2009 Alfa Romeo MiTo

[Christofuh]

 

[Sprezzatura2010]

Please tell me that's coming Stateside.

 

[Cary Grant]

Originally Posted by Sprezzatura2010

Please tell me that's coming Stateside.

It's not. The current model doesn't meet US crash safety standards.

They do say they are looking at the next version for over here- a few years off. The estimates I've seen would put this in the mid-$30's.

 

[JayJay]

Nice interior, but I'm not a fan of the exterior.

 

[KBW]

Interior is great but the exterior is completely hideous

 

[Britalian]

This was on display this week at a FIAT subsidiary co. in which I work: exterior looks great; interior looks cheap up close.

 

[texas_jack]

looks very Italian but not neccesarily in a good way.

 

[dtmt]

I like it, but if it's really mid $30k price range, there's probably at least a half-dozen cars I would rather spend my own money on.

 

[Britalian]

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[speedster.8]

I really prefer the GT & Brera they both have more flair imho. GT

Brera

To bad they both now have a GM sourced v6. And no longer use inhouse engines

 

[whacked]

The grille designs for all of these are hideous.

 

[Dashing1]

Originally Posted by whacked

The grille designs for all of these are hideous.

Really?!?!?! I kind of like the grille.

 

[Cary Grant]

Originally Posted by Dashing1

Really?!?!?! I kind of like the grille.

+1 Just about every other car out there looks the same these days. I applaud Alfa for evolving their classic image.

 

[Britalian]

+1 on grill. Quite distinctive in today's market.

 

[dave]

That grille IS alpha. it just wouldn't be an alpha without it. I love the MiTo and if they bring the next one here I'll buy it.

When I first started reading about it, they were talking about bringing it stateside and its target was said to be squarely set on the Mini Cooper S.

I would say it'd have to be in the high 20k range to make a real dent, though a case could certainly be made for it in the 30k+ market as well. It would be selling against cars like the R32 and the A3 and the Aplha has them on style hands down. performance will be the hard sell.