Alfa Romeo 4C

The Alfa Romeo 4C is a sports car of Italian car maker Alfa Romeo.

History

The 4C was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2011 as a concept study. That's not roadworthy exhibit was designed and manufactured by Vercarmodel Saro, as a designer on the lettering, the Centro Stile Alfa Romeo is called. In October 2012, the first prototype was seen in Turin, and with him the door handles were not integrated into the side air intakes. In March 2013 Alfa Romeo revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, the production version of the 4C. My most striking difference from the study are the other headlight. The first series of specimens of a Launch Edition launch were ordered at the exhibition in Geneva in late October and delivered in 2013 in Balocco Europeans. The vehicle is assembled by hand by Maserati in Modena. His name is like that of the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione from the tradition of Alfa Romeo 6C and 8C derived, the C for Cilindri ( Italian " cylinder " ) is such that the designation 4C meaning " four-cylinder " has.

Technology

Construction

The chassis of 4C built the company Dallara. It consists of a monocoque of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, which weighs 65 kg. It is produced in Naples by the company Adler Plastic. The front and rear frame structure is constituted of aluminum. The dry weight of the vehicle is only 895 kg, its curb weight 1020 kg.

Drive

The mid-engine drives through a six- speed dual-clutch transmission to the rear wheels. The gears can be operated via shift paddles on the steering wheel.

Landing gear

The driven rear wheels are located on wishbones and MacPherson struts. The front suspension is a double wishbone axle.

Motor

Alfa 4C is a four-cylinder engine of the Juliet is used which has been facilitated by 12 kg, and strengthened at 4 kW. The engine with 1742 cm3, 16 valves, direct injection and turbocharger offers 350 Nm of torque at 2200 rpm and provides 177 kW (240 hp ) at 6000 rpm. The engine block and cylinder head are made of aluminum. The fuel consumption is 6.8 l/100 km and CO2 emissions at 157 g / km. The vehicle accelerates in 4.5 seconds to 100 km / h and the top speed is 258 km / h

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