The handling on the 4C is vastly improved by the addition of a fairly inexpensive set of spacer blocks on the front suspension wishbones that have been developed by an Alfa specialist here in the UK. They are a very popular mod in the 4C community around the world. There are supposedly changes coming to the 4C for the 2019 model year but it is not yet clear exactly what those are but they may involve a larger engine. If they add too much weight they will kill the very attribute that makes the car so much fun.

Alfa are developing their cars on a shoestring budget and are doing an impressive job in a short space of time. They have some really talented ex Ferrari engineers who could doubtless do greater things with more money and longer development times before launching their products. Their biggest hurdle is the dealer network and that is something that FCA simply does not have the product offering to overcome in the short term. The strategy is far too muddled across various markets with Alfa twinned in many dealerships with Fiat and Jeep which are simply not complimentary brands at all.