Millions of words have been written about how the Alfa Romeo’s past brilliance has to return to restore order among the petrolheads.

Alfa’s big comeback is reportedly around the corner and the Italians want this time to be taken seriously, with the 4C to pave the way globally for the imminent return of the Milanese company.

Built around a carbon tub, the Alfa Romeo 4C has all the proper ingredients of a killer sports car: low weight, manual steering, a double-clutch gearbox and a turbocharged 237hp engine in the middle. XCAR tries to find out in its latest video if the first sign of the new Alfa age has nailed the recipe.

The cheapest carbon sports car you can buy may have looks to die for but is this enough to make people feel excited for what’s coming?

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