Comments on: First Drive: Alfa Romeo MiTo MultiAir [Review]

By: Kakapo

Kakapo — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:12:17 +0000

My partner has just purchased a MiTo QV….Now I have a new love…

By: g93

g93 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:53:57 +0000

lol ! a4…itd be awesome to see a diesels,hemis and maybe a viper with this

By: 85ZingoGTR

85ZingoGTR — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:59:47 +0000

Does anyone have a freakin clue or has heard from somewhere when the hell Alfa Romeo will be selling in the US again?? I remember since the start of the new century they been saying that they were coming to the US. The only thing I see here is the impossible to afford 8C Competizione. Anyone hear anything? Maybe now that FIAT has Chrysler as their bitch they will sell now.

By: gogogodzilla

gogogodzilla — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:23:39 +0000

I want this car!

FIAT, if you’re listening… I’ve got money, so if you want to take it, gimme that CAR!!!

By: mitzo

mitzo — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:26:07 +0000

Yes, JSi.

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:14:26 +0000

beatus – at least you can turn on the highbeams in this car, I’d be less worried about Debra Messings nose and more worried about her having her tits replaced with plywood.

By: And The Winner Is...

And The Winner Is... — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:47:01 +0000

Would make a great Dodge Hornet, the grill looks like it has a “stinger”

By: muttonchops

muttonchops — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:44:33 +0000

I’ve always had a problem with the grille on Alphas, but more recently they have been integrating it a lot better and I actualy like it here. The hood sweeps down nicely to create a place for the grille. They used to just tack it on to a normal front end and call it a day. It definitelysets it apart from other cars and the rear 3/4 is gorgeous.

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:11:30 +0000

Johnny, I think JSi mistook NRG’s comments to mean “Hold my beer while I strap this 6L Hemi onto this MiTo…” However much fun that may be, it’s pretty obvious that NRG was actually thinking of incorporating the MultiAir tech into an engine with hemispherical heads. Imagine the likes of a Viper getting up to 30mpg, and still having tons of torque for those occasional tire-melting burnouts.

As far as the “beak”, well, 2Wheel hit it on the head. It’s “polarizing”. Even Europeans comment about the “beak.” I can get past it, and I like the MiTo a lot. But I can see where many people won’t be able to go further. It’s kind of like Debra Messing in Along Came Polly – sure, she was pretty cute, but that nose…

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:08:54 +0000

JSi, I can see where comments about the ‘beak’ might be considered… redneckian, but when it comes to applying this technology to an award winning engine like the Hemi well, sorry… but I don’t quite see your point.

Yes we are different than our European brothers when it comes to things automotive and last time I checked that was not considered a crime. If tech like this MultiAir means that engines like the Hemi will be around that much longer then I’m all for it.

Oh wait… I thought redneck meant “a glorious lack of sophistication”. So how is it possible that we could embrace technology like this?

By: 2WheeledSpeed

2WheeledSpeed — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:08:05 +0000

If it’s just electro-hydraulic operation of valves, I see no reason why a diesel engine couldn’t use similar technology.

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:00:37 +0000

and NOx drops by 60%… will this work on diesel engines? Is urea injection a waste if this could take care of it?

By: worst 3

worst 3 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:59:16 +0000

i think it could be implemented for the hemi and pentastar v6 as well as most engines if what they say is true. Hopefully it is simple because if it simple it easier to build cheaper and probably more reliable do to it simplicity. building complicated parts is not worth it and usually a sign of poor engineering (if it can be done simply).

that would bring the 5.7L hemi (if they could) up to around 430hp and 460ft-lb of torque with nice fuel economy boost to there cars. viper would be ridiculous but probably would never happen.

By: 2WheeledSpeed

2WheeledSpeed — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:59:00 +0000

The Alfa Romeo nose is polarizing, people either like it or hate it for the most part. Not liking it doesn’t make anyone a redneck, and it doesn’t make anyone “illiterate about motoring”.

And when NRG was talking about seeing this used on the Hemi, I assume he was talking about using the MultiAir technology in a Hemi engine, NOT putting a Hemi into a MiTo…

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:55:53 +0000

Wow, less gears makes sense! Who’da thunk it, Mercedes and Lexus?

By: 05Z88Path

05Z88Path — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:55:44 +0000

There’s a lot of life left in the ole internal combustion engine!

By: JSi

JSi — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:49:14 +0000

and that’s why compact cars from Europe didn’t make it to America sooner, redneck comments…. “Let’s ya’ll strap this to a hemi” and ” ya’ll have a stupid grill design”…..

first of all.. this is a 1.4T these cars are built to house a 1.4, 1.6 or 1.8T the most, and sometimes a V6 but with major tweaks to the suspension etc…

and second… how illiterate do you have to be about motoring to say that the grill is stupid, well that grill is the essence of AR, (same with most car manufacturers…BMX, RR, Audi etc)… they have produced some of the most beautiful cars with that grill… i guess ya’ll expected a caliber or a neon…

c’mon that’s why everybody thinks that us Americans are a bunch of rednecks….
i’m going back to hunting deer now… see ya’ll

By: NRG

NRG — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:20:24 +0000

I like it and agree with all the comments. Except for that stupid grill design, I think the car will be a success anyways. Great technology. I would love to see this used on the Hemi engines. What a great boost this technology will be for Chrysler. None too soon either. Chrysler will be a totally different car company two yrs from now. I can’t wait. Just awsome.

By: 2WheeledSpeed

2WheeledSpeed — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:03:02 +0000

If it weren’t for that nose, I would actually kinda like it…

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:59:27 +0000

Yeah, exactly. This bodes extremely well for Chrysler. Imagine this system strapped onto a Hemi? This could add years to the life expectancy of the gasoline engine as we know it.

By: campyeac

campyeac — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:58:21 +0000

Me Likey!!!!

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:57:20 +0000

Four-leafed clover? Interesting…

I actually welcome this car if it makes it to the US. I fear it won’t, though. But still, even with the beak, it’s still a decent looking little car.

By: leftwingagenda

leftwingagenda — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:48:21 +0000

nicely written review, kudos…that sounds like some pretty savvy engineering, and bodes well for chrysler in the long run…i’m pleasantly surprised…

By: JSi

JSi — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:46:53 +0000

this is really nice, i would have to toss a coin if i had to decide between this and the 500 abarth…