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StephanAlfa
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by StephanAlfa » Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:44 am
Check this out friends:
http://s235.photobucket.com/albums/ee51 ... a%20Stand/
Out of 7 Pavillions full of cars I only went to the stand A130 on Pavillion 1. Although the Mazda Stand was on the way I took a quick peek of the new MX5 (and I was STILL not impressed after seeing the Alfas).
Here's my next car when it comes to America. It will compete with Mini. Seats 5, 6 gears (I mean full red line gears not overdrive), and much more.

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breakaway500
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by breakaway500 » Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:16 am
A bit too ulitilitarian for my tastes,and kinda Asian styled... and a real crappy name.
Now THIS is more to my liking:

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It's not what you drive, it's how you drive. "Lap times matter"
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Mick
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by Mick » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:27 am
Thanks for the pics Stephan.
I wonder how substantially they're going to have to change the front end of the MiTo in order to meed US 5mph crash ratings. As it's designed right now it doesn't look like it will fly.
For instance Audi had to add a bumper across the grill on their new front end design language.

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StephanAlfa
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by StephanAlfa » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:07 am
breakaway500 wrote:A bit too ulitilitarian for my tastes,and kinda Asian styled... and a real crappy name.
Now THIS is more to my liking:

Sure, but these are $250K apiece and quota for the US already sold out...
It really does not reflect Alfa marque, they make one of those evry now and then but the day-to-day stuff is Brera thru Mito.
The Mito will be around $20K
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breakaway500
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by breakaway500 » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:14 am
Uhhh...yikes. I figured that car for a Miata x2ish price tag... It does not look like $250k!
I could take a Tiburon and add an extra grille or three and be pretty close to the same look

saving $225k in the process;that's allota track time!
Yea,I know it's not the same

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by WillM » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:22 pm
The latest edition of Car & Driver states that the MiTo will probably not come to the US because it lacks ODB-II.
2009 MiTo Road Test
96 Miata #72 SC
PRA 4

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by StephanAlfa » Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:28 pm
WillM wrote:The latest edition of Car & Driver states that the MiTo will probably not come to the US because it lacks ODB-II.
2009 MiTo Road Test
In France they say "
merde"! :-#
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