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ALFA ROMEO, like many of its European peers, is looking to smaller engines and forced induction to achieve greater fuel efficiency without sacrificing power.
Replacing the existing 2.2 litre naturally-aspirated petrol engine in the 159 and Brera will be a turbocharged 1.8 litre petrol engine, delivering 147kW, compared to the 138kW of the current engine.
On [...]
ALFA ROMEO’S planned successor to the 166 executive saloon, the 169, is reportedly going to be built off Chrysler’s LX large-car platform, the very same platform that underpins the Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300C.
Talk of a Chrysler-based Alfa isn’t new, though. We first spoke of such plans earlier this month, and the idea of the [...]
WITH CHRYSLER and Fiat’s alliance now official, speculation as to which of each company’s cars and platforms will appear in each other’s respective home markets will be a hot topic for a while to come.
Now, the 2010 Alfa Romeo Milano has been spied testing near the Nurburgring in Germany, ahead of its expected debut at [...]
WITH CHRYSLER US having now emerged from bankruptcy following US Federal Court approval of Fiat taking the reins, details are now surfacing as to the model plans for the merged, and now freshly-capitalised, corporate giant.
The viability plan presented by Chrysler to the US Administration in February outlined not only the company’s future plans for [...]
Alfa Romeo has announced that it’s purty-lookin’ MiTo hatch is coming our way, and will be on sale in Australia from July.
Pricing and exact specifications of the Australia-bound cars have yet to be revealed, but we do know that we’ll get the two most powerful engines on offer - an 88kW and a 114kW turbocharged [...]
Nobody can truly escape the inbuilt human passion for beautiful cars – not even those who’ve dedicated their lives to the relentless pursuit of victory on two wheels. This would seem to be true for MotoGP champion Casey Stoner.
This video shows the young Aussie motorbike racing champ thrashing the beautiful Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, which [...]
While the little Fiat 500 is already a fuel-sipping teetotaler, Fiat obviously felt it could do better.
The Italian carmaker has whacked a start/stop system into the ‘Bambino’ Fiat 500, which – as with other start/stop systems – deactivates the car’s engine while at a complete stop, reactivating it when the driver engages the clutch and [...]
Amsterdam’s AutoRAI car show will play host to a neat surprise, with the debut of the Alfa Romeo MiTo Veloce expected to take place at the annual event.
The MiTo Veloce is expected to slip into the MiTo lineup between the hardcore Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA and the regular MiTo model, if the company decides to [...]
Got a spare two minutes and forty-eight seconds? Find it. The video above shows the Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA cruising around a suburban circuit, and even features a cameo from the original 105 GTA. Accompanied by a new remix of Benny Benassi’s ‘Satisfaction’, this is the perfect video for a Friday [...]
Fiat has launched its new Multiair petrol engine technology, which it claims can slash fuel consumption by up to 25 percent, reduce CO2 emissions by 10 percent and improve both power and torque output.
By using a electro-hydraulic tappet between the camshaft and the intake valves, the Multiair system can vary valve lift profiles on-the-fly with [...]
In the lead up to the Geneva Motor Show, Alfa Romeo has slotted a couple more images and a little more information on the upcoming Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA concept into our mailbox.
Alfa Romeo tells us that unlike many GT cars, where power is commonly the ultimate measure of success, the GTA badge stands for a perfect [...]
Alfa Romeo has taken top honours at this past weekend’s WPS Bathurst 12 Hour race, with the Alfa Romeo 159 JTD 2.4 storming to victory in the large diesel category, and the Alfa Romeo 147 JTD 1.9 winning the small diesel category.
Driven to victory by Kean Booker, Rocco Rinaldo and David Stone, the Alfa Romeo [...]
Yesterday, Alfa Romeo handed down a couple of sketches of the MiTo GTA’s engine cover and an intake, which presumably will sit fore of the engine.
Now today, instead of dicking around with more sketches and obscure close-ups at odd angles, Alfa has gone the whole hog – well, almost – and shown us the entire [...]
Alfa Romeo has released two teaser sketches for their upcoming MiTo GTA hot hatch. Well, consider us suitably teased.
The first of the the two illustrations appears to be an engine cover. The famed GTA script sits pride-of-place in the middle, for those who might mistake the car for its lesser MiTo sibling with the bonnet [...]
They say fashion is cyclical, and in motoring nothing illustrates that better than the hot hatch. The Volkswagen Golf GTi, Peugeot 205 GTI and even the Suzuki GTi gave the class runaway popularity through the 80s. During the 90s however, things waned for the hot-hatch as the small convertible began a return to favour.
