Alfa Romeo 4C Spider

[Gally]

I'm a massive Alfa fan, the 8C is still one of the most beautiful cars ever made. I love the 4C also, the spider is impressive...

Cool alternative to an Elise.

 

[Stefan.]

Love these!!!

 

[cat171]

I'm not sure on it - I prefer teledial wheels too :approve:

 

[Waitey]

Its SO perfectly proportioned.

 

[Advikaz]

Nice these.

 

[Paprika123]

They look like a baby 458.

 

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Off to the Geneva show next tuesday to see it , as they might have just got our attention back after we dismissed the 4C coupe

 

[Matthew]

Lovely looking car. Isn't it a lotus underneath aswell?

 

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Lovely looking car. Isn't it a lotus underneath aswell?

NO

 

[Matthew]

Could have sworn it was a lotus underneath.

Care to put abit of meat on the bones then?

 

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Could have sworn it was a lotus underneath.

Care to put abit of meat on the bones then?

for a start lotus have never made a carbon tubed car which is what the 4C is underneath ?


what do you want to know ?

its made by Alfa , not lotus , by the same team who built the carbon 8c ? its all alfa in house


and as Alfa are owned by the Fiat group , they have a company who's not bad at carbon tubs , something to do with a horse ??? if they really need to

Lotus have nothing to do with the 4c 8c or any other alfa sports car

 

[Matthew]

Thanks for that. Saved me reading up on it. Ha

 

[Lal B3N]

Simply beautiful.

 

[Chip-mk1]

The side on picture looks awesome, as above its just so perfectly proportioned, which obviously it should be when they had the exige to copy the proportions from, lol.

I really like them, but I'd probably buy an Exige still if it was my money, I just think it would work better on track longer term.

Very pretty car

 

[Chapppers11]

Probably the only Alfa I've ever taken a liking to tbh!

What kind of money are they going to go for?

 

[Chip-mk1]

Probably the only Alfa I've ever taken a liking to tbh!

What kind of money are they going to go for?

About 45K ish IIRC

 

[Gally]

Surprised no one noticed the new headlamps. I believe they will be fitted to the 4C Coupe also.

 

[Chapppers11]

About 45K ish IIRC

High-spec Boxster money then!

I'd lean towards the Porsche personally.

 

[Gally]

Just a bit more flair than the Porsche and a lot less luxurious. They kinda stripped the 4C back.

 

[Poopensharten]

I can see why people would spend 45k elsewhere but the 4C, for me, is exactly what i'd have for that money at the moment.

It's pretty exclusive as well and all sold out iirc?

 

[It's.Lee]

I dropped my interest in the 4C due too the headlights... looks like i'll be going straight back to Alfa now.

f**king OAFT.

 

[cat171]

High-spec Boxster money then!

I'd lean towards the Porsche personally.

Love that one!! :approve:

 

[Poopensharten]

I dropped my interest in the 4C due too the headlights... looks like i'll be going straight back to Alfa now.

f**kING OAFT.

Aren't they all sold though?

 

[It's.Lee]

Not what i was told april last year.

I will phone later about the spider.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Just a bit more flair than the Porsche and a lot less luxurious. They kinda stripped the 4C back.

HUGE weight difference, they are very different cars.

 

[Gally]

Indeed, the Alfa is a fraction of the weight of the upmarket Boxster. Although I love the Boxster.

 

[Welsh.Dan]

Wow wow that Alfa is beautiful!

Porsche is gorgeous too mind. As mentioned they are totally different cars. Alfa looks a proper weapon and would have my vote. But the boxsters is nice!

 

[Scrooge]

I actually ache I want that car sooo much.

 

[botfch]

Wouldn't mind renting one to blast across Europe and back.

 

[Sam@NP]

I can see why people would spend 45k elsewhere but the 4C, for me, is exactly what i'd have for that money at the moment.

It's pretty exclusive as well and all sold out iirc?

Reviews are not full of praise, everyone apart from TG said the steering is gash along with the exhaust note and head lights. No AC too and s**t interior.

You really don't get much for the coin either.

