Alfa Romeo News
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Earlier in the year we heard that Alfa Romeo was planning to introduce continuous updates for its new 4C to help keep enthusiasm alive, which for sports cars often drops quickly after their first couple of years on the market. One such update is thought to be a more potent version, which Alfa Romeo CEO Harald Wester states is a possibility. Wester, who also heads up the Maserati brand as well as some engineering departments at Alfa Romeo parent company Fiat Chrysler, has revealed to Automotive News (subscription required) that the 4C chassis can handle more power and that the car’s...
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Alfa Romeo To Be Made A Standalone Firm: ReportOn May 6, Sergio Marchionne, the boss of Alfa Romeo parent company Fiat Chrysler, is scheduled to announce a five-year strategy for the group’s respective brands, with most in the industry eager to hear what’s in store for struggling Alfa Romeo. According to people familiar with the...
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Alfa Romeo's U.S. Return Starts With 2015 4C Debut In New YorkAfter what seems like an eternity, Alfa Romeo is making its official return to U.S. shores this week with the launch of the 2015 4C sports car at the 2014 New York Auto Show. Returning to the U.S. with a stunning, mid-engined sports car is doing things with style, but Alfa Romeo is certainly no...
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Alfa Romeo 4C To Receive Yearly Updates, Hotter Version Not Ruled OutAlfa Romeo’s stunning 4C sports car is due in local showrooms around June, but overseas the car has been on sale for several months and has already managed to rack up more than 1,700 orders. By the time we finally get it, Alfa Romeo will already be preparing an update for the car...
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Alfa 4C Buyers Will Be Able To Ditch Bug-Like Lights For 4C Spider’s Cleaner Look: ReportWhen Alfa Romeo first revealed the production 4C sports car, many were surprised that the elegant twin-lens design of the original concept’s headlights were replaced with units dotted with a handful of tiny lenses that resembled the eyes of an insect. At the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, Alfa Romeo...
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Chris Harris Pits The Alfa Romeo 4C Against The Porsche Cayman: VideoThe Alfa Romeo 4C is almost here, finally, and while we wait to be handed the keys, here’s some driving impressions from one of the U.K.’s top journos, Chris Harris. He’s put up a review of the 4C for his online series /DRIVE, and brought along one of the Italian beauty's closest...
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It first arrived on the scene in concept form back in 2012. Milanese coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera then produced a production version for last year's Geneva Motor Show. We're talking, of course, about the Disco Volante, which takes an elegant, shapely machine and transforms it even more. You see, the Disco Volante starts life as an Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione. It's then stripped down, and is rebuilt as something even more special. The total production run will consist of just 500 cars, and each example will be tailored to the demands of its specific buyer. MUST SEE: Crush All...
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Alfa Romeo 4C Spider Concept Debuts At 2014 Geneva Motor Show: Live Photos And VideoAt the 2011 Geneva Motor Show we first saw the 4C in concept form. Two years later we saw the production version revealed. Now, at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, Alfa Romeo has pulled the covers off a new 4C Spider concept, which has already been confirmed for production in early 2015. The most...
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Alfa Romeo May Miss Out On Mazda MX-5-Based Roadster: ReportDespite plans for a new Alfa Romeo convertible to be built by Mazda on the bones of its next-generation MX-5 Miata being finalized last year, Sergio Marchionne, the head of Alfa Romeo parent company Fiat Chrysler, reportedly wants a major rethink of the project. Automotive News (subscription...
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Alfa Romeo 4C Roadster Concept To Bow In GenevaThe Alfa Romeo 4C is finally set to land in U.S. showrooms this June, initially at select Fiat and Maserati stores, but don’t run out to place an order just yet because an even more stunning 4C roadster could be just around the corner. We’ve learned via Italian website 0-100.it that a...
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Alfa Romeo 4C Arrives In (Select) U.S. Dealers In JuneThe Alfa Romeo 4C will be sold at Maserati dealerships, and a few Fiat stores.