Now, however, we’re seeing a resurgence of [...]
Is beauty only skin deep? Beddy shacks up with a hot Italian to find out…
The Alfa Romeo brand sits in its own space as a sporting brand. It is not a rich man’s toy like a Ferrari, nor does it have the common touch of Fiat. It occupies a unique niche. It’s an enthusiast brand [...]
Italian automaking conglomerate the Fiat Group is reportedly considering a corporate partnership with French counterparts, PSA Peugeot Citroen.
Fiat Group CEO Sergio Marchionne is eager to join forces with PSA, and has said that the company will need to form an alliance with another corporation if it is to survive the current severe economic downturn. Fiat’s profits for [...]
The Alfa Romeo MiTo, which hits Aussie showrooms mid-2009, has been awarded a five-star Euro NCAP rating – the highest possible score – making it one of the safest cars in its segment.
The sleek new Alfa hatch racked up 36 points out of a possible 37 in the Euro NCAP adult safety ratings, and a [...]
Alfa Romeo’s gorgeous 8C Competizione is now officially on sale in the United States. However, thanks to the USA’s entire allocation of 84 cars being snapped up, prospective buyers will need to wait at least another year before their next chance arrives to snare the 336kW Maserati-built coupe.
The 8C spearheads a wider return to the [...]
While the Alfa Romeo Brera has ever been a stunning car to look at, the general consensus has been that it could stand to drive a little sportier. Now, with the advent of the Turismo Internazionale model, to be shown at the Paris Motor Show, things have changed.
Turismo Internazionale—badged as TI, of course—is a designation [...]
Monza, the home of Italian motorsport, has seen many Alfa Romeo victories since it opened in 1922, making it a place of reverence for the Italian manufacturer and those with a passion for its products. Alfa Romeo are dusting off the Monza name for what they consider to be the most sort-after versions of their [...]
Alfa Romeo released a limited edition 159 Ti last August and such was its popularity that it proceeded to sell out within weeks. If you missed out last year then today’s announcement by Alfa Romeo should put a smile on your dial. The 159 Ti is back for 2008 and not just the sedan, Alfa [...]
So, what do Mini and Alfa Romeo have in common? Well, they both currently favour front-wheel-drive platforms, their brands have largely been established on the success of their small cars and in the not too distant future the similarities could extend even further. The BMW Group and Fiat Group Automobiles (FGA) [...]
The stunningly gorgeous Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione isn’t even a year old, yet it seems Alfa is already planning for a replacement.
According to Autocar, Alfa Romeo wants the new 8C to be ready in time for the marque’s 100th birthday in 2010 and that the top brass within the brand want it to be built [...]
It is not easy to imagine an Alfa Romeo SUV, but then a few years back the idea of a Porsche SUV seemed equally preposterous and now we have the Cayenne, Porsche’s best selling model.
Alfa’s newly-appointed CEO, Luca de Meo has revealed to Auto Motor und Sport that an Alfa SUV is in the pipeline [...]
Further to our previous report, the Alfa Romeo Brera S is now official with Prodrive releasing the details overnight.
The transformation from Brera to Brera S has seen Prodrive re-engineer the standard Brera’s suspension. By introducing lightweight suspension components, 8C Competizione inspired light weight 19in alloy wheels, Bilstein mono-tube dampers and Eibach springs, Prodrive say they [...]
Pictures of Alfa Romeo’s MiTo have been thin on the ground until today. Alfa have released a set of images that leave no doubt that the MiTo designers had the mighty 8C Competizione on their minds when they penned the entry level model.
Clicking through the images will give you a good idea of what the [...]
Alfa Romeo have recently revealed the exterior of their little MiTo hatchback and the feedback has been resoundingly positive. Keeping an ace up their sleeves, Alfa did not include any interior shots in their recent official images release. Not to worry, in the spirit of all that is good about the internet the above image [...]
The Alfa Romeo 159 and 159 Sportwagon, including the high torque turbo diesels, are now available at driveaway pricing with a saving of up to $6,000 on normal prices.
The Alfa Romeo 159 is available with a choice of two advanced turbo diesels, the 1.9 litre 110kW and the 2.4 litre 147kW, both of which offer [...]
We make no secret of the fact that the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione in both coupe and spider variants, is one of our alltime favourites. Aesthetically overwhelming, the 8C challenges the cream of automotive design and packs a heavy punch.
Alfa have released some more official images of the 8C Spider this week, and it wouldnt [...]
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