Comments on: Spied: Alfa Romeo Junior/Furiosa

By: SoLoveLA

SoLoveLA — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:42:38 +0000

I am so glad this will not be called Furiosa. That had to be the worst name ever for a car.
The Alfa Romeo MiTo (its correct name) will be coming to the USA.
MiTo = MIlan + TOrino
Alfa showed great sense by not using Furiosa. Only imbeciles would have voted for that name.

By: Eurolion

Eurolion — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:00:41 +0000

You guys are wriong, there are 3 differetn hatch segments in Europe, so the FIAT 500 is an A-segment car and this is a B-segment car, which has the same underpinnings as the FIAT Punto, C segment atre you compact car, which we rather have as hatchbacks and you as sedans, well the Avro is a b-car as well and you have a sedan opout of it.

By: autonut

autonut — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 03:07:27 +0000

My guess it is FIAT Abarth tuned few ponies higher (not a big deal between turbo pressure and computer controlled engine management) and cost few Euros more then FIAT. And if Alfa is returning to greatness with vengeance this puppy will beat Mini. On the engine front it is easy, since BMW does not manufacture engine for Mini it’s sourced from Peugeot and Toyota (diesel for Europe).

By: Tosta Mista

Tosta Mista — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:34:41 +0000

In Europe, the market for hatchbacks are in fact “hip”… Nonetheless, I don’t believe this is a true Mini Cooper S fighter, since the Fiat Group has the Fiat 500 Abarth SS (essesse) set to rival BMW’s Mini.

By: GBilbo070

GBilbo070 — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:55:28 +0000

That is going too be a realy good looking car.

By: meanpants555

meanpants555 — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:21:11 +0000

@jayjc08: I just feel there are legit spy shots and others the car makers set up and take to get us yapping. Either way I am happy to see what they’ve got.

By: jayjc08

jayjc08 — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:49:34 +0000

Sounds like it’ll be pretty cool. Making it retro like the Junior would be pretty neat, but most Americans have no clue what the Junior was.

It would be neat to bring to America though. We already know the MINI has gone far beyond expectations, and the Scirocco looks promising, but nothing really amazing. Alfa Romeo could really hit something well, and it may do fairly good in the United States.

meanpants- That doesn’t mean there’s some sort of conspiracy. Part of the great fun with disguising their cars is to tease people with what some of it will look like.

By: gtv6

gtv6 — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:03:03 +0000

pls bring to the United States, this will be my next car. I think you guys are dead on, this will be the alfa version of the 500

By: Shismo

Shismo — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:51:18 +0000

The thumbnails look like a 500 with an Alfa grilll

By: doghis

doghis — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:46:04 +0000

should be nice considering alfa’s design

By: Madcapp

Madcapp — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:46:03 +0000

Fiat 500 platform?

By: meanpants555

meanpants555 — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:57:33 +0000

2. All these spy photographer images are malarkey (sp). Unless the photographer was diusguised as a snowman; these shots are way to close to be ‘captured.’

By: meanpants555

meanpants555 — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:55:43 +0000

1. I love this car no matter what it looks like.

By: F3INT))AP3X

F3INT))AP3X — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:41:06 +0000

It’s another little car from Alfa, of course it will sell. “The car is expected to rival BMW’s Mini Cooper and Volkswagen’s Scirocco for a piece of the hip hatchback market.” The “hip hatchback” market? I think LLN just prevented me from ever wanting a hatchback.