During Fiat Group's two day investor and analyst event Alfa Romeo not only gave us the names of the 2008-2009 models with their images, but also kindly included their forcasted prices! Moreover, for all those watching the ticking clock until the next Alfa makes its trans-Atlantic journey, know that its U.S. launch was announced for the 3rd quarter in 2009 (models include the 169, 159, Brera and Spider). Let just hope that this time they're coming for certain. Teasers!

Junior: Set to compete with BMW's highly successful mini and Audi's future A2 successor, the Junior goes into production in 2008 with its price set to start at 16.000 EUR / 20.500 USD. Sources tell us that the Junior will be equipped with, among other engines, Fiat's new 1.4 turbo in 120 and 150 HP versions.

CXover: We might not have seen the beautiful Kamal SUV concept put into production however, its memory will live on through the CXover. According to Alfa this 5door crossover is something between an SUV and a Coupe with a length of 4.6 meters. Most possibly based on the 159 platform, the CXover will compete with BMW's X3 and Mercedes future MLK SUV's.

169: Blink a few times because this could be a poor man's Maserati Quattroporte. Hopefully they won't tweak the design too much because I think it's perfect. Judging from the prices the most logical expectation of the 169 is that it will be based on the 159/Brera platform. This means that no rear wheel drive thrills here. Instead there will be front and four wheel drive powertrains. Expect 4cylinder and V6 engines. And if we're really lucky, Alfa might through in some V8 power creating a postmodern Lancia Thema 8.32V (front wheel drive - Ferrari V8 powered!)

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