Well, I'd agree with you, Hans, but I think Alfa has been trying to make its cars have mass-market appeal.
In that light, I'd say they have succeeded (sort of, it's a tough market), when Alfas are "riced-out" as much as Hondas. The 1.8TS and 2.0TS cars are at the same price points, and have about the same performance on paper as a comparable Honda. Having that sale go to Alfa instead of Honda is a step in the right direction, even if it means some will end up being riced out
The more demand there are for rice-boy parts for the Alfas, the cheaper it is for all of us to buy aftermarket stuff because people will actually
make the parts. Right now, I have to damn near fabricate everything for my 164 and 75 because there was little, if any, interest in making aftermarket parts for them.
That's the price a marque pays to stay alive I guess.