Road & Track Test Drive
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp ... le_id=6168
http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/down ... Alfa8c.pdf
-8C is purebred, a well-balanced mixture of Alfa's design DNA and modern elements like LED foglights. Admire the paint, feel the materials and realize a build quality that is exceptionally good
-The seat shells (we know them from the Ferrari Enzo and Maserati MC12) are also made of carbon fiber, and Alfa offers three different sizes for a custom fit.
-Ah, but what an awesome sound to wake up to.
-The 8C is a precise driving instrument, following the pilot's orders immediately. Changing gears manually is fun as well: In Sport mode, the Magneti Marelli system (Ferrari uses the same on the F430 and 599 Fiorano) operates even faster (0.2 instead of 0.4 second), while downshifts are accompanied by perfect blips of revs.
-Stunt drivers won't miss the handbrake, as the 8C doesn't need that kind of cornering support: Just use the right foot! Oversteer can easily be provoked, especially with stability and traction controls switched off. The 8C is a great drifting machine and it is certainly among the best rear-wheel-drive cars we've ever tested.
-And one of the best in sound too: At over 4000 revs, bypass flaps in the exhaust system change the roar to an open-air concert; using the radio at this time can be considered a criminal offense. Equally impressive as the sound was the 8C's stopping power, setting an R&T best from 60–0 mph of just 105 ft.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1rFJqjGCQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKu8aA5xDG0
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp ... le_id=6168
http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/down ... Alfa8c.pdf
-8C is purebred, a well-balanced mixture of Alfa's design DNA and modern elements like LED foglights. Admire the paint, feel the materials and realize a build quality that is exceptionally good
-The seat shells (we know them from the Ferrari Enzo and Maserati MC12) are also made of carbon fiber, and Alfa offers three different sizes for a custom fit.
-Ah, but what an awesome sound to wake up to.
-The 8C is a precise driving instrument, following the pilot's orders immediately. Changing gears manually is fun as well: In Sport mode, the Magneti Marelli system (Ferrari uses the same on the F430 and 599 Fiorano) operates even faster (0.2 instead of 0.4 second), while downshifts are accompanied by perfect blips of revs.
-Stunt drivers won't miss the handbrake, as the 8C doesn't need that kind of cornering support: Just use the right foot! Oversteer can easily be provoked, especially with stability and traction controls switched off. The 8C is a great drifting machine and it is certainly among the best rear-wheel-drive cars we've ever tested.
-And one of the best in sound too: At over 4000 revs, bypass flaps in the exhaust system change the roar to an open-air concert; using the radio at this time can be considered a criminal offense. Equally impressive as the sound was the 8C's stopping power, setting an R&T best from 60–0 mph of just 105 ft.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1rFJqjGCQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKu8aA5xDG0
