22 July 2013

Fiat considering rear-drive mainstream Alfas



Alfa fans are probably starting to drool at the prospect of having some rear wheel drive in the future of the marque's more mass-market cars, writes Brian Byrne.

This follows suggestions reported in Automotive News that the Fiat-Chrysler consortium is planning such a platform which would be used by Alfa, Chrysler and Dodge vehicles.

There's hasn't been a RWD Alfa since the Spider. While the upcoming 4C (above) will be rear-drive, it will be a custom built limited edition.

The new platform could also be used for AWD vehicles.