Marangoni M430 Alfa Romeo Mi.To to Debut At Essen

Marangoni M430 Alfa Romeo Mi.To

By Thami Masemola
November 27, 2008 10:43 PM
Filed Under: Alfa Romeo, Essen Motor Show, European, Tuners

Tuning brand Marangoni, previously only associated with making performance tyres, has gone slightly manic on an Alfa Romeo Mi.To by blowing the Italian luxury mini car to a stupendous level. From the car's 1.4T-Jet they managed to force out 220hp/ 164kW, up 65hp/ 48kW from the standard turbo car. These numbers are comparable to the Ford Focus ST and Renault Megane RS R27. Power delivery is said to have been achieved from very low revs on the little pocket rocket which Marangoni calls an M430.

Aesthetically changes include lowering the car by more than 4cm, bolting on scissor-style doors infusing various air inlets with the body, a rear end diffuser and four exhaust pipes. Those red low-profile tyres match both exterior and interior theme, and measure some 18-inches. Mi.To's major rival the MINI's last limited edition unit was the 2006 MINI GP, which made a fearsome 220hp from its 1.6-litre engine. Marangoni may have just given Alfa something quite tangible to work from.

See it in full colour and full power at the 2008 Essen Motor Show in Germany from this weekend.

Source: autoblog.it

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Comments

911fnatic

November 27, 2008 10:49 PM

That's a lot more appealing than the standard car! Amazes me how companies are pushing such high numbers from such small engines nowadays.

afterace2

November 27, 2008 11:47 PM

1.4 liter and 220 bhp, the americans should learn something here...

SA_Car_Fan

November 28, 2008 1:04 AM

Woah!The tyres are red!Awesome!Haha.I quite like the standard Mi.To,but this one is really nice.Good to see some tuners still improve on the breed.

Bremen_Koenigsegg

November 28, 2008 3:39 AM

Uhm, burn rice often? This car is an achievement of sorts -- Marangoni has demonstrated the Italian design world is not without its own fair share of mongrels. Everything from the scissor doors to "sponsor" decals and ridiculous hood screams ricer! This is what guys my age do in their garages; what irony! The store-bought "custom" DIY-esque car. This is not an improvement of any kind. Red tires? Really? For what purpose, burning out a bellowing cloud of scarlet smoke? Grow up. And a rear diffuser? Anyone planning on making a comment on its "aerodynamic handling gains" can put a sock in it. While I don't doubt money can be made from selling these parts, the ether of the automotive world withers and dies every time a fart cannon belches blue smoke.

_M7_

November 28, 2008 4:58 AM

uhhhhh .... UGLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kepe

November 28, 2008 8:23 AM

Take out the ridiculous tires and the hood, and get rid of that rear diffuser and fake quad-exhaust pipes, and I might actually like this car.

http://img.worldcarfans.com/2008/11/large/marangoni-m430-alfa-romeo-mito_17.jpg

See the fake exhaust there? :D

Bristol411S3

November 28, 2008 11:29 AM

They've done some exciting things to the engine and then made it look like an Austin Metropolitan.

http://www.stevvia.demon.co.uk/traders.jpg

gorgonzola

November 28, 2008 11:33 AM

ok this...thiing is really hideous now.....even more so than before....

Bristol411S3

November 28, 2008 11:44 AM

Where do I start? OK, well first off, it is called the Mito, not the Mi.To (that idea was scrapped for being too far up its own a*se). Secondly, if one is going to engineer some half decent engine modifications, why wrap it in the modern rebirth of the Austin Metropolitan?

http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/images/car_info/nash_metropolitan_6.jpg

ericthedog

November 28, 2008 6:29 PM

What a revolting looking car ,Style has died at alfa than.

reminds me of wallaces cheesy smile from wallace and gromit.

American-Rules

November 29, 2008 7:05 AM

Oh my god. The car is ugly and hideous. It is like some kind of Science Fiction Alien with ugly face.