amanico
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Alfa Romeo 4C.
In the world of small Bombas, there are few ones: The Porsche Cayman, the Audi TT, the Lotus Elise, the Alpine A110 and the... Alfa Romeo 4C.
And the 4C is not the less interesting. With a body which reminds the most beautiful creations from the Sixties.
There are two things which I less love: The digital instrumentation, and in a smaller measure, the 4 cylinders. Imagine this one with a 6 cylinders, it would be fantastic, but unrealistic, given the current rules in terms of ecologic taxes.
Not very sensual, this detail...
But what a character! Light weight, good performances, character, sensuality... Totally charming.
Best,
Nicolas
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Alfa Romeo 4C.
In the world of small Bombas, there are few ones: The Porsche Cayman, the Audi TT, the Lotus Elise, the Alpine A110 and the... Alfa Romeo 4C. And the 4C is not the less interesting. With a body which reminds the most beautiful creations from the Sixties. ...
and probably power steering ;-)
this car has too less weight for more hp, it becomes very light on the front at >260 km/h; race suspension (if he had it) is setup for track not road
the front is empty - you cannot even open the hood, it is screwed with about 8 bolts to the chassis
inside is only the heating system. total weight with all fluids of my white track version is 890 kg with most weight behind my seat (and me inside) and no, no aerodynamic problem unless you want to speed up to 300 km/h, but this car is for curves and not ...
So nice to see all those pics
... of a sensuous design, especially in this age of me-too SUVs and 'practical' vehicles.
500 coupe and 500 spider
spider did not sell for ages due to bad experience with the coupes
the 8C is one of the worst cars with 400 hp on the road
drives like on eggs - horrible setup, bad weight balance. check also top gear on this... I drove it in Paris when released and decided against it
you will not find this car on a track and you will not even drive it for longer times at ultimate speeds on straight roads, it is just for showing off its lines and beauty at some cars and coffees (or wherever)
so no resemblance with 33 stradale at all. if it had a set-up working for track you would have seen it cause 500 is not so limited that some wouldn't do it anyway
no, it is a fat GT with inappropriate electronics and weight balance
opposite of a fat 992 ;-)
different market and customer, no direct comparison possible
I guess that several 8c owners also have a 4c in the stable
Nico, your list looks good
But I would leave the TT out of it. Yes, it can be fast, but being front wheel drive, I would disqualify it from being a small bomba, which must include a sense of... danger with mid-engine, short wheelbase and RWD! The people who bought a 4C have made a ...
Yes! A charmer!
But... I don't know which one is better... the charming A110 or the charming 4C. But in USA, only the 4C is available as the A110 has not entered the US market yet.
Yes, this is the detail I really dislike... I am like you when it comes to dashboards.
Here is a slightly better one... normal: Sport Track mode: ...
