Alfa wants your input on a commemorative one-off edition 4C

The Alfa Romeo 4C is going to be ten years old. To celebrate, Alfa's heritage department will build a one-off, and is calling on fans to share their thoughts on the initial design approach. 

We’re told the Alfa Romeo 4C 'Designer’s Cut' will be a ‘contemporary interpretation’ of the somewhat flawed sportscar. The customisation will be headed up by Alessandro Maccolini, the designer of the original 4C. 

Maccolini has pulled together a mood board of names and colours. He now wants the input of the Alfisti to get the project going. Three names – Tributo, Corsa and Leggenda – join three corresponding colours (red, grey and blue). They stand for stuff.

Red represents the Alfa reputation, grey denotes sporty technical... ness and the light blue typifies the history of the brand, apparently. Maccolini is using these as a jumping-off point for discussion.
 
“I already have an idea of what I want to develop, but I also want to draw on the brand’s fans," Maccolini said. "Over the years I had some first-hand experience with Alfa Romeo clubs and I had the opportunity to see many versions of the 4C, with various types of paint jobs and some finely tuned configurations.”

The designer goes on to explain more about his design approach and inspiration for this special project in Alfa’s own video interview. But if you don’t want to watch almost 13 minutes of that, we’ll give you the précis. 

Maccolini says the 33 Stradale, Disco Volante and Scarabeo are some of his bedside faves. He said: “The 4C was definitely inspired aesthetically by the 33 Stradale. However, from the chassis’ point of view, it  is more similar to the Scarabeo, a two-seater with a transversal rear engine and extremely unique body.”

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