Those Alfa Romeo MiTo's

[Station]

Sorry, none shite, but well done to Alfa Romeo for actually producing a car that looks DIFFERENT! The car actually looks quite cool in the skin:

 

[Milford Cubicle]

They are horrible, they look so bulbous for a small car.

[carlo]

Got a rotten road test in Autocar recently, not that that magazine is as good as it used to be.

[reallyloud]

I had a good look at these at an Alfa dealer recently. Its like a tomb inside and reversing it looks impossible due to the poor rear visability. Compared to the 156/157 is not as pretty but no doubt will appeal to those bored with the BMW mini. I get annoyed with this desire for car manufacturers to have these overwhelming 'graphics'. An air intake shouldn't be the main feature of a car - I don't want to drive a fish. I reckon if the car had been badged as a hyundai, kia or some other underwhelming brand, then it there would be some severe grilling, or even worse just ignored in the press. A shame that this is the so called blood-successor of the sud.Verdict: buy an expired 166 for the same money.

[pogweasel]

It looks like a parrot. I am scared of parrots. I'll take an Alfa sud and 1000 gallons of dinitrol pls.

[reallyloud]

I'll say one thing about Alfa Romeo though. The girls they use at the motorshow are near perfect.

 

[VWPowered]

I'll take an Alfa sud and 1000 gallons of dinitrol pls.

cant beat a sud....

 

 

[Milford Cubicle]

An air intake shouldn't be the main feature of a car - I don't want to drive a fish.

Are you sure?

 

 

[r.welfare]

I see a yellow MiTo often around here - the colour really doesn't flatter it in my opinion. Sure it's an OK car, but as you can get a Grande Punto for 35p (which it's based on) why would you bother?

[garethj]

I never really liked the muscle-bound style of cars, big wheels, huge arches, tiny windows... I'm sure they're all marvellous for having a crash in but try turning your head when you reverse and there's sod-all visibility and it all feels claustrophobic.There's a bloke at work with a Triumph Herald, the roof pillars are so slim there's barely room for paint on them - much more elegant.

[Justin Case]

They are horrible, they look so bulbous for a small car.

Agreed, especially about the front end. The Grande Punto does it so much better, I fear Alfa are trying too hard and didn't know when to stop

[Station]

It's agreed then. Everyone hates it.

[Negative Creep]

Gives me no pleasure to say it looks vile. What were they thinking?

[Mr Lobster]

I really want to like it. But I just can't get past the looks unfortunately.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I'll take an Alfa sud and 1000 gallons of dinitrol pls.

cant beat a sud....

 

 

Wow, an early 1200 four speed. What a pretty little thing they were as well, so perfectly judged in every respect. Spot on proportions and just the right amount of detailing. They were a fabulous thing to drive as well and I reckon you could relaunch it today and it would still get rave reviews.

Everything Alfa made after this was a turd although oddly enough, the basic 1200 Arna was a very good driving car. Ugly though.

 

The MiTo is a heavy, ugly looking sack of shit based on a crap Fiat and built in a Fiat factory. I've yet to read a positive road test, so it looks like another spectacular own goal. The Sud was a fluke, designed by an Austrian. Normally Alfa Romeo would have trouble designing a bike without square wheels.

 

Alfa DNA my arse. I'll take a Fiesta thanks.

[fiatdaft]

I'll take an Alfa sud and 1000 gallons of dinitrol pls.

cant beat a sud....

 

 

Wow, an early 1200 four speed. What a pretty little thing they were as well, so perfectly judged in every respect. Spot on proportions and just the right amount of detailing. They were a fabulous thing to drive as well and I reckon you could relaunch it today and it would still get rave reviews.

Everything Alfa made after this was a turd although oddly enough, the basic 1200 Arna was a very good driving car. Ugly though.

 

The MiTo is a heavy, ugly looking sack of shit based on a crap Fiat and built in a Fiat factory. I've yet to read a positive road test, so it looks like another spectacular own goal. The Sud was a fluke, designed by an Austrian. Normally Alfa Romeo would have trouble designing a bike without square wheels.

 

Alfa DNA my arse. I'll take a Fiesta thanks.

 

speaks the voice of wisdom there ^, me thinks not, i briefly considered holding off for the gta version,but picking up this later on in the week instead.

 

[Vin]

The Sud was a fluke, designed by an Austrian.

Yeah he's a well known Austrian, goes by the name of Giorgetto Giugiaro

[dollywobbler]

Got a rotten road test in Autocar recently, not that that magazine is as good as it used to be.

I guess that was because it wasn't an Impreza/Evo...

[fiatdaft]

to be honest,do we give a hoot what the motoring press,that may or may not be getting back handers realy think about cars?

[Guest]

Though Rudolph Hruska did the Alfasud?

[outlaw118]

Err.... I quite like it to be honest - theres a black one round my way, and yes, it's "different", it's not as offensive to me as the blandness option....

