The 4C is a rather sensitive topic for Alfa Romeo, as the Italian automaker hasn't announced much about its successor. However, between expanding its crossover family and renewing the Stelvio and Giulia duo, the company is not willing to let the tiny mid-engined sports car go.
Word around the automotive industry is that the Alfa Romeo 4C successor might be a few years away. Certain outlets speak of a possible introduction sometime in 2026, perhaps launching for the 2027 model year in North America. That means we should start seeing the first test mules in the open soon, followed by pre-production prototypes afterward.
The upcoming model might sit on a very familiar platform. Rumors state the Peugeot e-3008, e-5008, Citroen C5 Aircross, and Opel/Vauxhall Grandland might 'lend' their STLA Medium architecture to the upcoming Italian sports model. That doesn't sound very exciting, though the same nuts and bolts are believed to be used for the future Lancia Delta and a brand-new Alfa Romeo Giulietta, too, among others.
In plain 4C fashion, the exciting vehicle might feature a rear mid-engine layout, hopefully with pure rear-wheel drive for lots of tail-happy moments. However, it seems that Alfa Romeo might turn it into an EV, and to emphasize its new zero-emission nature, the 'C' in its name might become an 'E.' Therefore, the car could be christened the Alfa Romeo 4E. However, we'd take this information with the proverbial pinch of salt, as there's nothing to back it up for the moment.
Photo: Instagram | tedoradze.giorgi
Reports speak of the so-called Alfa Romeo 4E packing one or two electric motors, and logic tells us the base model will be a single-motor proposal with RWD, whereas a hypothetical eAWD variant would feature a dual-motor setup. The car shouldn't be extremely powerful, but it might just give older supercars a headache in a head-to-head confrontation.
It's clear that no one outside the Italian car manufacturer knows what the Alfa Romeo 4E will look like. Nevertheless, that doesn't mean there haven't been multiple attempts at trying to envision it. The latest came from Instagram courtesy of tedoradze.giorgi, and we've seen its front fascia a few days ago. More recently, though, the same pixel manipulator gave it a shot at imagining its rear end, too, with its dual round taillights, a pair of exhaust tips that sit in the middle of the bumper, and rather sharp angles here and there.
For what it's worth, this hypothetical digital illustration doesn't exactly resemble an Alfa Romeo, as the car in question would look more like a budget-friendlier Ferrari or a tiny McLaren, albeit with a few adjustments. Still, that doesn't mean it's not eye-catching, and we kind of dig the unofficial design. The question is, do you?
After a series of unfortunate events put an end to Cristian's dream of entering a custom built & tuned old-school Dacia into a rally competition, he moved on to drive press cars and write for a living. He's worked for several automotive online journals and now he's back at autoevolution after his first tour in the mid-2000s. Full profile
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