Alfa 4C at Goodwood

Alfa Romeo today released more details of the stunning 4C sports car that will make its UK debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July.

With an F1-inspired carbon fire monocoque chassis and lightweight components, the 4C weighs in at just 895kg!

The compact sportster will feature two bucket seats and technologies borrowed from the 8C Competizione.

It will be powered by a new 1750cc petrol turbo engine that uses a dry aluminium block and twin dry clutch too.

Built in Modena, the 4C’s production process integrates Alfa Romeo’s design roles and Maserati’s manufacturing functions.

To design a car that is both exclusive and achievable for Alfa Romeo fans across the world, designers focused on lightness and efficiency over greater horsepower, which would have impacted the price and running costs.

Combining high technology and craftsmanship through an advanced mix of hi-tech materials which combine stiffness and strength but also with reduced weight, the Alfa 4C’s weight to power ratio is less than 4kg/HP with a total dry weight of just 895kg, making 4C one of the lightest cars in the world.

Details of the price and on sale date have yet to be announced.

First Ever Maserati Diesel

This is the new Maserati Ghibli, the company’s first ever, mid-size four-door saloon. And guess what – it’s a diesel!

In a bid to boost global sales to 50,000 cars a year, the Italian manufacturer is downsizing, in the hope of appealing to a whole new range of potential owners working on a tighter budget.

Just like the latest Quattroporte, the Ghibli saloon will boast two different power outputs from its turbo-charged V6 petrol engines.

More importantly though, the Ghibli will additionally be offered with the first diesel engine in Maserati’s history.

The turbo-diesel 3.0-litre V6 will be developed by Maserati engineers, under the direction of Scuderia Ferrari former chief, Paolo Martinelli.

The V6 develops 275bhp and a crushing 600Nm of torque to deliver 0-60mph acceleration in just 6.3 seconds. It will have a claimed economy of 47mpg.

No prices yet but CarCouture loves the classic Maserati styling and looks.