Some current two-seater roadsters are so over-styled and fussy-looking that they almost seem dated already. In ten or twenty years we’ll look back and say, ‘Did I really drive that?’. Not so the Alfa Spider which, although essentially a soft-top Brera, will look gorgeous for decades to come.
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The 2.2’s steering is light and direct, and so requires little effort at the wheel to initiate substantial directional changes. An exuberant cornering style can provoke understeer, especially on a polished road surface but, with the electronic traction systems engaged, that’s no big deal. Due to its relaxed power delivery, tall gearing and near 1.7-tonne weight, the V6 Spider isn’t a point and squirt sports car. Despite its power and all-wheel-drive it really doesn’t encourage frisky, spirited driving. Although its claimed that the Spider can complete a standard lane change test manoeuvre at 135km/h compared with a Porsche Boxster’s 130km/h, at the wheel it feels more like an accomplished four-seater tourer.
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