I don’t hate on anyone who buys a truck because you like it and it’s legal, but one issue with the sports car analogy is that a big truck is an obstruction to the view of other drivers.

Sorry, I misread your question.  My 4C replaced a 1998 355 F1 Berlinetta.

FCA has never been on top of the crash test game. I don’t know of any models where they made structural updates after the debut of the IIHS small overlap test. All-new designs that came after 2014, however, seem to be fine.

AR is a brand of FCA, just like Ferrari. The 4C doesn’t really have a predecessor. The marketing guys claim that the inspiration is the 33 Stradale, the ultra-rare 1960s roadgoing race car of which less than 20 units exist. You can see various styling cues and the general shape are carried on in the 4C.

Don’t expect that level of critical thinking from that age group.  They still live in a bubble and don’t really pay attention to the real world, or how people work to pay for their lifestyles, or how none of these rappers are actually as rich as they portray themselves in videos.

I’m in the Bay Area, never seen this car though.  Did you find it on Turo?

I know a guy who tracks his 4C. He has a 300-ish hp tune and can hang with GT3s and Speciales.

Couple more things the 4C offers:

The Everyday guys also mentioned that the 4C is a bit less predictable than the Exige at the limit (I think Todd’s wording was “keeping secrets”). Also, the 4C wanders all over straight roads which means two hands on the wheel and your wits about you at all times. These would be terrible traits to have in a normal car.…

Correct, the engine block is a reinforced version of Alfa’s current 1750cc, which basically began life as a Fiat lower block. This engine has a good reputation with AR’s other models in Europe. The DCT (“Alfa TCT”) is a variant of Fiat’s C635 dry-clutch.

Sorry, bought used LOL. But I’m still giving AR business because it will be dealer-maintained until the warranty runs out.

I think the 4C rightly places itself on the more comfortable side of the obvious Lotus competition. It’s between an Exige and an Evora, or an Exige and a Cayman.

Thanks! Will try to hold it until values turn around. I think the 4C isn’t done depreciating, although rumours are swirling that the actual production has already ended. FCA has not confirmed either way.

Glad to share.

I did this until my outboard knee started to hurt. Then I discovered that I could use my arms to push down on the giant invincible CF sill, to offset the weight that would have been on my knees.

I wouldn’t want to be a passenger in my own 4C; taller folk will find their knees banging against the climate control panel.

My car stickered for $69k like most US cars. Typical US 4Cs shipped with a healthy dollop of options (leather dash with stitching, non-standard colours for wheels, mirror caps and seats), and I’d bet the first owner took it home for closer to $60k before TTL.

Ha, what about the original headlight design that didn’t make it to the US?

Thanks, I sure do drive it more than its predecessor, which lacked jump-in-and-drive reliability (1990s Ferrari).

No, I don’t use it for commuting. The DCT uses dry clutches and doesn’t like stop-and-go traffic; it’s a derivative of Fiat’s C635 DDCT used in cars such as the Dodge Dart 1.4T and the early version of the North American Fiat 500L. What’s good about AR’s version is that it isn’t programmed to creep when you release…