mwg
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http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=21127
I think they are starting to lose the plot with their styling. First the MiTo, now this...
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Pablo
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yuk
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Fro
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I quite like that and the Mito.
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daymoon
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this is best looking alfa IMHO:
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Richardhhha
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tbh i quite like the styling of that alfa in the link
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mwg
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Maybe it'll be a grower. I liked the MiTo in the original pictures they released but dont like them now I've seen them on the road.
159 TI is stunning, they will likely try sticking the 8C on that too though before long
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Kurt
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159 Ti
if only i was paid a bit more
I dont mind the giulietta.. its just a Mito 5 door really and a 147 replacement
more pics: http://www.mangoletsi.com/alfa/cars/giulietta.html
Also Astra rear lights anyone?
just had this round at work too
quote: The new Alfa Giulietta will be presented to the world at the forthcoming Geneva Car Show. Sales of the new model will start in spring and be gradually extended to all the major markets. The Alfa Romeo Giulietta is expected to give new impetus to the brand in one of Europe's most important segments.
In the Centenary year, the name is a tribute to an automobile myth and Alfa Romeo. The Giulietta is a car that, in the fifties, caught the imagination of generations of car enthusiasts, making the dream of owning an Alfa Romeo and enjoying the high level of comfort and technical excellence accessible for the first time.
The Alfa Romeo Style Centre has produced a new Giulietta, a sports car capable of expressing both great agility on the most demanding routes and providing comfort on everyday roads.
A new architecture for enhancing road hold and agility in total comfort and safety
Meet the new Alfa Romeo, a compact created to appeal to customers who seek top dynamic performance and those who are looking for a distinctive style and a high level of comfort.
The Giulietta has brand-new architecture, designed to meet the expectations of the most demanding customers in terms of road holding, agility and safety. Its excellent dynamic performance and great comfort are the result of refined technical solutions implemented in the suspensions, a next-generation steering system, a rigid yet light structure made of aluminium and high-strength steel, and state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies.
Alfa DNA, a device which customises behaviour of the car according to different driving styles and road conditions, can adapt the new Alfa Romeo to the needs of each individual driver to enhance driving pleasure and comfort. The new architecture of the Alfa Giulietta was designed to integrate and enhance all onboard systems. Three set-ups (Dynamic, Normal and All Weather) are available and can be selected using the Alfa DNA. This device - standard across the entire range of the new model - modifies the operating parameters of the engine, of the steering system, and of the Q2 electronic differential, in addition to fine-tuning the stability control system (VDC) behavioural logics.
Italian style sportiness and comfort
Combining sportiness and elegance, the Alfa Giulietta is the result of Alfa Romeo's new direction in style and technology - an approach that started with the 8C Competizione supercar and which recalls the brand's glorious past while projecting its traditional values of technology and emotion into the future.
The front end is developed around a “trilobe shape” and features a brand-new interpretation of the classic Alfa grille, set into the front bumper and suspended between the two air intakes. The entire car develops from here to combine a lively personality with an elegant form. The front headlamps implement LED technology and a Daytime Running Lights (DRL) function for maximum active safety.
The profile of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta is rich in personality and confers the appearance of an agile, solid model. This is above all the result of the coupé shaped side windows, which highlight dynamic and streamlined shape, and of the concealed rear handles. The side ribbing adds to the car's slender look, while the taut lines closing in on the rear end accentuate the "wedge" shape of the body.
The style of the rear end, like that of the front and the side, is strong and consolidates the impression of a muscular car, firmly gripped to the road. Like the headlamps, the rear light clusters implement LED technology, to the advantage of preventive safety, in addition to good looks.
The interior design is taut and light: a horizontally developed dashboard with aluminium element accents and rocker controls which explicitly recall the 8C Competizione. Painstaking attention to detail and the high quality of the materials used are the most advanced expression of Italian style.
Finally, the dimensions of the new car give a compact, dynamic shape combined with excellent roominess and a capacious boot (350 litres): the car is 4.35 metres long, 1.46 metre high and 1.80 metres wide with a wheelbase of 2.63 metres.
Innovative engines for exciting, environmentally friendly driving
The Alfa Romeo Giulietta guarantees top level performance and next-generation technology in terms of technical solutions, performance and environmental friendliness. Four Turbo engines will be available at launch, all Euro 5 compliant and fitted with a standard “Start&Stop” system for reducing consumption and emissions: two petrol engines (1.4TB - 120 HP and 1.4TB MultiAir - 170 HP) and two diesel engines (1.6 JTDM - 105 HP and 2.0 JTDM - 170 HP, both belonging to the second generation of JTDM engines). Finally, the range is completed with the lively 1750 TBi - 235 HP with an exclusive Quadrifoglio Verde configuration.
Safety and dynamic behaviour at the top of the segment
Alfa Romeo Giulietta was designed to obtain the maximum Euro NCAP rating in order to offer total protection to driver and passengers. Furthermore, suspension, steering and braking system are designed to be perfectly balanced even during extreme manoeuvres.
Finally, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta is fitted with the most sophisticated electronic devices for dynamic control as standard: VDC (Vehicle Dynamic Control), DST (Dynamic Steering Torque), Q2 electronic differential and Alfa DNA selector. All these systems guarantee driving safety, dynamism and performance in the best Alfa Romeo tradition.
Turin, 2nd December 2009
[Edited on 02-12-2009 by Kurt]
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pow
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I like the MiTo
That Milano/Guwhatever is nice, but not as nice as the mito IMO
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Ben J
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quote: Originally posted by fro-dizzle
I quite like that and the Mito.
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Kurt
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i just re read that press release 235bhp petrol turbo engine will be
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Nic Barnes
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quote: Originally posted by Kurt
i just re read that press release 235bhp petrol turbo engine will be unreliable
why?
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ed
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quote: Originally posted by Kurt
Also Astra rear lights anyone?
Grande Punto roof on the interior rendering too
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chrisritch
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i like the MiTo just hate the stupid sticky out plinth the number plate bolts onto
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Marc
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Looks like a Leon thats been modfied!
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mattk
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not a fan of that, the Mito still hasnt fully grew on me yet either, they need to go back to the aggressive 159 style
I imagine it will age well though
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random dav
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I like that, would have a 159 before it thought.
WRLFC !
Project cars
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Kurt
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The 169 if/when it comes out should be quite cool.. I've also read rumours of a duetto spider coming out for the 100th
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Anty
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i like that !!
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Ben G
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i think it's stunning, as is the mito.
so different to every other small new hatchback
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IvIarkgraham
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they used to look aggressive
now they look wank
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steel
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quote: Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
they used to look aggressive
now they look wank
i agree
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Sportycorsa86
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Anyone seen these pictures of the mito GTa that maybe coming out ?? its 1.8 turbo. shud b cool..
http://hogei.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/alfa_mito_gta1.jpg
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AlunJ
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I want
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sand-eel
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quote: Originally posted by fro-dizzle
I quite like that and the Mito.
same
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