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Alfa Romeo 4C Goes Up The Hill At Goodwood: VideoWe can't get enough of the Alfa Romeo 4C. Whether it's gorgeous still photos, the full spec sheet, or videos of the car blasting around various parts of the planet, you can count on us to fully engage and digest the imagery and information before us. That's why we're ready to share another video of...
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Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is expected to announce a new five-year strategy for his company’s struggling Alfa Romeo unit, a strategy that's expected to center on the utilization of a new modular rear-wheel-drive platform. The new platform is currently under development in Italy and will underpin much of Alfa Romeo’s future lineup as well as some key models from Chrysler and Dodge. Automotive News (subscription required) has dug up a number of details on the platform, which is said to have been code-named the Giorgio. An engineer by the name of Philippe Krief is said to be...
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Alfa Romeo’s Future Mapped OutOnce proud Italian brand Alfa Romeo is poised to sell less than 100,000 cars this year, its lowest level since 1969, but its parent company Fiat is adamant it can turn around the sales slump and convert Alfa into a premium brand to be compared against the likes of Audi and BMW. Having missed...
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Marchionne: New Five-Year Alfa Romeo Strategy Coming In 2014Fiat is determined to transform Alfa Romeo into a credible brand capable of competing against the likes of Audi, but currently the automaker only has two aging hatchbacks in its lineup, the MiTo and Giulietta, and the very limited production 4C sports car. Despite the lack of product, Fiat boss...
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Build Your Own Alfa Romeo 4C And Watch It DriveThe online configurator for the Alfa Romeo 4C is live.
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Watch Alfa Romeo's 4C Run The 'Ring In 8:04: VideoAlfa Romeo is getting excited that its 4C sports car is nearly ready to take over the world. Heck, the world is excited about it as well. If there's one thing we want, it's more lightweight sports cars on this planet, and the 4C looks to be one of the good ones. It's so good, in fact, that Alfa...
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Alfa Romeo 4C Clocks 8:04 Nürburgring Nordschleife Lap Time: PhotosTiny, minimalist, fast, and beautiful: the Alfa Romeo 4C is just about the perfect truly modern interpretation of the supercar--at least for some. It has officially logged a Nürburgring Nordschleife lap time of 8 minutes, 4 seconds. Shown in these photos confirming the lap time still wearing a...
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Fiat is pushing back the launch of the 4C until the second quarter of 2014.
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Alfa Romeo 4C To Start At Just $54,000 In AmericaThere are a handful of cars we've really looked forward to over the past several years--the new 911 and Cayman, the new Corvette Stingray, and, a bit farther from the beaten path, the return of Alfa Romeo to the U.S. in the form of the 4C. Gorgeous styling, enticing light weight (even if it will...
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The Alfa Romeo 4C Is Even More Beautiful Than You Thought: Mega-GalleryThere's no doubt that the Alfa Romeo 4C is a technological standout in the compact sports car class, and a relative bargain even at a projected price somewhere north of $75,000. But it's also incredibly good-looking. Like, really, really good-looking. Even with the weird spider-eye headlight units...
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Alfa Romeo 4C To Gain 220 Pounds For U.S. MarketIt's no surprise that we're excited to have the Alfa Romeo 4C arrive on U.S. shores. The car should prove to be a blast from behind the wheel thanks to its combination of a low curb weight and a 240-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder engine. Initial spec sheets peg the weight at around 2,100...
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Alfa Romeo 4C Safety Car RevealedThe 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C will serve as the official safety car at the Silverstone round of the 2013 World Superbike Championship, which takes place in the U.K. this weekend. Alfa Romeo is a top sponsor of the event and has ensured its 4C safety car will stand out by decking it out in a special livery...
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Is Alfa Romeo Delaying Its Giulia In Order To Add Rear-Wheel Drive?Alfa Romeo was widely expected to launch a successor to its 159 small sedan next year based on a front-wheel-drive platform (CUSW) currently underpinning the Dodge Dart and destined for a handful of other Fiat Chrysler Group vehicles. The new small sedan, rumored to be called a Giulia, was said to...
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