Its world premiere last April in Geneva, voted "most beautiful concept car of the year", the Alfa Romeo 4C Concept shown in Frankfurt is distinguished by a new and exclusive exterior color "Fluid Metal". This new livery, like a sheet of metal forged, it fits perfectly on the forms of 4C Concept with liquid fluid and a pigment according to the combined effect creates a reflective silver and dynamically flowing into the "skin" the car's sinuous, enhances the strength and technicality.
To be sold during 2013, thus going to strengthen the global growth plan of Alfa Romeo, now this "supercar" compact "Ambassador DNA Technology", or ambassador of the technological heritage that distinguishes the Alfa Romeo today and tomorrow, representing the most advanced.
Concept of 4C, in fact, performance and vehicle dynamics are enhanced by transferring the experience of everyday driving the perfect balance between pleasure and excitement of the performance efficiency and awareness of active and passive safety.
The concept features rear-wheel drive coupes of the formula to "2 seater" motor in a central position, a length of about 4 meters and a wheelbase of less than 2.4 meters size, on the one hand, emphasize the qualities of compact car, the other side accentuate the characteristics of agility. Marked by a sinuous line and essential, with the same principle has been defined as a set-up of particular edge, maintaining equipment and devices more directly related to the use of the sports car.
Concept are placed on the Alfa Romeo 4C technologies and materials derived from the 8C Competizione - carbon, aluminum, rear-wheel drive - and technologies derived from the Alfa Romeo models currently on the market: the 1750 turbo engine with direct injection, dual-clutch gearbox Dry " TCT Alfa "Alfa DNA switch and the vehicle dynamic control, in short, all the best Alfa Romeo DNA Technology.
This car says, therefore, be "Alfa" all the way on confirming that this soul sport mixed routes, or even better on the track where speed and transverse acceleration are more challenging, unique driving sensation returns.
Born from the experiences with the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione and Alfa 8C Spider, a new concept car shares with the exclusive "super car" rear-wheel drive and philosophy based on achieving the maximum driving pleasure combined with the legendary Alfa Romeo road-holding. Objective 8C Competizione and 8C Spider pursued mainly through the increase in power while the Alfa Romeo 4C Concept follows the path of containment of the weight through the extensive use of carbon, which plays here also a structural feature, for exceptional agility with a weight / power ratio of less than 4 kg / hp. In detail, the chassis includes a tank made entirely of carbon is obtained in which the space for driver and passenger, while the rear structure of the frame and the "crash boxes" are obtained through extensive use of aluminum. The end result is a significant reduction in weight, contained in the neighborhood of 850 pounds, in addition to optimizing the center of gravity to the advantage of agility and maneuverability in the most demanding routes.
The abbreviation "4C Concept" promises the satisfaction of a sporty driving style that only the brilliant "4 cylinder" 1750 Turbo Diesel 200 hp more than it can give. Already included in some models currently in production, such as the Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde, the engine boasts technical solutions such as gasoline direct injection, dual continuously variable valve timing, turbocharging and a revolutionary control system defined "Scavenging" that eliminates the so-called "turbo".
Located in the center rear, the engine of the Alfa Romeo 4C Concept provides performance comparable or superior to those of a "3-liter" while fuel consumption remains at moderate levels typical of a "4 cylinder" compact. Coupled with the new automatic "Alfa TCT" dual dry clutch, now also available on the MiTo and Juliet, the brilliant turbo diesel 1750 allows the 4C concept of over 250 km / h top speed and acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in under 5 seconds.
The car was created to represent the most advanced of the "DNA Technology", seamlessly integrating all the technologies available on board the Alfa Romeo and making them accessible and customizable by the driver, including through the Alfa DNA switch for dynamic control of the vehicle, which is the 'inside the physical expression. All this to emphasize, even more extreme than the cars currently on the market, the character "competitive" the Concept.
The Alfa Romeo 4C Concept adopts patterns of highly sophisticated suspension ("high wishbone" for the front, McPherson to the rear) to ensure maximum agility and roadholding. This solution, combined with rear-wheel drive and the unique power / weight ratio, is the guarantee of pleasure driving Alfa Romeo also favored by the weight distribution (40% and 60% on the front axle rear axle). Thus, the concept renews the tradition of marking sports to its origins, when the agility and power / weight ratio was the key to the success of cars on the track, combined with the Alfa Romeo that travel the roads every day.
