Alfa Romeo News
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Alfa Romeo Dealer Sets Record With Event Participation
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Alfa Romeo Gathering Sets New World RecordThis year is Alfa Romeo's centenary and in honor of the occasion the automaker is planning a series of special events, including the unveiling of a brand new model on June 24, 2010--the automaker's actual birthday. This new model is expected to be a high-performance GTA version of the 8C...
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New Alfa Romeo Spider Being ConsideredAlfa Romeo's Duetto Spider may have shot to fame in the 1967 film The Graduate, but even this Hollywood endorsement couldn't stop the car from being axed in 1993. Previous Alfa Romeo CEO Luca de Meo has hinted at bringing back the iconic Alfa Romeo Spider in the past, and according to new report a...
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Report: Chrysler Looking For New Plant To Build FiatsChrysler is currently on the lookout for a new site in North America to start building Fiat-based models, with the first cars tipped to be rolling off the factory floor as early as this year. The information comes from Chrysler's senior vice president for manufacturing, Scott Garberding, who...
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Video: 2011 Alfa Romeo Giulietta On ShowFans of Italian styling are anxiously awaiting Alfa Romeo's full scale return to the U.S. now that the alliance deal between the Italian auto giant and Chrysler has been well and truly signed off, but whether the Italian brand's first model to be sold locally is the recently revealed 2011 Giulietta...
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U.S. Alfa Romeo Owner's Club Celebrating 100 Years of AlfaThe centenary celebration will feature a free car display at Summit Point Motor Sports Park.
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This wild display from Alfa Romeo's Belgian arm shows how affordable the MiTo can be.
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Report: Alfa Romeo Planning Trio Of Concepts For 159 ReplacementAlfa Romeo has ambitious plans for its next-generation mid-size sedan. The new car, which will replace the aging 159 sedan, will not only kick off the brand’s full scale return to the U.S. market, but according to a new report it will expand to include three different bodystyles. Alfa Romeo...
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Report: Alfa Romeo Not Planning Multiair V-8 EngineThe Multiair electronic intake system won't be coming to an Alfa Romeo--or Chrysler--V-8 any time soon, according to the report.
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Report: Alfa Romeo 169 To Be Built In North AmericaFollowing on months of talk about the 169 being built on Chrysler's LX platform, a new report says the car will be built in North America.
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Chrysler Aiming To Rise 'A Notch Above Cadillac'A brand re-interpretation is underway at the new Fiat-run Chrysler.
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2010 Debut For Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione 'GTA'The GTA will be a lighter, more powerful and faster version of the stunning 8C Competizione supercar.
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Americans still haven't fully embraced the concept of the hatchback as a useful, practical vehicle for families, and nowhere is this more true than in the luxury segment. BMW and Mercedes-Benz both make premium small cars, but neither sells the hatch versions in the U.S. And so it appears Alfa Romeo is following a similar line of business logic, with the latest reports indicating the Giulia sedan - a replacement to the European 159 (pictured) - may be the first Alfa Romeo to return to U.S. shores. Of course, the Alfa 8C Competizione has been sold in here in the 15 years since the brand left...
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Alfa Romeo: U.S. Not Ready For MiToAlfa Romeo has been planning a return to the U.S. market for some time now, but the latest news emerging out of Italy suggests that the brand will not be bringing its recently introduced and ultra stylish MiTo hatch to American dealers, instead focusing on larger cars. The news comes directly from...
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Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA Not Dead Yet, But Future UncertainAlfa Romeo hasn't officially announced the MiTo GTA for production yet, but already reports of its demise are making the rounds at enthusiast and news portals. The latest reports indicate the hot-hatch GTA could still see production, but it nothing is certain yet. The news comes from an unnamed...
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8C Spider: Alfa Romeo’s Most Expensive Model EverOur love affair with Alfa Romeo's beautiful 8C Competizione continues with news today that the even more stylish Spider convertible will be available for U.S. deliveries by January, 2010. Like the hardtop, Alfa Romeo will build just 500 examples of the 8C Spider and only 35 are scheduled to arrive...
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Report: Alfa Romeo to sell re-branded Dodge cars in EuropeLast week we brought you news of Alfa Romeo's plans for the U.S. and the support and enthusiasm that's growing over Alfa's attractive designs. This week there's news of cars going the other way across the Atlantic, this time Dodges to be re-branded as Alfa Romeos for Europe. It's not the only...
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Alfa Romeo will celebrate 99th birthday with Goodwood spectacularA year shy of the Italian sporting marque’s 100th birthday, Alfa Romeo will be preparing for next year’s centenary with a historic hill climb by the 8C Spider convertible at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK. Also on show will be the 1924 P2 Gran Premio, which...
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Alfa Romeo is a brand remembered fondly in living memory, and in the case of the 8C, desired greatly in the present, in the United States. Fiat's reputation with Americans is a different story - and that's why CEO Sergio Marchionne is focusing his efforts on the Alfa Romeo nameplate. So far only the Fiat 500 will be sold in the U.S. as a Fiat. Any other Euro-styled cars brought into the U.S. will wear Alfa Romeo badging, reports the Detroit Free Press. And some of those Alfas sold here could even be built here, with the potential for export to Europe as well. One of the vehicles likely to see...
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Alfa Romeo follows the engine downsizing route for 159 and Brera CoupeAlfa Romeo's handsome 159 sedan will be getting two new engines in the future, and like most automakers these days the engines Alfa Romeo will use will be embracing the philosophy of less displacement and more forced induction. There will be one new turbocharged petrol engine that will sit in the...
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New Alfa Romeo 169 flagship may ride on Chrysler 300 LX platformThe long-awaited return of Fiat and Alfa Romeo is due to get underway soon following the signing of the new alliance with Chrysler, and word of the first cars to be brought in is finally emerging. While most of the Italian cars will be skewed towards the smaller end of town, one of the most...
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Fiat Adds Fuel-Saving MultiAir Technology To MiToAlready a leader in advanced diesel engine technology, Fiat recently added to its arsenal a new advancement for petrol engines the company claims significantly boosts power and torque, while cutting emissions. The new technology has been labeled it MultiAir and it will be debuting in Europe this...
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Significant changes planned for ‘new’ Chrysler lineupChrysler’s viability plan presented to the U.S. Treasury back in February turned out to be a goldmine for information about the company’s future plans. Not only were there details about the next-generation Chrysler 300 and 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, but the documents also outlined...
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Novitec Rosso downsizes with tuned Alfa Romeo MiToAlfa Romeo's new MiTo is hardly a performance powerhouse, with the current range-topping model in the lineup boasting a diminutive 1.4L turbo engine until the performance-focused GTA arrives. Thankfully, German tuner Novitec Rosso is remedying the situation with a number of upgrades for the stylish...
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