2014 BMW M235i - Meeting the 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider - Automobile
Detroit, Michigan -- Like car enthusiasts everywhere, the editors of AUTOMOBILE get into really dumb arguments. There was the time, for instance, when we couldn’t agree whether the Isuzu VehiCROSS was a freak of nature or stroke of genius. Here’s another office tussle: Would we rather own a 2014 BMW M235i or a 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C. They both cost around $50,000 and both were All-Stars in 2015. Other than that, well, they have absolutely nothing in common. The 2014 BMW M235i has been in our Michigan office for 10 months and has earned our affection over some 26,000 miles and on several racetracks. Our long term 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C now lives in California, and, I assume from senior editor Chris Nelson’s report of his cross-country drive, still smells like cow dung. But we Michiganders did take delivery of a 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, which costs a bit more than the coupe but is functionally the same and smells just fine. The Alfa Romeo 4C Spider never lets you forget you’re driving something special. And, of course, the Alfa looks amazing. Though the BMW M235i is hanging right behind the Alfa the whole time, it might as well be invisible. Source: www.automobilemag.com
