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The latest car manufacturer to enter the fray of creating small cars to compete against the BMW MINI Cooper is Alfa Romeo. Internally, this new car is known as the 955. The new car will share a platform with the Fiat Grande Punto, and will offer technologies like SDC active suspension where various settings can be set via a Ferrari-like steering wheel switch, and an engine with an electronically controlled hydraulic valve actuation (similiar to VVTi-E) combined with a throttle-less intake called the Multiair engine.
Multiair engine options will include a 105 hp 1.4 litre normally aspirated unit, two 1.4 litre JTB turbos making 135hp and 180hp, a 1.8 litre JTB making 230 horsepower, and two diesels – a 120hp 1.6 litre JTDm and a 150 horsepower 1.6 litre JTTDm. These engines will be mated to either a 6-speed manual or a Selespeed automated manual.
Following the footsteps of Volkswagen which used a public voting system to name its new Tiguan SUV, Alfa Romeo had a public vote to let the public choose the name of the new car. Choices included Agea, Enos, Everson, Fira, Furiosa, Milo, Mod, Nevo, Solea, Sparvo, Velvetta and Ventura, and the winner turned out to the name Furiosa.
So there you have it. The Alfa Romeo Furiosa. There are currently two camps on where this will fit in the Alfa Romeo model line up – some say it is a smaller model than the 147 replacement (previously to be called the 149, should be a proper word-based name now), and everyone else says this is the new 147 replacement. But looking at segments, the 147 replacement should be based on a platform similiar to the Bravo (C-segment) instead of the Grande Punto (B-segment), so I tend to agree with the smaller-than-147/149 camp.
One more sketch after the jump.
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Me likes vely mucho. Me want.
I read it another site a few days back that Alfa might not be calling the car Furiosa after all, I’m hoping they’ll stick with the name though; Furiosa is a very good name for a mean looking car like this :)
alfa called it furiosa but proton already called it satria wakakakkaka
If only they choose Milo, it will give a new dimension to milo tin cars in this country….hehehe
have to see the real car only can judge the looks .
sketches looks good. another hot hatch in the making.
sketchwise, it looks pretty good.
of course, being alfa, they’re sure to come up with a concept/actual model that is on par with this.
i loike!
I like the direction Alfa Romeo is heading. Pity our local distributor is just not dynamic enough. Alfa Romeo always has a special place in my heart.
walawe… good stuff!
I think this car will be quite expensive…
dis is not a 147 replacement…dis is the smallest car in alfa family…yup…it is based on grande punto platform and will compete with the mini,punto and upcoming audi a1…147 replacement will be call 149…it will be launch soon…
beautiful
That’s really sweet… and being the smallest Alfa, I’m sure it wud be priced competitively to go against rivals.
PS: How I wish I can trade my Alfa for this model :P
i have some experience with old alfasud 1.5 and 155 2.0, these car is really in its element when its fast, sweeter the engine when its fast,
also have some short drive with 156 selespeed, this rather moden feel,
really love to look at alfa in red, and the sound of it,
lets see how interesting the look of this fiurosa,
impressive engines from alfa….looks good from sketches too….thumbs up.
nice! very very nice! very alfa.. it will be interesting to see this competing in malaysia.. hopefully it wont be too expensive! d italians are really coming back.. will b interesting to c a fiat panda/500 based alfa too!
care to elaborate a lil on ur 155 protonGL?
In reality, the rim design is definately out.
its not mine just happened to jocky my friends car several time its a 2.0, he just dont care i smack his car even he sits on the passanger side, theres another model 155 1.8 t spark (t spark is usually with vvt), have no chance,
anyway that 155 2 litre doesnt like to be driven slowly, really feel like to escape pass 100 and more and more it breathes well, like the steering wheel spoke at number 10 and 2 (clock position) really feels italian long hand, gear throw a bit long but never mind, its sweetly fast and makes you addicted to speed, never mind somethime holding to fourth as you love the techo needle passing other cars, the exhaust note, since the 5th high speed cruise, realy stable at high,
like the quirk front light, rear high boot, ……….cant write long lah
thanks protonGL.. u’re a lucky guy!
alfa is like a girl to me.. haha!
thanks again..
I got vote for this name too!! I am so happy that my vote was chosen…
i still luv the 155 eventho it is oldies…hehe…still sexy..:)
this car is good