Alfa Romeo 4C 1.742 TBi 240CV Coupé – Prova su Strada
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Alfa Romeo 4C is gorgeous, exciting and habituation.
It's far from perfect, especially at this price: to drive it physically and at times is intimidating, while the interior has ups and downs. This is a car мольто Fast, noisy and this makes several compromises: It is for this reason that you have to be an upright car enthusiast to appreciate it.
It is a small sporty finds its own dimension by offeringdifferent experience from English (Lotus) and German (Porsche 718) rivals.
TheAlfa Romeo 4Cwhatever one may say, this is the equivalent of a big hit in the world small mid-engine sports cars... He is not elegant, not sophisticated, but striking in strength and efficiency.
I must say right away: this is a car with many shortcomings - some minor, some less - but it has personality sell and a stage performance worthy of those red Maranello cars with a black pony.
This is'Alfa Romeo? Yes. Less experienced people often ask and find it hard to believe because Alpha did not build extreme sports cars for a while. ANDAlfa Romeo 4C it really is that extreme.
The problem is that 4C it was born in a hurry, and above all, it was developed in a hurry, with a budget not quite right for the scale of the project.
The chassis, however, has been modified (this mono carbon fiber shell), while the engine 1742 cc turbo da 242 CV located in the center. There thruststrictly speaking, it is ago... No manual transmission, only one 6-speed dual clutchquite fast and very fluid in action.
city
askAlfa Romeo 4C Being a city car is like asking a boxer with boxing gloves to build a house of cards. It's not nice and wrong.
TheAbsence of power steering makes maneuvers a kind of divine punishment, exacerbated by almost zero rear visibility and lack of cameras and sensors.
Theundercut watch out for every hole, hatch or butt that appears in front of it, while the volume high school graduation Akrapovic it will draw everyone's attention to you, making parking even more inconvenient.
But there are also advantages: dual clutch transmission it's sweet in action and front visibility it's good.
But what's most exciting as long as you're selfish (but whoever buys the 4C probably is) is the number of heads he turns around. Few cars are as addicting as this exotic little Alpha. Its alien size and sexy lines are eye-catching.
Outside the city
Il engine ha character, this cannot be denied. We Italians are good at both stage performance and acoustics.
TheAlfa Romeo 4C It offers an impressive range of singing sounds and nuances, especially considering it's a four-cylinder engine: from the outside it sounds like a motorcycle with a secondary exhaust system, while from the cockpit the soundtrack is clearly more sophisticated.
Donuts from the turbocharger, hiss from the wastegate, thick and rich volume: there will also be a forced sound, but you cannot remove a smile from your face.
At a normal paceAlfa Romeo 4C it feels physically rough and hard like marble: the steering wheel pulls left and right for no apparent reason, and the engine hisses and growls like a vile cat. There is a large delay in the engine response, but also many couples (From 350 Nm to 2.200 inputs), so in mixed mode, third gear is used almost exclusively (with fourth gear).
When you go down on the gas, you feel the speed at which only a car is running. 1000 kg can give you, and with little effort.
Between the curves, this does not cause much confidence also because shock absorbers it always seems to them that they are struggling with the road, refusing to copy the terrain. It occurs to me that his favorite playing field be lanebut also not such an extreme car to justify such toughness. There are also many understeer, both entering and exiting corners, but it is probably desirable: it makes the car easier even for the less experienced.
As you pick up the pace and look for the limit, things get better: braking monstrous and encouraging, as well as traction. The rear wheels rarely lose traction, but when they do, you have to be very – and I stress VERY – fast steering.
This is not a car that loves sharp movements and "irregularities" in the steering wheel: you have to drive it with a few degrees of steering wheel rotation, progression on gas and decisive but measured braking. So Alfa Romeo 4C find its rhythm, and without noticing it, you will fly. It's a tiresome car, almost old school, But gives great satisfaction... And a screaming soundtrack.
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TheAlfa Romeo 4C it is certainly not the best car for long journeys.
The absence of sound-absorbing panels makes the trip quite noisy, and on the sixth 130 km / h the engine is humming 3.000 rpm
Also, you have to keep a firm grip on the steering wheel because the steering tends to follow every flaw; however, the low weight allows quite low consumption (if you have half 14-15 km / l).
Life on board
Cabin'' Alfa Romeo 4C worthyracing car: the seats are thin, the seat is in a horizontal position, the pedal set, hinged to the floor, is vertical. The two-spoke steering wheel is chubby and odd to hold, while the plastic petals (like Juliet's) don't feel as good to the touch.
Concerning finishyou come from beautiful visible carbon some kind of subtext of hard plastic. It's not as spartan as the Lotus Elise, but not as refined as the Porsche 718 Cayman, so to speak.
almost no room for items: there is no compartment in the doors, in the central tunnel, and there is not even a drawer. But he has a very special air.
Price and costs
TheAlfa Romeo 4C to begin with 65.000 eurobut the price will go up if you add i carbon fiber bags, exhaust and, if desired, a sports suspension.
It's expensive, but it's really one small supercar – in terms of stage presence – and still on par with the competition (Lotus and Porsche), even if it offers a very different driving experience.
Plus, the 4C doesn't fall into the super-die range (it has less than 250bhp), and the 4-liter 1,8-cylinder doesn't need much attention.
Once the purchase price has been overcome, it will not be an expensive vehicle to maintain. Same excellent consumption: House claims mixed average 6,8 l / 100 km, but with a light foot, you can do more.
safety
TheAlfa Romeo 4C it does not have the security systems of modern cars: it is clean, necessary and devoid of technology, better or worse. However, it has the necessary airbags and a very powerful damper.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
DIMENSIONS
| Length | 399 см |
| width | 186 см |
| height | 118 см |
| Trunk | 110 liters |
| the weight | 1009 kg (in running order) |
TECHNOLOGY
| engine | 4-cylinder turbo 1742cc |
| Potenza | 240 CV at 6.500 weights / min |
| couple | 350 Nm to 2200 I / min |
| broadcast | 6-speed automatic / sequential dual clutch |
WORKING
| 0-100 km / h | 4,5 second |
| Velocità Massima | 258 km / h |
| consumption | 6,8 l / 100 km |
