Tentatively dubbed 4C Spider, the convertible will be nearly identical to the regular 4C but it will boast a removable roof panel likely made out of a lightweight material such as carbon fiber. The driver will able to neatly stow the roof panel under the front decklid.
The 4C Spider will boast a driver-focused cockpit with two bucket seats, a flat-bottomed steering wheel and a configurable thin-film transistor (TFT) screen that will replace the instrument cluster. A/C will be offered as a no-cost option.
Power for the 4C Spider will come from a turbocharged and direct-injected 1.7-liter four-cylinder engine borrowed from the 4C coupe. It will 240 horsepower and 258 lb-ft. of torque to the rear wheels via a six-speed dual-clutch transmission, enough to propel the 4C Spider from zero to 60 mph in roughly 4.5 seconds and on to a top speed of 155 mph.
Although Alfa is keeping its lips sealed about the 4C Spider, we hear the it could greet the public for the first time at next March’s Geneva Motor Show and land in U.S. showrooms in the spring of 2015. Expect the Spider to carry a small price premium over its fixed-roof counterpart.
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