Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA First Image - Rendered or Real?

 Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA First Image - Rendered or Real?
Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA

One look at this picture and one gets a sense of déjà vu. Why it looks quite identical to a press picture in the WCF archives of the ordinary Alfa Romeo MiTo when it was released. Except that car was red, this one is not and some of the exterior kit is different. The background is the exact same one and both cars have been placed in exactly the same "pose". It's all very suspicious to say the least and smells of a Photoshop job. Nevertheless a reliable source of the Alfablog has confirmed the picture is the real thing.

What it supposedly is, the new Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA. This is the high-performance version of the MiTo mini premium hatch. It has a small 1.8-litre turbo petrol engine making about 230hp (169kW). Aluminium and carbon fiber will be employed for the body in order to keep its weight to a minimum.

The MiTo GTA should be making its first public appearance at the 2009 Geneva International Motor Show.

 

Source: alfablog.nl via autoblog.nl

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 Bristol411S3 Bristol411S3
I don't think it's real.
February 19, 2009 6:49 pm
 AmazingJerry AmazingJerry
I think the answer is both. Yes, it is rendered and yes it is real - from Alfa. The original red Mito pictures were heavily touched up to begin with, so its natural that Alfa to do the same with these.
February 19, 2009 6:58 pm
 Beetle Beetle
Sorry to offend anyone but im not a fan of this car, maybe if I drove an alfa I may be converted one day...
February 19, 2009 7:21 pm
 yas609 yas609
Wow , I wish we had this car in America. It looks great. I think all alfas have great looks. Not to sure about their reliability.
February 19, 2009 7:28 pm
 GK27V6 GK27V6
Yeah but reliability isn't important when driving an Alfa.
February 20, 2009 1:53 am
 DeleteThisAccount DeleteThisAccount
@GK27V6 Is it? A car is built for a purpose and if it doesn't fulfill that purpose it's a useless heap of wasted materials.
February 23, 2009 7:57 am
 motorjedi motorjedi
This car was never the best looking Alfa. And if this is the GTA, they've just made it worse. Those intakes came off an F430. In fact, alongside the 8C and Brera it looks quite ugly. They would have done better to adopt cues from the Brera/159 for a little hatch than from the 8C - those lines demand the sweeping proportions of a sportscar. Don't work on a supermini. But I'm happy about the 230bhp.
February 20, 2009 4:06 am
 Piotre_k Piotre_k
It looks like a frightened pokemon. But i guess it fits standard Mi.To, that looks like bored pokemon.
February 20, 2009 4:09 am
 unzedober unzedober
the standard Mi.To looks great so this one could only look better.
February 20, 2009 3:04 pm
 kerembektas kerembektas
Very competent car
May 19, 2009 3:23 pm