Thread: Interesting article about Fiat in The Economist
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Old 05-22-2008, 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Arna View Post
Echo,

I know I have a tendency to be harsh. It's not because I hate Alfa. It's because that I love it. So many people here praise everything new model that Alfa releases. I resent the MiTo for what it is and I resent it more when the execs say its the future of the company and I completely hate it when orum goers praise it and say it is very "Alfa." I seriously don't know what the ***** they are talking about. I still feel like I've been waiting for a proper sports car from Alfa since the S4 went out of production in 1994. Is it REALLY too much to hope for a car similar to that one in the future?

BTW, I dig the fact that your user name is a Star Wars reference.
I think the idea for the MiTo is to be the successor to the Sud. One of the things planned is the 169kw (230bhp) motor. Compared to the Corsa OPC which is the same size it only pushes 141kw (192bhp) its more than a 30% increase in power. Alfa will take the small hot hatch market and turn it upside down. I suspect the same is planned for the 149 (which is apparently already finished, but won't be launched until the launch for the Mito is done).

The 159 is going on a weight loss plan. Initially 50kg, with another 150kg to be shed after that. The 159 GTA that is being tested at Nurenburg has a V8 motor with, and if I recall correctly, around 440bhp.

Any man that shuts down a factory for 2 months is either drunk or has some great plans for the future.
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