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Design 

Described as the most compact sports car Alfa Romeo has ever made, the MiTo was designed by the Centro Stile studios in Milan, and will be built in Torino (Turin); these two cities provide the inspiration for the name. Head on, the striking frontal aspect of the MiTo shares distinct design cues with its high-performance supercar stablemate, the 8C Competizione. With its frameless side windows, distinctive V-shape bonnet line and muscular haunches, the Alfa MiTo is clearly a thoroughbred Alfa Romeo, despite its compact dimensions. 

Performance

The sporting new Alfa MiTo is due for international launch in July 2008, with righthand drive models expected in the UK in early 2009. Both petrol and diesel engines will be offered, ranging in power output from 90bhp to 155bhp. All models will come as standard with Alfa’s new D.N.A chassis system. Three settings – Dynamic, Normal and All-Weather – adjust the engine, brakes, steering, suspension and gearbox to suit the conditions.

Features

The MiTo may be compact, but it’s lavishly equipped with the latest safety and convenience features. The design of the dashboard is avant-garde and there’s plenty of opportunity to personalise the MiTo to your tastes – you can even change the headlight and tail light surrounds for a more individual look. Other highlights include 7 airbags, Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) with Hill Holder, and LED rear lights, making the MiTo arguably the best equipped car in its class.

Alfa Mito D.N.A Feature

The innovative Alfa D.N.A. system

The new model is the first Alfa Romeo car to benefit from the Alfa D.N.A. system, an innovative device that modulates the main driving parameters (engine response, stability control and power steering). Until now the exclusive preserve of racing cars or supercars, the Alfa D.N.A. system acts on the engine, brakes, steering, suspension and gearbox, allowing three different vehicle behaviour modes based on the driving style best suited to the situation or the customer’s wishes: supersporting (Dynamic), town driving (Normal), maximum safety even in low grip conditions (All weather).

The selector is located in an ergonomic position in front of the gear lever on the tunnel - and allows one of the three modes to be selected by simply moving the lever (the choice is displayed by the lighting of a specific led and also by a message on the control panel). In detail, for those who desire a relaxed drive in total safety, in Normal mode the individual components involved in the Alfa D.N.A. system are as follows: engine tuned for performance, very slight Vehicle Dynamic Control and DST (Dynamic Steering Torque) alert to prevent oversteer.