I still think the key issue with
the 4C
is this choice of stellar chassis construction at the perceived expense of a special engine. Yes, the turbo four-cylinder motor isn't a patch on a great normally aspirated effort, but having had a few days to think about the 4C, I'm even more convinced that chasing the Cayman too directly would have ended in disaster.
The use of struts at the rear is also even more baffling having driven the car. I still can't understand it, but then perhaps the conspiracy theorists who say the back of a 4C is merely the front of a normal hatchback have a point. Fiat isn't exactly dripping with cash right now.
Either way, because of this curious layout, when naked the 4C looks identical to a Tamiya Hornet. Which is quite a strange thing to type.