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"Alfa Romeo pulled up stakes here in the U.S. in 1995. You&amp;#039;re forgiven if you&amp;#039;d resigned yourself to thinking that outside your classic car shows in the summertime, the only other Alfas you&amp;#039;d ever see were Chrysler test mules wearing the brand&amp;#039;s Italian bodywork. And even as the rumormill spun into a frenzy the last several years, Alfa&amp;#039;s so-called &amp;quot;return&amp;quot; consisted of the hen&amp;#039;s-tooth rare 8C Competizione. Well, the wait&amp;#039;s over. Finally. This is the 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C, which will debut next month in Geneva, and in your local Alfa Romeo showroom (how weird does that sound?) later this year. It&amp;#039;s exotic, mid-engined, and very sexy. If you&amp;#039;re gonna stage a comeback, may as well make a splash. Other than a few photos, Alfa&amp;#039;s keeping the particulars mostly close to the vest. The main bullet points include a carbon fiber chassis, a direct-injected 1.75-liter four-cylinder turbo (a derivative of the 233-hp unit used in the Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde), Alfa&amp;#039;s TCT dual-clutch gearbox, and an &amp;quot;Alfa DNA&amp;quot; selector (i.e. Alfa&amp;#039;s Manettino) that allows the driver to choose between Dynamic, Natural, All Weather, and Race driving modes. The two-seat 4C is compact and designed to optimize power-to-weight. The measurements given are 13 feet long, 78 inches wide, 46 inches tall, and a wheelbase of just under 8 feet. To give you a basis for comparison, that&amp;#039;s about a foot longer than a Chevy Spark, 23 inches wider, 15 inches shorter, with a wheelbase that&amp;#039;s s smidge longer. It&amp;#039;s beautiful, it&amp;#039;ll be quick, and most importantly, it ought to be raucous fun. Alfa&amp;#039;s back. For real. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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