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Alfa Romeo Giulia heading to the U.S. in 2012

January 31st, 2010 by Lizzie in Alfa Romeo 159, Alfa Romeo Giulia

Fans of Italian cars are eagerly awaiting the first product that will roll out of the assembly line after an alliance has been formed between Fiat and Chrysler. Before the end of 2010, the Fiat 500 may touch the American soil. Following shortly are possible productions of hatchback units like the Alfa Romeo Milano or the MiTo. The Italian car maker has not confirmed the release of the last two vehicles though.

The American market has not accepted the functionality of a hatchback as the everyday family car. It just follows that a wagon from the luxury segment will be on the top choice of the list. Mercedes Benz and BMW are both selling their smaller units but they both veered away from selling the hatch versions in the United States.

Alfa Romeo is following suit and may be opting to send the bigger Giulia sedan to the American market. It might just be the first Alfa Romeo that will be produced in high volume to mark the return of the brand in the U.S. soil.

2009 Alfa Romeo 159

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Alfa Romeo may have a new SUV derived from Jeep’s 2011 Grand Cherokee

September 27th, 2009 by Lizzie in Corporate, SUV

Alfa Romeo SUV RenderingChrysler has an established wide network in North America but does not have a good product base to offer its partners in Fiat. They may have the V6 engine of the Pentastar or the LX of the Chrysler 300 but the emission regulations combined with the struggling economy have made these products lost their luster.

A bright future though is seen on the 2011 Grand Cherokee of the Jeep line up. This vehicle was developed with their former partner, Daimler, and shares a lot of characteristics with the next generation of ML Class SUV from Mercedes Benz.

The executives from Fiat are contemplating on using the Jeep platform to develop a premium SUV under the Alfa Romeo badge. The vehicle is expected to compete with the likes of Audi Q7, Touareg from Volkswagen, and the BMW X5 in their market in North America.

They are looking at European sales performance of the Grand Cherokee and it is quite impressive. Fiat is planning to duplicate this success in the North American market with the new SUV from Alfa Romeo.

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Alfa Romeo opts for Giulia sedan over MiTo for US Market Comebackk

August 7th, 2009 by Lizzie in Alfa Romeo 159, Alfa Romeo Giulia, Alfa Romeo Mi.To

The American market really hasn’t seen the functionality of a hatchback as a family car. Premium brands like Mercedes Benz and BMW make small cars but both do not sell small cars in the U.S. The idea is shared by Alfa Romeo which might field the big sedan Giulia to mark its return to the U.S. shores.

The Giulia will lead thAlfa Romeo in the USAe comeback of the Alfa Romeo everyday car in the United States after a 15 year hiatus. Earlier reports revealed that the MiTo hatchback and the Milano will be the first models to roll out of the U.S. dealerships.

Alfa Romeo sees the Giulia to be the car that Americans will find interesting. The car manufacturer plans to build cars with Chrysler and inject the Alfa Romeo Soul that the consumers can appreciate and find useful.

Alfa Romeo is now a division of Fiat and they cannot afford to make a costly mistake when they try to re-enter the U.S. A jump in sales is what Alfa Romeo badly needs. Alfa Romeo is looking for short term gains as of now and cannot wait a few more years to see results.

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Alfa Romeo is to be sold as re-branded Dodge models in Europe

July 27th, 2009 by Lizzie in Corporate, Dodge, News

Alfa Romeo’s plans in the United States were revealed last week as well the growing support over the new design proposed by the car company. Today, however, we received news about several cars taking the other route pass the Atlantic towards Europe. Over there, the Alfa Romeo is going to sell re-branded Dodge models.

Fiat and Chrysler have also gone a switch in branding; however the re-branding of Dodge could possibly be the most crucial for the United States. If re-vamped Dodge vehicles can meet the needs of Alfa Romeo, then this move could help save U.S. production and boost supply.

According to a report published in Auto Car, Marchioone gives much importance to the merge of both Dodge and Alfa Romeo brands. Dodge is the ultimate muscle car of the United States while Alfa Romeo its European counterpart.

