Alfa Romeo Mito (2008-) Review

26/06/2008 02:28. Designed in Milan, built in Turin (Torino), the Alfa Romeo Mito three-door supermini is the first entry-level Alfa in a long while. There's an added meaning to its name, too: 'mito' also suggests the Italian for myth, or legend, and indeed, this little hatchback comes with an extensive back-story and heritage to live up to. Remember Alfa's last contender of this size, the Alfasud?

The Fiat Group is pulling out all the stops to set the Mito in its context as an Alfa Romeo. It was, in fact, designed by a Argentinian, its basic underpinnings (shared with the Fiat Grande Punto ) have been derived from a joint venture with GM, and that name was suggested by a German magazine competition-winner, but there's no way this car could be anything other than an Italian product.

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