Maserati Builds Another Alfa Romeo Sports Car
Maserati will be lending a hand to baby bro Alfa Romeo when the brand launches its 4C sports car in 2013. Having previously been tasked with production of the ultra-low volume 8C, Maserati will handle the annual assembly of the 2,500 4C coupes, that will supposedly serve as a halo for Alfa’s U.S. re-launch (stop me if you’ve heard this one before).
Automotive News reports that the 4C will retail for 50,000 euro, or roughly $66,000 on the continent. A U.S. price point hasn’t been decided on. The 4C is expected to weigh a mere 1873 lbs, and use a 4 cylinder turbocharged motor displacing 1.8L with direct injection. The 8C used a 4.7L Maserati V8. 1000 units, split evenly between a coupe and a roadster version, were built from 2007 to 2007. A small number were sent to the United States, but they were sold through Ferrari and Maserati outlets, price between $250,000-$300,000.
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I think the $60k price point should work for them. That would put it about $10-15k over a standard Porsche Cayman and with only 2,500 built... buyers will pay extra for the exclusivity. Its also sexy and Italian.
the 8C was all kinds of awesome. This is even more crazy. If I had that kind of money lying around, I could be tempted. I mean a Porsche is cool and everything but its nowhere near as beautiful or crzay as this.
This looks great- I really like the convertible mockups on the web. but I hope they don't cheap out the interior like the 8c. But if fiat has more say in this, I didn't mind the 500c interior.
What a gorgeous car. Looks like a Batmobile. I'll take two. I almost didn't post this...it's after 2:30 AM eastern time and this site is super slow loading. No faster even in the middle of the night.