The engine – Alfa’s familiar turbocharged ... it trades top-end effervescence for low- and mid-range accessibility. For the Spider there’s now a choice of three exhaust systems – standard ...

So, given the pent-up demand, Alfa Romeo didn’t have to hone the Spider to perfection ... 4.5sec to 62mph – especially when the engine is in its post-4000rpm howl-zone, but it’s friendly.