Tuesday 14th July 2009

Mito GTA Vs 1960s Ancestor At Valencia

Video: catch the hotshoe 240hp baby Alfa on the move at the Valencia F1 street circuit

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240hp, front-wheel drive. Torquesteer, anyone?

To whet your appetite for the forthcoming Mito GTA, Alfa Romeo has released this video of the new Mito GTA, 'battling' with its 1960s GTA namesake on the Valencia F1 street circuit.

Alfa Romeo took the covers off the Mito GTA at the Geneva motor show back in March, revealing the most muscular version of the diminutive Alfa in all its glory.

Power comes from a 240hp turbocharged 1.8-litre version of Alfa's new range of direct-injection engines, while the company's Q2 electronic differential should help to minimise the traction and torquesteer horrors of the 147 and 156 GTAs.

Prices for the GTA should dip below £20k, and comfortably undercut its nearest rival, the 208hp Mini Cooper S JCW.

The real question is, of course, whether it was fair of Alfa to put the slightly bug-eyed Mito GTA up against the muscular grace of its racing forebear. We'll leave that one to you...

Click the image to see the video

[MICK E90 M3]

Thats gonna be a pig in the corners.

[louismchuge]

Those original GTAs are so beautiful. I'm suprised the sills didn't go through by the end of that lap though!

[RicksAlfas]

louismchuge said:

Those original GTAs are so beautiful. I'm suprised the sills didn't go through by the end of that lap though!

Blimey. Are you that funny in real life too?

[jimmy306]

Interesting marketing technique from alfa, showing "an old alfa" from the '60's keeping up with their new hot hatch...

[annu]

Looks awesome

[jamieboy]

annu said:

Looks awesome

I think they both look like they'd be brilliant fun.

[Wollcage]

Who writes the captions?

[Menguin]

RicksAlfas said:

louismchuge said:

Those original GTAs are so beautiful. I'm suprised the sills didn't go through by the end of that lap though!

Blimey. Are you that funny in real life too?

I laughed

[wrightman90]

So did I

[RicksAlfas]

I feel like the bloke in Wollcage's post.

[Fetchez la vache]

RicksAlfas said:

I feel like the bloke in Wollcage's post.

Sorry Rick, I don't think he swings that way

[lord summerisle]

how bloated does the new car look tho!?

the GTA's roof line isnt much higher than the bottom of the windows of the mito.

Edited by lord summerisle on Tuesday 14th July 16:52

[flattotheboards]

I think this GTA looks much better than the standard version which looks under-wheeled on 17"s and too tall. However these wheels and the bloated arches have helped. I havent been able to watch the video yet as im at work, so I will take a gander when I get home.

[louismchuge]

RicksAlfas said:

louismchuge said:

Those original GTAs are so beautiful. I'm suprised the sills didn't go through by the end of that lap though!

Blimey. Are you that funny in real life too?

Chill out Rick!

[old64er]

CGI sills don't rot?

[Menguin]

If they make it a true GTA I will be very pleased (and surprised).. These pics are what it should be like - R26R Alfa style.

[RicksAlfas]

louismchuge said:

RicksAlfas said:

louismchuge said:

Those original GTAs are so beautiful. I'm suprised the sills didn't go through by the end of that lap though!

Blimey. Are you that funny in real life too?

Chill out Rick!

Yeah yeah. I know. Sorry.
Just get weary of the same old, same old.
Anyway, just come back from tinkering in the garage and my sills are all fine.
Mind you it has been raining so I dare not risk going out!

[Fire99]

I like the Mito but showing the 1960's car just shows how much of a 'blob' modern hatches are.

[Jenny Tills]

Fetchez la vache said:

RicksAlfas said:

I feel like the bloke in Wollcage's post.

Sorry Rick, I don't think he swings that way

[RicksAlfas]

Jenny Tills said:

Fetchez la vache said:

RicksAlfas said:

I feel like the bloke in Wollcage's post.

Sorry Rick, I don't think he swings that way

You know exactly what I meant.