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Alfa Romeo MiTo reviews by year of make: 2008 2009
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Alfa Romeo MiTo

1.4 Turbopetrol Veloce - If you lust after a 186mph, £110,000 Alfa Romeo 8C supercar but can only afford a supermini, then Alfa’s new MiTo might just satiate your desires. The MiTo’s styling and interior is inspired by the 8C... read more

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Fintan, County Antrim

Alfa Romeo Mito 2009

I had one of these as a courtesy car for a couple of days and i really hated it. The suspension is as hard as the road and the steering is imprecise. It is absolute rubbish. Get a Mini Cooper S instead.

Submitted: 30/10/2009 23:14:27 | ID: 3802

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Simon, Norfolk

Alfa Romeo Mito 1.4 Lusso 2009

Just picked it up from Norwich dealer (Desira - excellent). I still remember the excitement of my first drive in the 205 1.6 GTi but this gem is far, far better in every way. The handling is on rails, the driving feels fantastic. Shame I’ve got to share it with the family!

Submitted: 29/10/2009 23:14:53 | ID: 3786

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Syd Taylor, Staffordshire

Alfa Romeo Mito 2009

The speedo needle pointed to a figure which I dare not relate to you. As we entered the decreasing radius of the bend, my passenger - an ex racing motorcyclist - crossed himself and braced for the impact. "Libera nos, quaesumus, Domine, ab omnibus malis praeteritis, et futuris" he whimpered. I thought he was saying that he would rather have taken the bus and would do so in future. He was actually begging God to deliver us from every evil; past, present and to come - and it looked like there was plenty to come alright - but the car easily sorted itself out and we were soon hurtling to the next bend with grins on our faces. We had taken it up that twisty road through Cheddar Gorge where Alph, the sacred river ran - according to Coleridge. Would this Alfa weave its magic spell and drip feed honey dew to me, its lucky driver? (Cultured readers will at once recognise references to Kubla Khan - the poem that epitomises romanticism.). I’m pleased to report that it certainly does, with its sophisticated blend of Italian design and engineering easily satisfying the romantic cravings of the twenty first century. Later, when our pulse rates had subsided, my passenger told me that he thought the request would get through more quickly in Latin because we were in an Italian car. But he needn’t have worried: Alfa Romeo’s engineers had got there first. The Mito grips the road like a bishop holding onto his mitre in a gale. Put simply, the Mito is so much fun that it brings out the devil in you - and you might even have to get it exorcised after use. By comparison, a Mini is benignly boring. Even the interior is inspiring.It has a cabin that is rewarding to the eye, with an impressive hi-tec ’carbon fibre’ look to the dash and comfortable ’wraparound’ seats that hold you securely in place when the fun starts.There’s plenty of room in the back for two other passengers but three would be too many. All fabrics and fittings are high quality and the agressive and imposing styling reflects the cars character. Alfas new Mito is to ’today’ what the Alfasud was to ’yesterday’ - and motoring is all the better for it. In Guilietta Red, the curvaceous shape radiates ’get up and go’appeal,making it stand out in a crowd. ’Lively’ is the word for this car: it zips along with a vivacity that would be hard to find in any comparable vehicle. You choose from three petrol engines or two super economical diesels and prices start at just £10,745 for the 95bhp Turismo, rising to £14,745 for the inspirational 155bhp.1.4 Veloce model tested here which didn’t quite return the promised 43mpg. It doesn’t go overboard in the performance department thankfully, and rather than following the old American musclecar principle that ’too much is just right’it conforms to the more sophisticated principle that decrees - ’just right is all you need’. 135mph is its top speed, which, as the Actress said to the Bishop, is more than enough.(I had to explain to the Bishop that this is the Mito and not the Mitre) But what is more relevant is the way the turbocharged unit spins so freely, encouraging enthusiastic use of the slick six speed gearbox as if you were chasing Nuvolari in the Mille Miglia. In your dreams you might have kept pace with him if you had flicked into ’Dynamic’ mode, which transforms the Mito from a car suitable for taking Aunt Maud shopping when in ’Normal’ mode, into a responsive racer. The DNA (Dynamic, Normal and All Weather) system changes the cars responses dramatically The ’Dynamic’ switch is a graphic exemplar of the phrase ’touch and go’. You get the zip without having to crack the whip. And when you don’t spare the horses you are rewarded with aural entertainment of the horsepower variety as the exhaust delivers a stentorian below of intent. The Mito name is a conjunction of Milan and Turin - but there’s nothing hybrid about this model. It’s solid and definitely not sullied by corporate shennanigans. Its got poise without the pose, but style enough for any boulevard. Light on its feet and so entertaining, this Alfa rules your heart and not your head. It’s better priced and better specified than a Mini - and so much more fun!

Submitted: 13/08/2009 10:39:39 | ID: 3406

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John, Northern Ireland

Alfa Romeo Mito 1.4 Turbo 2008

Best Alfa I have driven. Its FUN FUN FUN. The car does not have limits, the build quality seems superior to earlier Alfa’s, the engine and handling are a dream. Alfa say it is based on the 8C, I think that the car thinks its the 8C. Besides us being in recession I think this is a car that can win back the public opinion of Alfa as a credible sports brand. The D.N.A. control unit has to be seen to be believed, it literally turns the car from a town car to a motor way cruiser to a mini sports car at the touch of a switch - it’s incredible. I don’t own one but had one for two days and well put it through it paces. Will be on my short-list for a car in the future.

Submitted: 01/04/2009 09:11:35 | ID: 2735

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