The Alfa Romeo 4C's 1750cc turbocharged power plant is based on state-of-the-art engine technology. And Alfa Romeo's engineers have crafted this technology to be even more efficient and powerful.

This small but perfectly formed solution delivers unprecedented sporting performance, worthy of any supercar, while everything is engineered to deliver the purest Alfa Romeo emotion at the wheel: drive it to believe it.

The four-cylinder, direct injection, 240hp, 1750 Turbo petrol engine, entirely made of aluminium, brings extraordinary performance with a peak torque of 350 Nm, 80% of which is available at 1700 rpm. Alfa Romeo 4C has a top speed in excess of 160 mph and accelerates from 0 to 62 mph in 4.5 seconds.

The Alfa Romeo 4C’s advanced scavenging technology maximises torque at low engine speeds and delivers more power in response to driver input.

To implement the scavenging technology, the engine is also equipped with a new generation turbocharger and a pulse converter exhaust manifold.

Like all top competition cars, the Alfa Romeo 4C uses an automatic cool-down system to protect its turbocharger. Switching off the engine would normally cause the immediate stoppage of oil circulation, causing a loss of lubrication capacity and possible damage to the engine. With the after-run-pump, the oil keeps circulating through the turbocharger until it has cooled.