RE: AlfaWorks GT4C: Driven
Discussion
AA121 said:
Had the steering geometry mod done this morning and the initial impression from driving it back from Alfa Workshop to Sussex is that it's made a vast improvement to the way in which the car tracks and steers. Can't recommend the guys at Alfa Workshop highly enough and, although early days, the results of their work are only begging the question; Why aren't Alfa Romeo setting the car up like this in the first place.............the car is transformed!?!?
.In on the case too.
AA121 said:
Mine booked in for it's steering geometry mods tomorrow so hoping that it does calm this aspect of it's driving dynamics down. I do understand the cries for "it needs a V6" but with emission laws on a car manufacturer's entire range of cars being what they are, this just isn't a realistic, forward thinking option hence why Porsche and others are having to pursue smaller turbo charged engines which will ultimately turn into hybrids probably. A manual gearbox against paddle shift/semi auto will always divide opinion but I would never totally discount a vehicle because of it.......that would rule out a lot of cars that I would like to own plus another that I already do!
The quality of fit and finish on my car is very good so not sure about the complaint about panel gaps etc. It is certainly better than both Elises that I have owned in the past. Mine is an every day driver doing approx 900 miles per month and so far (8 months) so good with regards to reliability/durability. Plus the decent fuel consumption as a result of being light and with a 4 cylinder turbo is welcome especially as it has (needs - in terms of overall design packaging!) quite a small fuel tank and therefore means I'm not in the petrol station every other day!
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Finally......to whoever said it doesn't have a boot (!?)........try opening up the rear engine cover and having a look! Really no different to an Elise in that respect although I concede a Cayman might have the edge on practicality if that's a concern.
This looks great too. Personally, I don't get the call for a V6 either.. With the philosophy of the car having a focus on very light weight (compared to its peers) and meeting emission / mpg requirements, a small but characterful turbo engine seems the obvious choice. And as you say, since Porsche are now into 4-pot turbo territory, maybe Alfa actually got in ahead of the game.. The quality of fit and finish on my car is very good so not sure about the complaint about panel gaps etc. It is certainly better than both Elises that I have owned in the past. Mine is an every day driver doing approx 900 miles per month and so far (8 months) so good with regards to reliability/durability. Plus the decent fuel consumption as a result of being light and with a 4 cylinder turbo is welcome especially as it has (needs - in terms of overall design packaging!) quite a small fuel tank and therefore means I'm not in the petrol station every other day!
|http://thumbsnap.com/MYtqWKKh[/url]Finally......to whoever said it doesn't have a boot (!?)........try opening up the rear engine cover and having a look! Really no different to an Elise in that respect although I concede a Cayman might have the edge on practicality if that's a concern.
Ok, the the 4C seems very sensitive on setup and a few tweeks are probably well called for, but I think it's a cracker of a car and one that you could get very attached to..
In standard guise it's compromised in nearly all areas; engine, handling, ride, practicality, price etc. Compare it to a car like the new TTRS and it fails in all areas except looks, and that's subjective anyway...
However, this is an Alfa, and this is PH, and as always, they don't need to make the most logical sense to be lust after and wanted, and if there's one thing I do know, it's that I want this GT4C a lot!
No it wouldn't be where I put my money, but for the lucky few that can afford to go for what they lust after, rather than what's the best value, I'm sure it's fantastic.
However, this is an Alfa, and this is PH, and as always, they don't need to make the most logical sense to be lust after and wanted, and if there's one thing I do know, it's that I want this GT4C a lot!
No it wouldn't be where I put my money, but for the lucky few that can afford to go for what they lust after, rather than what's the best value, I'm sure it's fantastic.
I have trouble buying this. Literally.
Plastic bumpers weigh 20kg more than carbon ones? Really? On a car as tiny as this?
Did not bother having a look again but last time I checked the OZ wheels were not that far off the standard wheels' weights. (And the wheels in the pics are Alfa's.)
Those suspension bits, I doubt they were designed with the procedure and resource FCA has in place. And is they go wrong, even in 20 years from now, then what? This is the reason why we are told to back off buying modded cars second hand. AQL=1, at best.
Plastic bumpers weigh 20kg more than carbon ones? Really? On a car as tiny as this?
Did not bother having a look again but last time I checked the OZ wheels were not that far off the standard wheels' weights. (And the wheels in the pics are Alfa's.)
Those suspension bits, I doubt they were designed with the procedure and resource FCA has in place. And is they go wrong, even in 20 years from now, then what? This is the reason why we are told to back off buying modded cars second hand. AQL=1, at best.
Vocht said:
In standard guise it's compromised in nearly all areas; engine, handling, ride, practicality, price etc. Compare it to a car like the new TTRS and it fails in all areas except looks, and that's subjective anyway...
However, this is an Alfa, and this is PH, and as always, they don't need to make the most logical sense to be lust after and wanted, and if there's one thing I do know, it's that I want this GT4C a lot!
No it wouldn't be where I put my money, but for the lucky few that can afford to go for what they lust after, rather than what's the best value, I'm sure it's fantastic.
I'd bet good money that not one single 4C owner even considered a Titty Arse. Nor any other car, for that matter.However, this is an Alfa, and this is PH, and as always, they don't need to make the most logical sense to be lust after and wanted, and if there's one thing I do know, it's that I want this GT4C a lot!
No it wouldn't be where I put my money, but for the lucky few that can afford to go for what they lust after, rather than what's the best value, I'm sure it's fantastic.
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