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Alfa Romeo adds MultiAir system to Mito Hatch, increases Fuel Efficiency

July 3rd, 2009 by Lizzie in Alfa Romeo Mi.To, Fiat

Fiat is well-know for being on the forefront of developing diesel technologies but it still wants to conquer new grounds by adding fuel saving technology to petrol engines. Fiat will use the MultiAir system in the Mito Hatch from Alfa Romeo which is soon to debut in Europe.

MultiAir power plants is said to generate 10% more power and 15% more torque. Aside from these, car owners can also save about 10% more fuel and lower significantly their emissions.

The Mito 1.4L hatch will be the guinea pig for the MultiAir technology. This variant is will be released with engine options of 170hp, 135hp, or 105hp.

The MultiAir system relies on the breakthrough design of the electro-hydraulic valve which makes saving more fuel and decreasing emission possible. The combustion of the petrol engine and its ability to conserve fuel is dependent on the quality of the air charges in the cylinders.

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Alfa Romeo Milano spied during its Testing in Europe

March 31st, 2009 by Lizzie in Alfa Romeo Milano, Spy photos

alfa romeo milanoChrysler gave us a hint of the two Alfa Romeo car concepts with their viability plan given to US Congress. Currently, car spies caught a glimpse of one of the two concepts, the Milano, during its testing in Europe in the winter season.

This small, five-door car model has been built to substitute the Alfa Romeo 147. Originally, it was tagged with the code 149, but it will be named as the Milano when it is unveiled in the European car market late of 2009.

If Chrysler would eventually do collaboration with Fiat, it will be possible that the Milano would serve as the foundation of small cars that Chrysler could bring at American showrooms in the timeframe of 2011-2012.

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Does Alfa Romeo have any Green Cars?

December 8th, 2008 by Lizzie in Alfa Romeo Mi.To, Green Cars

There are many people who as if the Alfa Romeo have any Green Cars? Ask them the meaning of green cars and they will not be able to say. Most people who drive cars know the terrible situation the CO2 emissions of their car are causing to the environment of the world. They also know that sooner or later, the natural oil resources of the world which has been helping them to drive their cars for decades will soon get exhausted and then there will be no way to drive their cars, unless they turn to green car fuels!

Hence, the scientists of most motor organizations are trying to find out alternative means and fuels of driving cars and some of these alternative means include the use of hydrogen fuel and also using electricity to drive cars. The cars that run on alternative fuels and who emission does not harm the environment as much as the natural fuels does are better known as green cars.

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Alfa Romeo Cars for Petrol Heads

November 21st, 2008 by Lizzie in Alfa Romeo 159, History

I don’t get it. When I talk to friends of mine about my obsession with Alfa Romeo cars, they all seem to be kind of irritated at my adoration of a car maker that (according to them) makes cars that fall apart when you drive them over a cobble stone road…

I try to explain to them that buying an Alfa Romeo is NOT the same as buying a Porsche or a Lexus. Why? Well, basicly, the Alfa is a car lover’s car. The Porsches or the Lexuses are nice cars for you regular people… ^^

I always use the Alfa Romeo 159 as an example. It’s stylish, it’s got a decent engine, yet it’s priced pretty high mainly because us freaks just LOVE the MOJO the car has… Can you resist the Alfa Romeo 159 ti shown below?

I sure as hell can’t. Alfa’s are petrolheadcars. ^^


History of the Alfa Romeo Spider

November 6th, 2008 by Lizzie in History, Spider

Are you the owner of a Alfa Romeo Spider? If yes, then you must be having some knowledge about the history of this car. Most car lovers try to find out more about the history of the car they are driving. It not only helps them to have more knowledge about their cars but also keeps them prepared in case some asks them more about the car that they are driving. There are also some people who can tell a bit about their car, but do not know the details.

Ask the owners of the Alfa Romeo Spider and most of them just do not know that the origin of the company that is manufacturing this car is in Italy. They shall not know that the company that manufactured their car originally started off as a French firm that later became an Italian one. There are very few people who drive the Alfa Romeo Spiders and yet know that this particular make of cars is a roadster model that was produced by the Italian manufacturer during the years 1966 to 1993.

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Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

November 1st, 2008 by Lizzie in 8C Competizione, Video

A very sexy video of an 8C Competizione cruising the Italian mountains…

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What a sexy nose…