One of the coolest cars ever made.

This is one of the best cars I have driven in a while. To me this is a true sports car 😎So raw! I already went to my local dealer to reserve one! Thanks Alfa!

why I love Mike -- made a Northern Blvd joke in first 30 seconds 😂😂😂

actually, that alpine radio is probably better than many other audio sets that come stock with these type of cars

@detaart

8 жыл бұрын

+at9670 I have the same one in my lotus ... it's ok ... but like the lotus, it probably has shit speakers, so it doesn't really matter.

@drive

8 жыл бұрын

+at9670 Excellent point.

@KittyBoom360

8 жыл бұрын

+at9670 I hear you. However, it is still a bit, uhm, tacky for a new Alpha Romeo, giving it a kit car character, don't you think? It would always kinda bother me, well, unless it did sound ridiculously good with neon underglow sync'd to the music...

@detaart

8 жыл бұрын

Mirror's Light I think if you order the carkit version, it comes with an awful parrot android radio. At least the one i test drove had one of those.

@MrSonUMad

8 жыл бұрын

+at9670 I have that deck in my WRX. It has every feature you could want and is stupid easy to use. But I had an old 2004 era Alpine 9813 before that looked much better.

Wind noise? Top is down wtf do u expect

@simonwedin5746

8 жыл бұрын

+Nabil P Hahaha

@Atvacc-xq2sj

Ай бұрын

maybe he just read the scrip

Lovely shots, but I learned literally nothing bout the car or how it drives in this video lol

@NikoBell12

8 жыл бұрын

+boy638 By now you should already know. Watch other reviews or some shit lol

love the drone shots

Soundtrack fits this piece perfectly. Please - more of these clean and simple car reviews!

Thank you for the lovely review Mike!!!

LOL "sound illusions on Nothern Blvd"

I don't like the upshift farts.

This is Alfa's swansong. The 4C is a masterpiece and is as pure as a 1969 Mk1 1750GTV. I thought Alfa had gone forever. It is their modern day Magnus Opus. I have a 4C Spider and adore it.

Good looking car. Previous commenter is right about the tire.

What cameras do you use for filming your videos? Great work as always by the way! :)

Great vid. Great shots. Much better haircut dude.

Excellent, excellent film.

Hey - I'm a nerd: I really enjoyed the quality of the narration from a guy with the top down, very clean; I've watched tons of One Take's with Matt, and his sound is rough with the windows up, inside the car. It's the little things. Also, maybe I'm in the minority, but I thought Mike's script and delivery was high quality. Can't wait for more.

Looks like an ND MX-5 and Lotus Evora had a baby. I like it!

I can't wait to see the Giulia being tested. Such a sexy car.

@vnitto

8 жыл бұрын

+jolmeaki I can't wait to drive one.

I never really like the 4c but this color scheme is growing! Never liked the red. But the white with black rims

Sounds amazing

why would you EVER turn on the radio in a 4C, they sound too damn good... shame none of the sound in the video does it justice, don't worry though, I don't blame you guys getting that sound right isn't easy.

You must mean the 4C Spider. An Alfa is never a "Spyder".

@drive

8 жыл бұрын

+sssssneaker Good catch. Hanging around with Porsche too much.

@sanxi34

8 жыл бұрын

+sssssneaker Difference? Is it just branding?

@sssssneaker

8 жыл бұрын

+Gonzalo Sanchidrián Just branding basically. Wikipedia: "The Spider nameplate originates from the English word "speeder", a two-person open horse-carriage." Spider is the Italian adapted spelling.

Even though Mike looks better without the 90's grunge band member hair... I kinda miss it. Epic videos as usual! :)

I got no sense what this car is like to drive, u talked more about alpine car stereo than anything other

What a great car.

My be the first review I've seen on drive. Where's @mattfarah when you need him

The stereo deck might actually turn out to be a feature. Convertibles like this are always saved and desirable so even 30 years from now someone will want this for their car. The deck makes the stereo easy to update since it's a standard size.

Comments by Sidhesh Patil - It's like the Aprilia RS125 2T, but on four wheels!

looks absolutely fantastic and drives pretty well. but for that kind of money you could get a cayman/boxter and theyre arguably twice as good as theyre far more practical

@torocars9227

8 жыл бұрын

+hvf26 that's what I thought until I took a ride in one. Go to your nearest dealership and check it out. Its an instant classic imo. Wow

Those wheels look so much better that the circular ones

Yep, but how does it compare to a Boxster? Especially if you have in mind the price tag...

I want to mate with this vehicle.

White car black wheels & red leather my perfect spec 4C

One of the better-sounding turbo engine.

A lot of wind noise, open top car...

My dream car! I will own you someday.

man spinelli looks like a different person with that haircut.

