BUYER’S GUIDE: Alfa Romeo 4C
CO2 /tax
157g/km
£210
Running costs
41mpg (Coupé)
£65 fill-up
Performance
0-62mph/top speed
4.5 seconds/160mph
ALFA Romeo’s history spans more than a century, and during that time it has built a sporting reputation, despite the fact that it hasn’t actually made that many dedicated sports cars. The vehicles which established its credentials have largely been hatchbacks, saloons or estates with a sporting edge.
What you previously couldn’t find in Alfa’s back catalogue was a mass-produced mid-engined sports car, a situation rectified by the arrival of the 4C in 2013.
Tipping the scales at just over 900kg, the 4C is fast, agile and frugal, despite packing a mere 1,742cc four-cylinder engine. Now, three years after 4C production ended, it’s already a bona-fide classic.
History
THE 4C concept was shown in 2011, while deliveries of the production car began in 2014. The first 1,000 4Cs were Launch Editions, with 400 allocated for Europe, Africa and the Middle East, 500 for North
