This month, Alfa Romeo
celebrates 101 years of motoring, and the 2011 Goodwood
Festival of Speed (1-3 July) will help mark this
occasion by playing host to the UK public debut of the
mid-engined Alfa 4C Concept, the latest evolution in
Alfa Romeo design and technology.
Representing the true
essence of an Alfa Romeo sports car: performance,
Italian style and technical excellence, the Alfa 4C
Concept offers the classic formula of a two-seater, mid-engined,
rear-wheel drive coupé.
Lightweight materials
such as carbon-fibre and aluminium are used extensively
throughout. These solutions, used in conjunction with
the powerful 200 bhp 1750 TBi 4 cylinder petrol engine
coupled with the new automatic Alfa TCT twin dry clutch
transmission, and Alfa DNA dynamic control selector,
allow the 4C Concept to produce impressive claimed
performance figures: top speed 155 mph, kerb weight
under 850 kgs, 0-62 mph in under 5 seconds, and a
power-to-weight ratio lower than 4 kg per bhp.
Alongside the Alfa 4C
Concept on the Alfa Romeo exhibition stand will be an
array of the Italian marque’s UK product range,
including another UK public debut − the updated Alfa
MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde, together with the Alfa
Giulietta Cloverleaf and the Alfa 159 Sportwagon.
While celebrating the
future of Alfa Romeo at this year’s Festival of Speed,
the marque will also be embracing its rich past, by
showcasing five cars from the Alfa Romeo museum
collection in Italy. These automotive legends include
Fangio’s Alfa 6C 3000CM, which alongside the Alfetta
159, will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Fangio’s
historic 1951 Formula One World Championship title, as
well as the Alfa 6C 1750GS, Alfa 750 Competizione and
the Alfa 33 TT 12. Spectators at the Festival will be
able to see the cars in action over the three day event,
and they will be on display in the Cathedral Paddock
area.
In the Supercar
Paddock, Alfa’s 8C Spider will be turning heads as it
makes its way past the crowds, up the historic Goodwood
Hill. In addition to a traditionally strong presence at
the Festival of Speed, Alfa Romeo will also be
exhibiting at the Goodwood Moving Motor Show.