Like its two predecessors, the TZ3 is also a legitimate race car. However, this new machine is made with an aluminum body which is stretched over a carbon fiber chassis and a tube frame. As was already indicated, the car isn’t lacking in power at all. Significantly upgraded from its forbears’ engines, the TZ3 performs at its best with nothing less than a V8 engine.

According to Zagato, the TZ3 was commissioned by Martin Kapp, a German collector. The car was created to celebrate 100 years of F1 racing with Ferrari, Autodelta, Alfa Corse, and Scuderia Zagato. Certainly, the creators of the TZ3 did the job well, what with panache and class to spare.

The TZ3 Corsa can seat two people. It’s equipped with a rear-wheel drive supercar and its engine is mounted mid-front. It weighs only 850 kg which should be easily maneuverable with the power of its 4.2L V8 engine. The Corba is fitted with a 6-speed sequential gearbox. The car can sprint in 3.5 seconds to its top speed which is 300 kilometers per hour.

The market for the 500 can expect a same skeletal frame but using a modified platform to build on. The redesigned chassis will be shedding of some pounds off from the car and also contribute in improving the cars dynamics. The US 500 will be assembled in their Mexico plants.

The new 500 will be using some technologies used for the development of the new Fiat 500C. The designers are also working on decreasing the cars noise, harshness, and vibration.

The European release of the 500 will not be getting the changes as its US sibling but Fiat will be using the platform for the new Ypsilon under the Lancia brand year and for the new Panda by 2011.

Fiat is also going for a major upgrade of the B-platform utilized for cars like the Alfa Mito and the Fiat Punto.

Another great news is the high-performance Giulietta which might be badged as the Cloverleaf or GTA. This release was previewed during the Geneva Motor Show sporting a turbocharged multiair engine that is capable of giving out 235 bhp. The top of the range Giullietta will use electronic Q2 differential, active dumpers, and a dual clutch transmission. This is scheduled to be out this April.

It is very unlikely that we’ll see a Mito GTA because the development was of the car was put into a halt last year when the company had to revise its priorities because of the global recession.

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.

An Italian newspaper published an interview with the top executive of Alfa Romeo who discloses that the Giulia will be rolling of the dealerships by 2012. The CEO explained that they are keeping the MiTo (who is doing reasonably well against the Fiat 500 and the Mini!) and the new Milan for a more viable market in European countries. So it is clear that the Alfa Romeo will have the Giulia leading its return on the U.S. roads.

Bigger cars actually have bigger rooms to earn a profit compared to smaller cars like the MiTo. It might be a wise decision for the Italian car maker to have Giulia over the Milano or MiTo in a hesitant U.S. market.

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.

Experts are expecting that the SUV donning the Alfa Romeo colors will not have the off road capabilities of the Grand Cherokee. It may also not be equipped with the HEMI V8 engine but have the Pentastar V6 or a diesel variant.

The SUV from Alfa Romeo is expected to give the brand some flesh in the US market to add to the very limited 8C Competizione it will deliver to the consumers.

The Giulia will lead the 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.

The Italian car maker, after doing a case study of the MiTo, just did not find a positive feedback from the U.S. market about the hatchback. A luxury, small car like the MiTo might find some buyers and sell about 20,000 units annually but that is not an acceptable figure for Alfa Romeo.

Bigger sedans are favored also for having a bigger price margin which can help the car maker rake in some profits on a per unit basis compared to hatchbacks or smaller cars. The U.S. which is still trying to recover from a recession does not the see good economics in acquiring cars like the MiTo.

The industry is awaiting though the result of the collaboration of Chrysler and Alfa Romeo. The companies might share platforms but everyone is wondering how one brand will look different from the other.

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.

When both models are sold side by side, Alfa Romeo could overpower Dodge. Therefore it is assumed that Marchionne is considering to sell the Alfa Romeo models that are in the U.S. as Dodges.

Several reports have also assumed that Fiat vehicles might be sold in the U.S. as re-branded Alfa Romeo since the Fiat cars were not so well-accepted during their previous round in the country.

Going back to the Dodges to be sold in Europe as muscle cars, fans and critics can stop imaging how a fusion of the Alfa Romeo and Dodge Viper would look like. Just the same, Fiat was given the reins to lead the Viper business. Compared to the former, the latter looks like a fruitful partnership.

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.

In conventional engines, the air inside the cylinders is controlled by adjusting the pressure through the camshafts and throttle valve, and by the opening of the intake valve. One drawback of the MultiAir system is the 10% of energy wasted when it pumps the air to reach atmospheric exhaust pressure.

The use of electro-hydraulic set up t control the valves compared to the electro-mechanical system is key to the fuel efficiency of the MultiAir engines. Stats also reflect only a small power drawn from the engine to achieve its purpose.

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.

The Alfa Romeo Milano would likely be revved up with T-jet gasoline engines and Multijet diesel engines, and this would be paired up with a choice of either a manual or automatic transmission. Optionally, the Milano will also be available as an all-wheel-drive, but the standard model will be as a front-wheel drive. To those who are dreaming of a three-door sports car, the Alfa’s MiTo model would be the perfect choice.

The Milano is measured with a total length of approximately 169 inches that is comparable to the Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit. There are also guesses that the Milano will make its debut in Frankfurt this September

Sources said to anticipate Chrysler’s 265-horsepower GTA as the next car model, following the Milano.

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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.

Check out with any car manufacturing company and you will find that they have one or more such model in their production lines. In fact a few of them have even successfully produced environment friendly cars. The Alfa Romeo is not far behind too and they too have produced cars that can be termed as green cars. The new Alfa Romeo Mi.To is a new generation of cars from the stables of Alfa Romeo. This compact car with a sporty look is the first green car to be produced by Alfa Romeo.

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. ^^