Alfa Romeo 4C will come to the U.S., roadster version to be built for Abarth

At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Alfa Romeo unveiled its 4C Concept, a two-seater, rear-wheel drive coupe with its engine at the centre. The model is scheduled to go into production and will be sold worldwide beginning 2012, including the United States.

The Alfa Romeo 4C halo car “will bring us back into markets such as the United States, where we are not present today,” said Alfa CEO Harald Wester.Alfa Romeo plans to produce 15,000 to 20,000 units of the 4C over 5 years. Another 5,000 to 10,000 units of a roadster version for Abarth will be built as well.

Refresher: The rear-wheel-drive Alfa Romeo 4C Concept weighs less than 1,873 lbs and is powered by a 1750 turbo gasoline engine with direct injection. The engine is mated to the ‘Alfa TCT’ twin dry clutch transmission and gives the Alfa Romeo 4C a weight/power ratio which is lower than 4 kg/HP allowing it to go from 0 to 62 mph in under 5 seconds with a top speed of 155 mph.

Alfa Romeo Spider: the concept car

Autocar has created a rendering based on the concept car that Alfa Romeo will exhibit at the Geneva Motor Show. Besides being a tribute to the Turin coachbuilder for the 100 years , the concept foreshadows the future of the Alfa Spider. Despite Sergio Marchionne has confirmed that the car will not be replaced, the authoritative British magazine advises the CEO of Fiat to create a new duet to relaunch its Alfa Romeo brand permanently.

The year 2010 will be a crucial year for Alfa, precisely at the Swiss festival, will officially launch the new Juliet, the replacement of the 147 likely to be the latest addition , because on it are discharged all the hopes for survival of the glorious Italian brand. Again according to Autocar, the three Concept shown at Geneva will still result in a productive future that will be confirmed with the group’s five-year plan, announced in mid-April

NEW ALFA ROMEO GIULIETTA ( 2011 ) REVEALED

Geneva Auto Show.Alfa Romeo Giulietta ( 2011 ) has a continued history of authoritative admirable vehicles, and its latest conception is afraid to that theme. The Italian automaker acclimated the 80th Geneva Motor Show to bare its newest offering, the beautiful Giulietta hatchback. The Giulietta is decidedly absorbing because it is believed to be a analytical allotment of Alfa Romeo’s approaching North American lineup. The car additionally serves as a backup to the Alfa 147, which is anon awash in Europe.

ALFA ROMEO GIULIETTA ( 2011 ) Interior dashboard

ALFA ROMEO GIULIETTA ( 2011 )

The nameplate was aboriginal acclimated in the 1950s for the company’s aboriginal absolutely affordable auto model. Giulietta has an all-new belvedere — dubbed Compact — and a new booty on Alfa’s brand exoteric architecture language. Some parallels can be fatigued to the looks of the Alfa 8C Competizione, which has a agnate advanced end. Four turbocharged engines will be accessible at the European launch. The two accessible gasoline turbo motors both displace 1.4 liters, with the entry-level adaptation carrying 120 horsepower, and the added exceptional MultiAir assemblage alms 170 hp. On the agent side, the 1.6-liter adaptation cranks out 105 hp, while the 2.0-liter archetypal churns out 170 hp. After the antecedent launch, a fifth motor will be added to the mix — Alfa’s 1750 TBi. The gasoline comminute will bear 235 application with an absolute Quadrifoglio Verde (Cloverleaf) configuration.