[Rocket88]

Got a rotten road test in Autocar recently, not that that magazine is as good as it used to be.

It's typical of Alfa that the car they gave to Autocar to test drive was a non British spec, pre production lash up. Since that road test Autocar have done ANOTHER roadtest with the car that Alfa are actually going to sell over here, and it was a bit more complimentary. As for the Sud, great idea, built by a totally disinterested work force, out of steel from old Russian battleships that had been lying on the ocean floor for about elevnty billion years.............so that was going to work then

[gtd2000]

I think it's a very cool looking little car but I'd never buy one coming from Italy of course...Strangely enough there are quite a few current Italian cars that I actually like the look of - the Grande Punto is one of them - just how bad are these cars really?Another older model I like is the Stilo hatchback - I'm firmly an Asian car buyer and expect reliability as a standard feature...so no doubt they would only disappoint?

[gtd2000]

Forgot to mention the new Ford Ka - how will that stack up being based on the Fiat 500?

[Justin Case]

Everybody's right Hruska did the oily bits, Giugiaro did the styling:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_Alfasud

 

Rather like that Giardinetta, havenever seen one in the flesh, though.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

When are alfa gonna relaunch the 33 sportwagon with half-arsed selectable dog-clutch 4wd, thats what I wanna know, my chequebook is waiting!

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

speaks the voice of wisdom there ^, me thinks not,

Speaks the humourless little Man who STILL cannot begin a sentence with a capital letter!The Alfasud was designed by Rudolf Hruska and styled by Giugiaro. Hruska not only designed the Sud, but took overall responsibilty for the Sud factory as well. Alfa press releases spelt his name as Rudolfo......The Grande Punto is a heap of shit that is beset with problems. A very good mate of mine recently moved from a Fiat dealer after 11 years. The Punto horror stories are absolutely horrendous with a porous block that literally sweats its coolant being a prime example.The only decent car Fiat make is the Panda, primarily because it's made by the Poles and not Italians. that's got to be a good thing!Alfasuds were not made from old battleships. They were made from regenerated steel with a very high carbon content as were most Italian heaps back then.

[fiatdaft]

speaks the voice of wisdom there ^, me thinks not,

Speaks the humourless little Man who STILL cannot begin a sentence with a capital letter!The Alfasud was designed by Rudolf Hruska and styled by Giugiaro. Hruska not only designed the Sud, but took overall responsibilty for the Sud factory as well. Alfa press releases spelt his name as Rudolfo......The Grande Punto is a heap of shit that is beset with problems. A very good mate of mine recently moved from a Fiat dealer after 11 years. The Punto horror stories are absolutely horrendous with a porous block that literally sweats its coolant being a prime example.The only decent car Fiat make is the Panda, primarily because it's made by the Poles and not Italians. that's got to be a good thing!Alfasuds were not made from old battleships. They were made from regenerated steel with a very high carbon content as were most Italian heaps back then.

this the same good mate that told you that alfa 33 parts were used on the fiat tipo?anyway i will be happy enough driving about about in my 'heap of shite' btw its an abarth not a fiat.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

speaks the voice of wisdom there ^, me thinks not,

Speaks the humourless little Man who STILL cannot begin a sentence with a capital letter!The Alfasud was designed by Rudolf Hruska and styled by Giugiaro. Hruska not only designed the Sud, but took overall responsibilty for the Sud factory as well. Alfa press releases spelt his name as Rudolfo......The Grande Punto is a heap of shit that is beset with problems. A very good mate of mine recently moved from a Fiat dealer after 11 years. The Punto horror stories are absolutely horrendous with a porous block that literally sweats its coolant being a prime example.The only decent car Fiat make is the Panda, primarily because it's made by the Poles and not Italians. that's got to be a good thing!Alfasuds were not made from old battleships. They were made from regenerated steel with a very high carbon content as were most Italian heaps back then.

this the same good mate that told you that alfa 33 parts were used on the fiat tipo?anyway i will be happy enough driving about about in my 'heap of shite' btw its an abarth not a fiat.

Nope. The 33 brakes thing was my mistake.Yours was wasting several thousand pounds on a pile of fast depreciating Italian rubbish. But as they say, a fool and his money are soon parted! :DOh, and 'Abarth' my arse. It's a nice badge on a crap Fiat shopping cart. 'Abortion' would be more fitting..........

[gtd2000]

The Grande Punto is a heap of shit that is beset with problems. A very good mate of mine recently moved from a Fiat dealer after 11 years. The Punto horror stories are absolutely horrendous with a porous block that literally sweats its coolant being a prime example.The only decent car Fiat make is the Panda, primarily because it's made by the Poles and not Italians. that's got to be a good thing!

OK, I'll strike the Grande "Pile of Shit-oh" off the future possibilities in 5 years time then