, but should still be relevant.

[V6Alfisti]

Another great review!

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results...

[DonkeyApple]

otolith said:

I think the BMW i3 will be more of a useful test case for any foibles of mass market carbon fibre - it will be a daily driver and will be produced in much higher volumes. It has a different architecture, but should still be relevant.

Definitely for urban bumps and scratches etc. My thinking with the Alfa is that it is likely to be driven in a more spirited way at higher speeds where road grit and general detritus will have more effect.