Alfa Romeo has said that the star of their stand at the Paris Motor Show will be the Giulietta which boasts the 2.0-litre JTDM and the 1.4-litre MultiAir turbocharged petrol engine connected to the Alfa TCT automatic transmission. The engines boast 104- and 127kW of power, where the fuel rating amounts to 4.5-litres per 100km for the diesel. The gearbox in question is...

To celebrate 100 years of Alfa Romeo, the brand is planning to offer a special edition Alfa Romeo GT 3.2 in South Africa. It’s called the GT Limited Edition, and there will only be 30 of these models sold in South Africa. The power will come from a 3.2-litre 176kW Quadcam V6 engine with a 0-100km/h of 6.7 seconds. The top speed is 243km/h, and the fuel consumption...

It seems like Volkswagen are interested in purchasing brands which aren’t doing too hot. And the latest report says that VW are trying to buy the Alfa Romeo brand from Fiat. With the addition of Alfa, VW would own nine different brands, namely: Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Seat, Skoda and VW itself. Alfa Romeo is a sporty brand and their vehicles...

Alfa Romeo in the United Kingdom has added a new trim level to their MiTo hatchback range. It’s called the Turismo Sport, and it includes 16-inch wheels, cruise control, Bluetooth technology, a roof spoiler, fog lights and a leather steering wheel. Engines include a 1.3-litre JTDM diesel and a 1.4-litre petrol unit, both of which pump out 71kW of power. Colour choices...

Alfa Romeo has released a special edition GT for the Japanese Market. The Quadrifoglio d’Oro, or Golden Clover, will boast a set of 18-inch five-spoke wheels, red brake calipers and chrome trim for the outside. The interior for the Quadrifoglio d’Oro will include leather sport seats, sport dials and aluminium pedals. Power for the Quadrifoglio d’Oro...

Abarth are planning to release a range of performance kits for the Alfa Romeo range. “The brand is doing so well that we plan to start producing more performance kits for Fiats, and even some Alfa Romeo models,” Alfa executive Antonio Labate told Autocar. “We won’t be working with the Mito since Alfa already has the Cloverleaf, but there are lots of other...

The Alfa Romeo 6C 3200 Cento spider was created by 1754 Fuori dell’ ordinario and it is a tribute which fits between the Spider/Brera and 8C models. There are no plans for a concept vehicle, however a real life model could be built if there was interest. [via:carscoop]

Alfa Romeo’s Giulietta has received a Euro NCAP five-star rating, with a score of 87/100. The score of 87 percent means that the Giulietta is the safest compact — ever. The Giulietta scored the following in the Euro NCAP test: Adult Occupant – 97% Child Occupant – 85% Pedestrian Protection – 63% Safety Assist – 86% Over the next two...

Magneti Marelli’s new tuning division called Elaborazioni 1919 has decided to modify the Alfa Romeo MiTo. The upgrade package is meant to resemble the MiTo GTA Concept. It’s called the Kit-One and it features a Carrozzeria Castagna Milano body kit with a modified rear end bumper, new wheel arches, a diffuser, matte-black 18-inch wheels and day-time running...

Interested in the Alfa Romeo Giulietta brochure? Hope so — ’cause we’ve added it below. In Italian.. Just the way it should be read. ...

Sydney’s Rose Bay Police force will benefit from the Alfa Romeo MiTo. The MiTo will become a crime fighter down under where opposed to high speed car chases, it will help out in the local community. The Australian highways have a few too many big V8’s for the MiTo to be a viable chase car. “Despite being marked up as a police vehicle, we don’t...

A privately designed Alfa Romeo Spider has been created by Alberto Gaiani, Massimo Paparella and Michela Zedda. They are all three from the Politecnico di Milano University. The project was created in conjunction with Alfa Romeo. ...

Alfa Romeo has revealed their brand new 2011MY 159 for the European market. The market attack will start next month where Alfa Romeo’s 159 saloon and Sportwagon will boast upgrades to the upholstery and trim levels. There will four equipment packages which include the Comfort Pack, Sport Pack, Comfort Plus Pack and TI Plus Pack. Engines include the 200-horsepower...

A photo from a French site has come across something which they think might be the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione GTA. The rumoured GTA would be the, more, sporty modified Competitizione with better performance and smoother aerodynamic modifications. It was previously reported that the GTA-version would include a 11% increase in horsepower over the 8C model. The 4.7-litre...

Alfa Romeo in the United Kingdom will add a couple of new engines to, both, the Brera Coupe and Spider Convertible range. Following the engine additions will be a brand new “Italia Independent” trim level for both vehicles. The first engine for the two cars will be the 1.75-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol unit with 200-horsepower and 300Nm of torque....