So if you take Alfa’s little, yellow, different pill, you will eschew convention (and reliability) in favor of Italian flair. Which the 4C has in spades. And while it may not be as elegant as a the Maserati GranTurismo, it is every bit as gorgeous—wide and low with striking angles and some of the best looking wheels around. Put another way, people notice you in a 4C.
But its looks aren’t the only thing that set the 4C apart. Most notably, the aptly named 4C has a four-cylinder engine bolted to carbon-fiber tub and aluminum frame. As illustrated below, Alfa has taken the Lotus approach to performance.
240 bhp inline 4 cylinder turbocharged engine with 260 lb. ft. of torque | + | ~2,194 lbs. curb weight | = | 0-60 in 4.2 seconds (with launch control) |
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