Autodelta, possibly my favourite tuner of all time, and the very same tuner who created our 2009 Tuned Car of the Year, has now tuned what I think is one of the best looking cars ever made, the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione.
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Alfa Romeo to showcase three variants of the 159 replacement in Geneva
Alfa Romeo will be displaying three versions of the 159 replacement at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show alongside the new Giulietta, which will make its first live appearance at Geneva.
Alfa Romeo Giulietta – new pictures
More pictures of the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta have been found on the internet showing us some stunning shots of the Alfa’s detailing. As they are high-resolution pictures, remember that you can click them and perhaps use them as a wallpaper if you like them.
Car of the Year Nominees: Part 3
Here’s the next batch of Car of the Year nominees. Executive Car of the Year and Supercar of the Year are up.
Alfa Romeo Kamal spotted, possibly heading for production
An employee at one of Fiat’s R&D plants has captured photos of what looks like a modified version of the Alfa Romeo Kamal concept car.
Special Edition Alfa Romeo Brera Released
Alfa Romeo has teamed with fashion specialists Italia Independent to create a special edition Brera.
On the outside, it gets a titanium paint shade, 18″ turbine style wheels, red-brake calipers and an aluminum fuel cap.
The inside gets some changes as well. There are carbon fibre bits everywhere, along with black leather and red stitching, as well as some Italia Independent logos.
As for the underpinnings, the car is available with either a 2.2L four-cylinder engine developing 185hp or a 3.2L V6 putting out 260hp. You can choose between FWD and AWD as well.
Only 900 units will be made, and they will be sold in Europe, Japan and Australia. Pricing starts at about 41,000 USD for the 2.2 and 57,000 USD for the 3.2.
This looks interesting, but I’m not too sure about that paintjob, looks a bit odd on the pictures.
Source: Autoblog
Car of the Year Nominees: Part 1
So then, you voted for Car of the Year awards, and we’re organizing them.
Alfa Launches 147 Successor
Alfa Romeo has unveiled its successor to the 147. As I posted earlier, the name was under dispute, but they’ve settled on calling it the Giulietta.
It will released in 2010 as part of Alfa’s celebrations of their 100th anniversary. Company bosses believe it come become Alfa’s best-selling car ever.
The car will be made as a five-door only. The rear door handles have been cleverly disguised (See if you can spot them).
The suspension is MacPherson struts up front and a new multi-link design at the rear.
There will be three different designs of 16, 17 and 18-inch wheels: Thick-spoke, multi-spoke and Alfa’s “telephone dial” design.
Engines on offer include a 120hp 1.4L gasoline and a 170hp 2.0L diesel. All engines will be turbocharged and have four-cylinder. There will later be a 230hp Cloverleaf model, which I’m definitely looking forward to. All cars will be front wheel drive, and will come with either a five or six-speed manual gearbox. Autocar mentions nothing about an automatic, but I presume one will be available. Not that I’d want one. Fiat is working on a semi-auto twin-clutch alternative to add to the Giulietta.
All Giuliettas will come with automatic start-stop as standard.
Alfa Romeo aims to make over 100,000 units a year. They say it is too early to predict pricing, but they claim it will be very competitive compared to its main rival, the VW Golf.
Very few pictures have been released, but so far it looks quite nice. I’d still prefer that they use the 159/Brera front styling instead, but this isn’t too bad.
Source: Autocar
Alfa Launches 147 Successor
Alfa Romeo has unveiled its successor to the 147. As I posted earlier, the name was under dispute, but they’ve settled on calling it the Giulietta.
It will released in 2010 as part of Alfa’s celebrations of their 100th anniversary. Company bosses believe it come become Alfa’s best-selling car ever.
The car will be made as a five-door only. The rear door handles have been cleverly disguised (See if you can spot them).
The suspension is MacPherson struts up front and a new multi-link design at the rear.
There will be three different designs of 16, 17 and 18-inch wheels: Thick-spoke, multi-spoke and Alfa’s “telephone dial” design.
Engines on offer include a 120hp 1.4L gasoline and a 170hp 2.0L diesel. All engines will be turbocharged and have four-cylinder. There will later be a 230hp Cloverleaf model, which I’m definitely looking forward to. All cars will be front wheel drive, and will come with either a five or six-speed manual gearbox. Autocar mentions nothing about an automatic, but I presume one will be available. Not that I’d want one. Fiat is working on a semi-auto twin-clutch alternative to add to the Giulietta.
All Giuliettas will come with automatic start-stop as standard.
Alfa Romeo aims to make over 100,000 units a year. They say it is too early to predict pricing, but they claim it will be very competitive compared to its main rival, the VW Golf.
Very few pictures have been released, but so far it looks quite nice. I’d still prefer that they use the 159/Brera front styling instead, but this isn’t too bad.
Source: Autocar
Name Change for Alfa 147 Replacement
The successor to the Alfa Romeo 147 will be getting a name change, despite being so far into development.
The car was originally intended to be called the Milano, but Alfa Romeo employees have been complaining, as they think it would be stupid to name the car after Milan when there are no Alfa Romeo employees working in the city, prompting this name change.
The name is most likely to be Giulietta, but the guys at Alfa are still discussing this, so it may end up being different.
Source: Autocar | Image Credit: Alfa Romeo