Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA First Image - Rendered or Real?

Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA

By Thami Masemola
February 19, 2009 12:39 pm
Filed Under: Alfa Romeo, European, Geneva Motor Show

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

Comments

Bristol411S3
February 19, 2009 5:49 pm
I don't think it's real.

AmazingJerry
February 19, 2009 5:58 pm
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.

Beetle
February 19, 2009 6:21 pm
Sorry to offend anyone but im not a fan of this car, maybe if I drove an alfa I may be converted one day...

yas609
February 19, 2009 6:28 pm
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.

GK27V6
February 20, 2009 12:53 am
Yeah but reliability isn't important when driving an Alfa.

LMS
February 23, 2009 6:57 am
@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.

motorjedi
February 20, 2009 3:06 am
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.

Piotre_k
February 20, 2009 3:09 am
It looks like a frightened pokemon. But i guess it fits standard Mi.To, that looks like bored pokemon.

unzedober
February 20, 2009 2:04 pm
the standard Mi.To looks great so this one could only look better.

kerembektas
May 19, 2009 2:23 pm
Very competent car

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