The Alfa Romeo 4C Concept gets an update before heading to the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, after the stunning model was first revealed this year at Geneva. So why give a concept a restyle before a production version? To give it a new colour - the Alfa Romeo 4C now appears in “Fluid Metal” silver paint.
The Alfa 4C production version is expected to go on sale as a 2012-2013 model year car and the PR boffins have described it in their press release as the Ambassador of DNA technology. That means we should get some serious technology on the 4C as it takes the rest of the Alfa range into a new era of design and driving feel (at least, that’s what we hope).
The model will be the first in a series of Fiat sports car and measures four metres long, with a centrally positioned engine and rear wheel drive. The chassis is made from carbonfibre with an aluminium crash box and that lightweight construction promises a kerb weight of a mere 850 kg. The first engine on offer has been confirmed as the 1750 TBI (a turbocharged 1.7-litre unit) with more than 200 hp, and there will be TCT dual-clutch transmission and Alfa DNA drive mode selector.
Alfa Romeo isn’t releasing all the technical specs as yet, but it claims a sprint to 100 km/hr in less than five seconds and a top speed of more than 250 km/hr. Apparently we can expect a weight-to-power ratio of less than 4 kg/hp and weight distribution across the wheelbase should be 40 percent up front and 60 percent at the rear. Finally, the 4C gets wishbone suspension at the front and MacPherson struts at the rear in what Alfa promises will be one of its first real driver’s cars in years.
Alfa Romeo 4C concept new Frankfurt show pics
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