Alfa Romeo 4C, Sports Car being demonstrated at Motorsport at the Park, 2014.
The Alfa Romeo 4C is a small, lightweight, rear wheel drive sports car, similar in size to the Alfa Romeo MiTo. It uses a carbon fiber tub, front and rear crash box, and hybrid rear frame mainly out of aluminum to keep its weight at 895 kilograms (1,973 lb); 995 kilograms (2,194 lb) in the United States. The 4C will be the first mass-produced Alfa Romeo car for re-entry into the US market by 2014. The 4C uses a new all-aluminium L (1,742 cc) 240 horsepower (180 kW) at 6000 rpm inline 4 cylinder turbocharged engine. The engine has been designed for minimum weight, and will probably also appear in the 159 replacement, the Giulia. The engine's CO2 emissions are 157 g/km and combined fuel consumption L/100 km (42 mpg-imp; 35 mpg-US).[2] 0–62 miles per hour (0–100 km/h) acceleration is achieved in seconds and the top speed is 258 km/h (160 mph), the power-to-weight-ratio being just hp/kg ( lb/hp). Journalist of the Quattroruote car magazine demonstrated how the 4C accelerates from 0–100 kilometres per hour (0–62 mph) faster than seconds. In race mode, with left foot on the brake pedal, if you pull the right shift paddle the engine will rev to 3500 rpm, but if you also pull the left paddle the engine will rev to 6000 rpm and 0–100 kilometres per hour (0–62 mph) time will go down to seconds. Alfa Romeo has also confirmed a new litre, 300 PS (221 kW) engine, which may appear in the 4C. Italian car magazine Quattroruote published the lap time of 4C around Nurburgring. It lapped the ring in 8:04. The 4C is equipped with a six speed Alfa TCT Dual Dry Clutch Transmission, and can be operated via gearshift paddles on the steering wheel. It also has an Alfa 'DNA' dynamic control selector which controls the behavior of engine, brakes, throttle response, suspension and gearbox. In addition to the modes already seen in Giulietta, the 4C has a new "Race" mode
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Location: Crystal Palce Park, Crystal Palace, London,
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 2-door, 4c, alfa, car, coupe, crystal, demonstration, drive, mid-engine, palce, park, rear-wheel, romeo, sports
