The truth is that the 4c is a bit weird. A new direction for Alfa. And its real victory, the real success of this car, is that it makes it an Alfa worth talking about, arguing over, getting passionate about, the Alfa MiTo is one of the most intriguing super small. It looks interesting. It has a fair bit of flair in its cabin. The petrol engines are really striking, with clever technology imparting tax-beating CO2 and a fair bit of driving fizz.
The light nose weight of the two cylinder car makes it glide more smoothly over potholes than early MiTos did. Even so a badly heaving road like the ones we call B-roads in Britain will sometimes catch it on the hop. The steering too is nicer on this one than on the originals, with better self centring and good feel, if a bit of rubber somewhere in the system.
The usual endearing Twin Air chugga noises emanate from the bonnet, and the usual wide torque spread makes it an easy engine to get along with once you've got used to two strange quirks. Firstly you need to be handy with the clutch and throttle when launching from rest to avoid an annoying cough. Second, it's so happy to rev that it's too easy to bump the very strict 6000rpm rev limiter.
This time it's another version of the tiny 875cc Twin Air, making some 105bhp, which means adaquate performance in a super mini that squeezes under 100g/km. Stick the DNA switch into 'dynamic' to get the full beans, but pull it back to 'normal' to reduce the boost, and help get better economy.
The light nose weight of the two cylinder car makes it glide more smoothly over potholes than early MiTos did. Even so a badly heaving road like the ones we call B-roads in Britain will sometimes catch it on the hop. The steering too is nicer on this one than on the originals, with better self centring and good feel, if a bit of rubber somewhere in the system.
The usual endearing Twin Air chugga noises emanate from the bonnet, and the usual wide torque spread makes it an easy engine to get along with once you've got used to two strange quirks. Firstly you need to be handy with the clutch and throttle when launching from rest to avoid an annoying cough. Second, it's so happy to rev that it's too easy to bump the very strict 6000rpm rev limiter.
This time it's another version of the tiny 875cc Twin Air, making some 105bhp, which means adaquate performance in a super mini that squeezes under 100g/km. Stick the DNA switch into 'dynamic' to get the full beans, but pull it back to 'normal' to reduce the boost, and help get better economy.
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