Less than 13 feet long and shorter than a Lotus Evora, this half-pint successor to the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione has a carbon-fiber tub with front and rear aluminum substructures to facilitate collision repair. The 4C will become the second modern Alfa (after the hyper-exotic 8C) that doesn?t share a platform with other Fiats. There were 500 copies each of the gorgeous $250,000 8C Competizione and $300,000 Spider, but Alfa will make as many as 2500 4Cs a year. Developed by Dallara Automobili in Italy, the 4C platform may be unique, but it will draw some hardware from the Alfa Giulietta/Dodge Dart platform, including brake and steering components.