@93yeahitsme

8 жыл бұрын

he kinda looks like Garfield's owner

@detaart

8 жыл бұрын

+eduardo villanueva Something about lasagna

@mikespinnn

8 жыл бұрын

+eduardo villanueva HA. Holy shit. Jon? That is a new one.

You're from Queens?

Do ya think in like 25 years people will look back at this era and say "do you remember when they got away with making all the cars fart... trololololol"

Here in Italy we are waiting for another masterpiece: Alfa Giulia...W Alfa Romeo forever!

Love V8 engines, but I guess as a small engine roadster goes, this is not bad.

My ice cream comes out of the churn with whipped cream on it

Wow i love this car! Specialy in white!!! Alpine don't bother there one of the best! It will be fine when your in a parkinglot or busy whit other non driving stuff

Spinel li looks like a grown up, hurrah, can take him seriously now

any word on that hi-tech 4 cylinder?

Sounds exactly like a fiat 500 abarth

@Lolloz89

8 жыл бұрын

It could be thought by hearing the videos, but I guarantee you that's not true.

Alpine and sports cars were peanut butter and chocolate of the 70's and 80's. Nobody can dis an Alpine unit in an Italian car so chill bro. Or go back to your camry with an Ipad attached to the dash, if that's your thing. BTW nice hair cut, you finally look grown up. Cheers!

@drive

8 жыл бұрын

+Nukes Away Easy now. Just an observation. It's a good-quality deck, but not quite Alpine CM-630 in a Lamborghini Countach cool. But I'm old.

I'd put a busso and a stick in it if I was the lead engineer.

Not bad. Could have been longer. More about suspension and cornering next time.

Or you could also do exactly that in a Boxster GTS without any of the compromises.

@alexsheremet9769

8 жыл бұрын

+MrHPJunkie and with a stickshift

@MM9Productionz

8 жыл бұрын

+MrHPJunkie dont tell me how to live my life

@robertblake8609

8 жыл бұрын

+Alex not really, bcs with a stick it would be slower

@robertblake8609

8 жыл бұрын

then learn how to left foot brake

Ferraris don't come with a carbon tub IIRC

Your audio is off or the car doesn't sound great, one of the two.

There is one thing Alfa Romeo does that other cars at least in that price category never get right...every Alfa Romeo driver knows what it is. Before buying my first Alfa everyone was saying no do not do it it is garbage,after i bought ( it was 1998 156 1.6 silver)that car everyone wanted to drive it and loved it suddenly,i crashed my second one into the back of the bus whole front was damaged and i kept driving it for 2 weeks before selling it, even cops who stoped me becouse of that were amazed. Saying all of that just one thing makes me angry about Alfa Romeo, every time they make a car it is like they hold back and are affraid to do everything they can to produce the best fucking car of them all, no matter how much it cost.

Why so many dislikes? I thought this was a great review

Why the hell did he say, Mazda Miata... That's like Timex, Rolex. Dufus!

@drive

8 жыл бұрын

+AlfaEricWashDC What are you on about?

@Ms123kill

7 жыл бұрын

+/DRIVE he is right it does quite better ....it looks better ...drives better ...nothing like a cheap shit miata

@dougtaylor2803

7 жыл бұрын

Cheap? Check the price difference between a top end MX5/Miata and this.AlfaEric is the real Dufus here.

@WaterfallWhispering

7 жыл бұрын

Ahmad Tariq 80k is cheap?

want to drive this car so badly.

@torocars9227

8 жыл бұрын

+ToroBimmer E90Bay update: 15 hrs later.... got a spirited drive around town in a convertible 4C from a local dealership. It was glorious.

27 are Grey Alienssssssssssssssss

WOW

Alfa rocks!

Drive an Abarth for a third of .the price with just about the same sound and feel. And it is a manual, with a double clutch.

@Kreider811

8 жыл бұрын

+Luc Desaulniers (minardi) So your comparing it to a FWD car? and you say the Abarth is a manual with a double clutch? technically that's what the 4C is. If you mean the Abarth is a 3 pedal car with a double clutch I think you missed what a double clutch really is...

@LucDesaulniers1

8 жыл бұрын

my bad, I should know better, I have an Abarth! Got confused with my other car. Here is a link about the Abarth auto tragic : www.fiat500usa.com/2012/02/fiat-dual-dry-clutch-transmission.html

It's quick to 60 doing it in about 4.5 seconds but if I spent the best part of £50k on a car I would want it too keep pulling past 60, this thing runs out of push at 160mph and I bet it takes a long time to get to it compared to a Cayman or even a M2. I guess I'm not the target market but I find it almost amazing that they sell any of these

@MrBeeson100

8 жыл бұрын

+S Miller how often do you need to do 160mph+?

