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Alfa Romeo officially released the MiTo last week and now 4Car is confirming the launch of the high-performance MiTo GTA.
Currently the most powerful engine that you can get in the small car is a turbocharged 1.7L with 153 horsepower. According to 4Car the GTA version will feature a 1750cc turbocharged engine with 230 horsepower. The engine will also use direct-injection and variable-valve timing.
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Comments (20)
Oooo, Jung like!
...wait FWD?
Posted by Jung | June 24, 2008 7:05 PM
Posted on June 24, 2008 19:05
They sure do make some purdy cars.
Posted by zippy | June 24, 2008 7:13 PM
Posted on June 24, 2008 19:13
to bad the front is ugly! other wise what a sweet ride
Posted by cobaltssman | June 24, 2008 7:42 PM
Posted on June 24, 2008 19:42
to != too
Posted by Jung | June 24, 2008 7:50 PM
Posted on June 24, 2008 19:50
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. The car is beautiful!
Posted by Vey | June 24, 2008 8:26 PM
Posted on June 24, 2008 20:26
My gaydar just went off. Oh wait, that's because Jung is in the room.
Posted by cobaltssman | June 24, 2008 8:37 PM
Posted on June 24, 2008 20:37
literate != gay
Posted by Jung | June 24, 2008 9:20 PM
Posted on June 24, 2008 21:20
153hp turbo?! 1.7L, doesn't that seem a little low for a 1.7L TURBO? I mean on the low end you have the 1.8L 1zz-fe pushing a meager 130hp, and opposite the 2zz-ge pushing 180hp out of 1.8L...
Maybe the turbo gives it better efficiency?...
I can't say I hate it or love it. I mean it's an Alfy, it just is. Like a BMW is a BMW, or Jag. You either love it or don't care.
I don't really see this selling well against the GTI or Clio. Maybe if it is tuned well and has good grip (and yes FWD can have good suspension geometry and grip) it will hold it's own.
Posted by Brian | June 24, 2008 10:24 PM
Posted on June 24, 2008 22:24
@ jung
dude i didnt post that. I didnt call you gay. and im not illiterate. it was that chick CKV. I told her to shut up with the "I LOVE WHINING" shit and shes been posting things under my name
Posted by cobaltssman | June 24, 2008 10:27 PM
Posted on June 24, 2008 22:27
If only it wasn't Italian :(
Posted by brad | June 24, 2008 10:43 PM
Posted on June 24, 2008 22:43
Hmm, looks like a little bird...ugly deformed bird...
Posted by optimummind | June 24, 2008 11:15 PM
Posted on June 24, 2008 23:15
Jung <> straight
Posted by cobaltssman | June 24, 2008 11:18 PM
Posted on June 24, 2008 23:18
omg stop^^^
Posted by cobaltssman | June 24, 2008 11:22 PM
Posted on June 24, 2008 23:22
for an italian car, the front end looks an awful lot like the face of a snobby british butler...
is it fwd? I didn't see that anywhere, but i didn't bother to read the links either, so someone please reward my laziness with free info
Posted by akkadain | June 25, 2008 6:44 AM
Posted on June 25, 2008 06:44
Kind of dopey looking. Not a fan. HP predictions are promising, but not much else to go on. Wait and see.
Posted by kw | June 25, 2008 7:17 AM
Posted on June 25, 2008 07:17
@Brian
The most likely reason for such a low HP number from the 1.7l turbo engine was probably because Alfa chose a smaller turbo for that model. Smaller turbos won't give high horsepower numbers, but they will spool up much faster than a larger turbo. It would also reduce lag and increase engine response. Peak HP also comes at a lower rpm. These characteristics add up to make the car *seem* like it has a much larger NA engine since driveability is much improved. With proper gearing, you wouldn't need to rev the engine all that much to have some serious fun.
On my last MR2(aw11), I chose a small GT20 turbo for the 1.6l engine. Although I doubt the engine put out more than 200hp, it was a beast from 1500rpm to 6000rpm. The turbo spooled like instantly, and torque at low rpm was barely manageable. It was serious fun to drive.
Posted by Jason | June 25, 2008 9:16 AM
Posted on June 25, 2008 09:16
nice car,
unfortunately they will rot-through on the ship to USA
Posted by waldorf and statler | June 25, 2008 6:09 PM
Posted on June 25, 2008 18:09
Didn't anyone read the sentence that said "the GTA version will feature a 1750cc turbocharged engine with 230 horsepower"? So 1.75 liter turbocharged with 230 HP... not bad... in such a small package, that would be serious fun...
Posted by DatMan | June 25, 2008 8:26 PM
Posted on June 25, 2008 20:26
Can't wait to test one on the road, already telephoned my Alfa dealer to try and make an appointment. But they still don't know when it will be available.
Posted by Mathias | June 26, 2008 12:29 PM
Posted on June 26, 2008 12:29
The turbocharged 155hp engine is not a 1,7liters, but it is the 1,4 turbojet that goes in fiat 500 abarth, grande punto abarth and abarth ss,the bravo, the new lancia delta etc. These engines come in different outputs due to different mappings
Posted by Michael | June 28, 2008 2:13 PM
Posted on June 28, 2008 14:13