New Alfa Romeo MINI Killer En Route

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Could an Alfa Romeo MINI Killer be out within six months? / Copyright by Larson
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Alfa Romeo Junior: The Real Italian Job / Copyright by Larson

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out4ride

mini killer? it might kill off golf too

December 11, 2007 9:18 pm

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lovice

It's in the different segment from Golf. Golf is a C-Segment car. This and the Mini are B-Segment cars.

December 12, 2007 9:36 am

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carcrazy1234

id buy this over a mini... it looks much sleeker and plus... everyone has a mini now, nothin new bout the mini... sammmee oll' mini this is sumthing new

December 11, 2007 10:51 pm

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bakrione

is it just me or is it just wrong to keep comparing cars to a mini, mini has its own culture and its own sense of style that not any other car has, plus its known to be a respected classic name for a car..

December 12, 2007 12:56 am

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andy

this car will have a very bright future if they dont change too much from the concept pic we have seen over here,the back tailights would be little bit more stylish if they dont make them cycle,i like alfa romeo design,pure Italian,Volvo C30,Golf,BMW 1 series,Audi A3, GTI...this market is getting very interested,small car,fast wheels..:)

December 12, 2007 2:16 am

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lovice

Have you read the article? This car will be in the same class as Mini and the future A1 which are B-Segment cars (such as Polo, Jazz/fit, Yaris, Clio...). The cars you mentioned are all C-Segment cars.

December 12, 2007 9:38 am

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DeRay

I don't think its neccessarily wrong to compare it to the mini. Even though Mini does have their own culture Alfa Romeo wants to have a car that competes with that and maybe steal a few potential Mini buyers. Which maybe a little difficult since the Alfa Romeo may cost more.

December 12, 2007 10:27 am

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DeRay

On another note I would love to see Alfa Romeo back in America!!

December 12, 2007 10:34 am

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asif

on the evidence of this, i seriously think that Mini will Not be worried.

December 12, 2007 10:38 am

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radmeister

I think alfa is scheduled for a comeback in the US in late 2008, as for this stealing customers from Mini yeah right......This thing will depreciate soooo fast, quality wont be anywhere near the mini. No point in even comparing it to any of the european cars. Might take on nissan, honda, toyota. I dont know if i would buy this car, when you buy a small car you are looking for reliability and fuel consumption, something the italians have never heard about.

December 12, 2007 8:02 pm

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Ubizzle

erm... Mini quality is crap, my bro had one for 4 years, eventually head gasket blew and his new GTi coming next week. My best mate also got one and it's not reliable either. Better looking than the Mini, will drive nicely according to Alfa who are to finely tune the Grande Punto's basic set up and change suspension etc. It would be ignorant to compare this to any japanese car; this is designed as a direct rival to the Mini. They want to be battling for the same customers. Personally, I would take this over an ugly, over-hyped, tedious, boring (the joke died long ago) Mini. If Alfa can deliver the level of drive quality they were aiming for, this will be a seriously good motor, and sexy too!

December 19, 2007 10:50 pm

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elsonlau

There's another competitor instead of Alfa Romeo. Audi will be also launching the A1 as the Mini-rival car. The Alfa Romeo will use the same underpinnings of the latest successful Fiat 500.

December 13, 2007 2:06 am

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lelu

Mini & Alfa = different customers

December 14, 2007 6:30 pm

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