@ScottZ370

8 жыл бұрын

John Beeson True haha what I meant is this thing isn't as quick above 60 as the 4.5 second time makes you think, its probably slower than most hot hatches above 60

@durodesduvo8424

8 жыл бұрын

Speed isn't everything... If you look at something like the Zenvo which has like 1000hp, it's fast sure, but it handles bad, it catches fire.

@ScottZ370

8 жыл бұрын

Durodes Duvo No it's not but it's my opinion, I just love being pushed back in my seat tbh so the M2 is the one for me

@shaft9000

8 жыл бұрын

+S Miller you don't need an M2 for that. There are a dozen ways to go faster in a straight line for about a third or a quarter the cost of an M2 or 4C.

why is the camera showing us the reviewer and not the car??

stickshifts are slower,just try left foot braking

I like spinelli. I really do. So here's a little constructive criticism. Some of those moments feels overly manufactured. Like it took five takes to feel spontaneous. The part where he can't resist driving fast. Also, that ice cream metaphor just ain't working. But you know, keep up the effort Mike! You'll find your vlog voice, eventually;)

@mikespinnn

8 жыл бұрын

+Gabe Thomas Ha. Probably another side of the same issue, but none of those moments were scripted. Appreciate the constructive criticism tho.

Who needs a radio with this car?

Why does this only come in Auto? It's so shit that some nice cars only come in lazy box. I guess that is why the Lotus dealer and the Alpha dealer are side by side where I live.

@175myles

8 жыл бұрын

Ryan Bax For cars of this price, I don't think the owners are going to care too much about an extra $4.50 extra each fill up. I've driven enough slaw and fast Automatic cars with all kinds of special and bland boxes and even a standard manual is way more fun to drive.

@175myles

8 жыл бұрын

I've always been a Lotus person anyway :)

Nice to see mike driving instead of just sitting in a chair talking , but some mikes should keep their long hair .

Body designed by Fisker?

@trevoncowen9198

8 жыл бұрын

fisker closed

@ik04

8 жыл бұрын

Fisker the man, not Fisker the company...

@ik04

8 жыл бұрын

Put down your crack pipe and look up Fisker Coachbuild

hey I live on northern Blvd lol

Forza Alfa

He never finishes any points in this video. He just jumps around it and moves on

sounds like poopoo, u can barely even hear it in the video, but in person they do sound ok.

What drive is it? FWD or RWD?

@drive

8 жыл бұрын

+YYEEEAAA mid-engine, RWD

@willywillywillywillywilly

8 жыл бұрын

lol -- Alfa Romeo went to the trouble of making a carbon tub, mid-engine, dual-clutch sports car and they made it FWD. Yeah.

@yyeeeaaa5280

8 жыл бұрын

+Willy Lamb Well if you look at sports cars like the Peugeot RCZ or the RCZ r, they actually have FWD because it's a lot cheaper for your govermental wallet :) (I work for Peugeot)

@yyeeeaaa5280

8 жыл бұрын

+/DRIVE Thanks for answering, means a lot and makes my day!

@willywillywillywillywilly

8 жыл бұрын

+YYEEEAAA No mid-engine car ever has been FWD as far as I know. Especially not a new one. Just something to remember.

BUT and Exige is better

This or a Cayman?

@torocars9227

8 жыл бұрын

+Anoop Mathew drive both cars side by side near a group of 50 people near a busy intersection. . . How many of them will turn a blind eye on a Cayman or any 75k car (new corvette) and just focus their eyes on this exotic looking supercar. I bet every single one of them.

Damn I miss Chris Harris, where has he gone?!

Rear trunk can't be opened from outside of car. Seats do not recline. Ghetto stereo adapter for phone dangles in passenger footwell. Hood doesn't open at all despite seam line. Zero rear visibility with C-pillars and no rear camera. Etc, etc.

this is a car i love and i want to own, but don't want to pay for it

no skids??? wheres chris harris lol

Good report, Thank U.☺️ But this car is no compromices, it is a car ( whit real roof on)weigtíng 895 kg dry !!! This is a CAR for driving European Backroads on pavement quicker than " anything else". People compare whith ( Porsche Cayman), and that one is realy good weighting 450 kg more( half elephant more🤣), so most car´s are only "Jewlery for girls" compared to 4C 🤣 🌟🇮🇹🥇, for ME at least ❤️ TK🇳🇴

rohkenen roll

had to get the adult haircut? #soldOut

At the start I thought it was Mr Bean

Why?!? Why Alfa Romeo? I would have bought this car if it had a small naturally aspirated V6, but you just HAD to put a wheezing 4-cylinder in there! Oh well, guess I'll start looking at second hand Caymans....

@Z3sty367

8 жыл бұрын

Dont be a bitch, its still got alot going for it. Go test drive it atleast.

