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Alfa Romeo's legendary history both on and off the track places it among the greats in the industry, and in celebration of that heritage the carmaker will build a new special edition of its latest 8C Competizione supercar. The new car will simply be called the 8C GTA and it’s expected to be unveiled on June 24, 2010, the 100th anniversary of the carmarker’s founding in Milan, Italy.
As it winds up its third year of full-scale passenger
vehicle sales following its return to the Australian market, Fiat is broadening
its horizons in the global automotive landscape, announcing partnerships with
BMW and Mini in North America to leverage a return to that market as well. The
cooperation is also expected to spawn a Fiat-designed platform for the next
generation of BMW’s Mini.
BMW and Fiat today announced a new strategic alliance to investigate
the future possibility of developing common small car platforms and the
sharing of dealer groups in North America. Both carmakers signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), ensuring the tentative nature of the
agreement is preserved, but given the nature of the benefits that could
be derived from the cooperation the project will most likely go ahead.
Rising fuel prices and the strong dollar are making the case for efficient imported hatchbacks stronger than ever. Alfa Romeo's latest addition to the fold, the Mi.To, is timed perfectly to capitalize on these facts, though its classic good looks and sporting demeanour would likely stand it in good stead regardless.
The new Alfa Romeo Mi.To hatchback is already confirmed for Australian
sale by the middle of 2009, but there
could be another more stylish variant also due for a local launch. The
car is the rumoured Mi.To cabrio, previewed here in this latest
computer generated rendering.
Alfa Romeo, known for its sporty and sexy coupes, convertibles and hatchbacks, will build its first-ever SUV as it prepares its return to the United States. Despite a growing trend towards smaller and more efficient vehicles, the market for luxurious SUVs remains strong and has recently seen the introduction of a number of models from Germany’s premium carmakers.
British motorsport company Prodrive has confirmed it is
creating a special edition of the Alfa Romeo Brera coupe for sale in the UK,
and plans to first reveal the modified car at the end of the month. Marketed with a UK flag done in Italian colors, the new car aims to please on both styling and performance fronts.
If Alfa Romeo is serious about competing with Germany’s premium labels it will eventually have to drop its core FWD lineup or at least offer more affordable rear-drive models. However, the carmaker’s low volume status makes developing a brand new premium RWD platform unfeasible. One solution is to license an existing design from another carmaker, and latest reports claim that’s exactly what’s going to happen over the next couple of years as Alfa updates its lineup and prepares for its return to North America.There are 8 items tagged with Alfa Romeo. You can view all our tags in the Tag Cloud
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