I find it odd that Alfa have gone after the Lotus market. It's saturated (by lotus) so much so Lotus are making a loss and barely sold any cars last year.

 

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for a start lotus have never made a carbon tubed car which is what the 4C is underneath ?


what do you want to know ?

its made by Alfa , not lotus , by the same team who built the carbon 8c ? its all alfa in house


and as Alfa are owned by the Fiat group , they have a company who's not bad at carbon tubs , something to do with a horse ??? if they really need to

Lotus have nothing to do with the 4c 8c or any other alfa sports car

Thanks for that. Saved me reading up on it. Ha

The lotus talk isn't as silly as made out above.

It's well know Alfa entered into discussions with lotus r.e. production/assembly but the deal wasn't agreed and Alfa did their own thing in the end.

 

[_Tom]

Thing of beauty.

I see a 4c every so often near me. It makes me dribble a little.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Wouldn't mind renting one to blast across Europe and back.

Yuck. no thanks for all those miles of motorway, something heavier gets my vote, like the boxster.

 

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The lotus talk isn't as silly as made out above.

It's well know Alfa entered into discussions with lotus r.e. production/assembly but the deal wasn't agreed and Alfa did their own thing in the end.

i have never heard that ? and exactly why would they need to , i think the Fiat group are just a little bigger than lotus and have a bit of a performance car pedigree, so show me something that says they did and where its well known .

i have been talking to alfa about if for some time

 

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Aren't they all sold though?

the launch editions yes i believe , however this is a production car ,and they will be making about 3500 cars a year.

the spyder is not 45k it will be circa 50 +

i withdrew my intent with alfa and did not put a deposit down in the end as the spec changed as did certain styling items , the headlights for one .

the spyder with the lights and wheels its shown with (this is a concept not a real car anyway) looks much better , but they changed things on the coupe

 

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i have never heard that ? and exactly why would they need to , i think the Fiat group are just a little bigger than lotus and have a bit of a performance car pedigree, so show me something that says they did and where its well known .

i have been talking to alfa about if for some time

Search SELOC you are member also iirc. It was during concept stage so probably 3 years ago, read about when I had an Elise.

Aren't GM a lot bigger than lotus? VX220? Aren't the various car companies that lotus do consultancy for a lot bigger? I can't claim to know the detail, but the 4C is a niche car originally being made in limited numbers.

Drop the patronising tone as well!!

 

[It's.Lee]

the launch editions yes i believe , however this is a production car ,and they will be making about 3500 cars a year.

the spyder is not 45k it will be circa 50 +

i withdrew my intent with alfa and did not put a deposit down in the end as the spec changed as did certain styling items , the headlights for one .

the spyder with the lights and wheels its shown with (this is a concept not a real car anyway) looks much better , but they changed things on the coupe

Same as me then. Phoned the Alfa garage, first guy didn't know about the spider... second guy laughed so i don't think that will be happening.

 

[botfch]

Yuck. no thanks for all those miles of motorway, something heavier gets my vote, like the boxster.

Ah I've done it in a stripped 208gti nothing can be worse than that!

 

[Jekyll]

I don't normally like soft tops over hard tops but the 4c spyder is lovely.

 

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Search SELOC you are member also iirc. It was during concept stage so probably 3 years ago, read about when I had an Elise.

Aren't GM a lot bigger than lotus? VX220? Aren't the various car companies that lotus do consultancy for a lot bigger? I can't claim to know the detail, but the 4C is a niche car being made in limited numbers.

Drop the patronising tone as well!!

Seloc spout bollox all the time , you won't find one reference to it anywhere outside of seloc and i doubt it was concrete and you're the only person i have ever heard make reference to it , Alfa had already built the 8C and this is a cheaper evoloution , they are using the masserati production line and always intended to as thats where they made the 8C so didn't need lotus , none of the design input is outside Alfa ,apart from the carbon tub construction but the company has links to the FIAT group.

So no it isn't a lotus elise underneath , alfa have never considered building it outside of italy in any conversation i have had with Alfa S.P.a in the early days Via Alfa UK.


But you heard it on Seloc , enough said