@flyingphoenix113

8 жыл бұрын

Why? I'm the consumer. If I don't like it, I don't have to buy it, and unfortunately for Alfa, as their sales numbers have shown, most people in America don't just want a loud car. They want a car with some actual harmonic, if not somewhat musical qualities. The 4C and F-Type are just blind noise. The Cayman and Boxster sing! That is a sad thing to admit coming from a long time Brerra, 156, and GTV6 fan. This is no Lampredi twin cam, and it didn't take car people (the ONLY audience who would ever consider something like this) very long to figure that out.

@Z3sty367

8 жыл бұрын

+flyingphoenix113 Loud car? Everyday there is a civic, camaro, mustang or corvette blaring down the road. Maybe not where you live but in Texas loud trucks and cars as far as the eye can see. Alfa needs help buy one lol

@flyingphoenix113

8 жыл бұрын

Daniel Castaneda I am also in Texas and know exactly what you are talking about, but the 4C is contributing to the problem, not solving it. Whenever I hear a quality sound like a Carrera GT, Mercedes SLS, McLaren Mp4-12C, Ferrari 458, Testarossa, Murcielago SV, Countatch Quattrovalve, etc. (my town has some great cars), it doesn't make me annoyed. It makes me listen and savor every audible decibel. Close your eyes when you hear the 4C. Is it really that far away from that turbo civic or Integra? (despite not revving as high) If you have to strain to tell a difference, it's not a quality sound. And in Texas, as I'm sure you have experienced, quantity has lost its quality. It used to "have a quality all its own" as the saying goes, but it's lost any semblance of that saying with all of these straight piped, cat-delete pony cars and Japanese hatch backs.

@Z3sty367

8 жыл бұрын

So sound is your biggest factor it "sounds"(pun subconsciously intended) like. I can understand that to each their own. Interesting how the majority just want straight piped. I just bought a red abarth and that sound coming from that vehicle is insanely enjoyable. Lots of character in that car. So Porsche for you then??? What about Lotus EvoraS have you heard the new EVORA 400 omg sounds like heaven!!!

Semi sophisticated? Carbon tub, dual clutch tranny that's more than you can say for any other American-made sports car for less money none the less. Makes you wonder why we're paying such high prices for Camaros and Mustangs.

@drive

8 жыл бұрын

+NIGHTFOX Didn't mean to sound condescending. I was talking about the Alfa in relation to $250,000 sports cars, not $30,000 Mustangs.

@Mickey-im3bg

8 жыл бұрын

+/DRIVE Ohh Ok, got it but now that i think about it makes me wonder why other manufacturers don't seem to offer the same bang for the buck.

@drive

8 жыл бұрын

+NIGHTFOX Good point. Maybe if some materials tech trickles down from the Ford GT, the next-gen Mustang might?

@mdcohen

8 жыл бұрын

+NIGHTFOX because the guys who can pay $60k for a new car want luxury and creature comforts.

@Mickey-im3bg

8 жыл бұрын

+/DRIVE back I have owned plenty of Mustangs, Corvettes, Z28, Trans-ams etc. American sports car always leaves me hanging in a sense, it always seems incomplete. Today's generations of mustangs and Camaros even though the best ones we've had yet seem to be missing an ingredient for instance a proper duel clutch gearbox. Considering the mass production of these vehicles I don't see why they couldn't have made an effort to for once present a package to a customer that can make us proud of American cars instead of presenting us with just enough to get by. In a sports car sport comes first, for me anyways.

Don't compare this car to a Miata dude. Compare it to a Toyota Mr2.

This is car porn

They made so many weird decisions developing this car.

@Wheelnut78

8 жыл бұрын

+Jesse Underdog I agree, I love the styling and am considering one of these for my next weekend/track car (currently have a WRX) but not being able to have a clutch pedal or power steering may have me looking elsewhere. Haven't driven one yet tho, may not be an issue.

White. WOW is that the wrong color. It looks so sad.

not really a review as such.

Seriously? Who would spend money on that?

@mbsnyderc

8 жыл бұрын

+Amintas Neto why not.

Should have been electric

first

@shadowkeeper0

8 жыл бұрын

+. Cared enough to answer though...

he looks super old with that hair cut

Grow your hair back!!! :)

looks like shit. sounds worse..

@durodesduvo8424

8 жыл бұрын

I think the styling works...

@jerri0401

8 жыл бұрын

+REDDAWN2016 why does it sound bad? it just a 1,7l, but it sounds very sporty and aggressive.

Poor review... Poor journalism

In my opinion it's pretty ugly. MY opinion, not yours

@torocars9227

8 жыл бұрын

+tony mandujano I agree. It looks so exotic... Carbon fiber monocoque, light weight, raw steering feel, nothing else like it on the road for under 100k! And its base is 55K, I mean what's not to like.

Porsche boxster >this car. i am sorry