Category: Alfa Romeo

Online voters name upcoming Alfa hatch "Furiosa"

Filed under: Euro, Hatchbacks, Alfa Romeo

Furiosa. That’s what the new hatchback from Alfa Romeo will be called, by virtue of an international competition to choose the car’s name.
The Italian automaker is getting farther away from the Alfa-numeric (pun intended) nomenclature and giving its models more emotive nameplates instead. The web contest offered online voters a […]

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Posted in Alfa Romeo on Nov 21st, 2007, 11:10 am     

Fiat crossover expected in 2010, Alfa version to follow

Filed under: Euro, Crossovers/CUVs, Alfa Romeo, FIAT

The Italians are known for making great sports cars, touring cars, supercars, even little itty-bitty cars. Sport-utes, not so much. Lamborghini’s monster LM002 notwithstanding, the last time few times Fiat tried its hand at SUVs, it came up with the Sedici (a slightly taller than normal compact car built […]

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Posted in Alfa Romeo on Nov 5th, 2007, 7:49 pm     

Upcoming Alfas going rear-drive

Filed under: Alfa Romeo

For years, the only Italian automobiles available in the United States have been exotic sportscars. Alfa Romeo is banking on that perception for its return to the American market with a range of cars that don’t cost exotic, but look exotic. That much is further evidenced by the 8C Competizione, the car […]

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Posted in Alfa Romeo on Nov 5th, 2007, 7:49 pm     

Mini-8C: Alfa Jr set for Geneva debut

Filed under: Geneva Motor Show, Euro, Hatchbacks, Alfa Romeo

As the Italians ready to launch their second attack on BMW’s MINI following the debut of the hot-selling Fiat 500, more details of the upcoming “Alfa Junior” emerge with each passing week. The inside scoop now places the new premium hatch for debut at the Geneva show […]

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Posted in Alfa Romeo on Nov 5th, 2007, 7:49 pm     

Enter the Rumormill: a new Alfa Romeo Duetto

Filed under: Convertibles, Euro, Alfa Romeo

Cyberspace is rife with speculation about a new small Alfa Romeo convertible, which could be an indicator of one of two things: either the quintessential Italian automaker has got one such spider in the works, or it’s just plain old wishful thinking.
Rumors suggest a revival of the Alfa Romeo Duetto, […]

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Posted in Alfa Romeo on Nov 5th, 2007, 7:49 pm     

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