A Maserati MiTo? Well, not quite. The recent tie-up between Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Fiat's Abarth division has given birth to a special edition version of the MiTo hatch that will be used exclusively as a courtesy car for Maserati's customers in Europe in the same way that Ferrari's service network makes use of the Fiat 500 (click here for details).
All in all, the Italians are planning to produced one-hundred units of the special edition Alfa Romeo MiTo for Maserati's service network.
The cars are fitted with the most powerful engine in the MiTo range, the 1.4-liter turbo petrol that churns out 170 horsepower, and all are finished in a deep blue Maserati Blu Oceano color.
Special treats include the "Limited Edition" plaque on the air conditioning unit, and the kick plate made from specially treated aluminum, bearing the words "Alfa Romeo for Maserati".
Other features include the 18-inch wheels, a sport exterior package and Alfa's Dynamic Suspension that actively varies the set-up to reflect the road conditions and driving style.
And since Maserati's customers are accustomed to luxurious options, the 100 cars also get a series of high-end details such as Pelle Frau upholstery, automatic dual-zone climate control, leather steering wheel complete with radio and telephone controls, a radio navigator covering the whole of Europe, and a hands-free Blue&Me system including USB port and bi-xenon headlights.
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I want. A lot. Bad. We have suckie cars here. :(
Damn! Now that is an interesting luxury Hot Hatch content configuration, and some don't want Alfa to bring it to North America?
The only thing that detracts is how the somewhat archaic Alfa shield grille is used in this design. Mercedes successfully moved on from their classic grille, Alfa designers should look at new ways to express the Alfa marque image. In this example, integrating the Alfa shield with the lower grille wings would be effective in sort of a integrated shield and wing design, leaving it clearly identifiably as and Alfa.
The Alfa shield design can be still used effectively as some of the new '169' design iterations show, it just seems oddly out of place -as used- on this tall, stubby, hatch envelope.
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3Deuce27
Bring that to North America!
IMO this has got to be the prettiest little
hatch on the planet! You know that Sergio knows
this too and plans to have this on Chrysler lots
in the near future.
It is roughly the same way as Toyota IQ-based Aston Martin Cygnet. But this Maserati-selling Alfa Mito wouldn't spoil Maserati's aristocrat image.
in a weird twist of fate we'll probably get it, but it will be rebadged as a Dodge with a huge crosshair grille, raised to meet crash standards and some cladding of some sort for supposed american taste..
...please, don't do that...
--JORGE
Damn!!!
wot.motortrend.com/6613733/auto-news/report-alfa-romeos-us-return-delayed-indefinitely-could-be-canceled/index.html
3Deuce27
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