Alfa Mito Twinair

[dele]

Hi Guys,

Ive been offered a company car and its the usual story of drab boring econo boxes, but one stood out to me in particular, the Mito Twinair

I hear the 500 Twinair is good but does the extra weight of the Mito "dull" the experience too much? Obviously this is a company car so im not expecting it to set the world on fire or anything, just any help to make my day less boring would be great

[rijmij99]

its an alfa so just take it for that, as for a twin air in a mito i'd imagine it won't be far off 1.2 abilities, but i'm sure someone on here will give you the full specs

[sawman]

I was looking at these the other day too, I am being pushed into a company lease car scheme and have prices for the mito and punto twinairs, I specced up a punto to more or less match the mito, and the punto is a little bit cheaper per month. I am assuming that there are some under the skin similarities. Some of the reviews of both that I have seen are reasonably good.

Might have to get a test drive

[crostonian]

You are confusing Twinair with Multiair. The Fiat 500 Twin Air is a 2 cylinder engine, the Alfa is a four cylinder so completely different units albeit both adopting the same technology to lower emissions and increase power, there the similarity ends.

[dele]

crostonian said:

You are confusing Twinair with Multiair. The Fiat 500 Twin Air is a 2 cylinder engine, the Alfa is a four cylinder so completely different units albeit both adopting the same technology to lower emissions and increase power, there the similarity ends.

No im not?

The mito comes with the Twinair unit and so does the Punto now?

[pixelpimp]

crostonian said:

You are confusing Twinair with Multiair. The Fiat 500 Twin Air is a 2 cylinder engine, the Alfa is a four cylinder so completely different units albeit both adopting the same technology to lower emissions and increase power, there the similarity ends.

Wring Indeed. It was launched last week, I know this because I did 700 miles in one.
Great little car, didn't like it as much as the Grande Punto Twinair for some reason.

[Vitorio]

dele said:

Hi Guys,

Ive been offered a company car and its the usual story of drab boring econo boxes, but one stood out to me in particular, the Mito Twinair

I hear the 500 Twinair is good but does the extra weight of the Mito "dull" the experience too much? Obviously this is a company car so im not expecting it to set the world on fire or anything, just any help to make my day less boring would be great

I'd suggest taking one for a testdrive. I've leased two mitos, but both with a 1.4 turbo lump (155 and 135hp), so i cant comment on the twinair's ability to move it along.

It will be loads better then other company boxes, i love the way they look, and on the higher spec levels the interior is just lovely (my second one had red leather). It should have the DNA switch, putting it in dynamic mode will make the engine more lively/lairy and make the steering heavier, which makes for a better sporty drive.

I'd say get one, your days will be considerably less boring

[dele]

Well my form had to be returned today so ive gone for the Mito in Alfa Red!

No idea how long until its here but im quite excited actually

[sawman]

pixelpimp said:

Wring Indeed. It was launched last week, I know this because I did 700 miles in one.
Great little car, didn't like it as much as the Grande Punto Twinair for some reason.

Thats interesting, have you any more specific feedback?
I think I refer the look of the punto, but the mito feels better inside. I am hoping to get a test drive soon

[1878]

Didn't someone mention this last week and a linky to a road-test review?

ETA post by Fantuzzi: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

EVO review: http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/2859...

[Fantuzzi]

1878 said:

Didn't someone mention this last week and a linky to a road-test review?

ETA post by Fantuzzi: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

EVO review: http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/2859...

Yes I did, and no one seemed to comment, thought I was repeating old news, Most reviews OP hae been very good, reading the reiews of the normal version, seems to be the pick of lot.

At least its what Id get!

[pixelpimp]

sawman said:

Thats interesting, have you any more specific feedback?
I think I refer the look of the punto, but the mito feels better inside. I am hoping to get a test drive soon

Wring? really?

I own a Mito 1.3 jtd Veloce, infact it's my second Mito - love 'em
For my job get to drive all of the Fiat/Alfa products on a regular basis.
When I drove the Punto Twinair I felt the suspension/wheel combination offered a more solid and less skittish ride on the road compared to the Mito.
It's a great torquey little engine and in both cars but with a silly short 1st gear which will infuriate you every time you're on the rev limiter.
Congestion charge free with more room than the 500. You still have to register the car with TFL though, otherwise you'll get the charge notice.
Go drive one, you'll enjoy it - honest.

[crostonian]

Doh! Missed that one.

[sawman]

Well, just came back from a mito test drive. Its a pretty nice little car, it does feel a lot more grown up that the 500. The steering seemed reasonable for a front driver, with the D of dna engaged. I had a decent 45 minute drive on mixed roads, I am not entirely sure about the damping as it tended to be a bit floaty occasionally, but then most things do compared to my morgan

Edited by sawman on Saturday 4th August 18:43

[kazste]

Okay so a non ph question but the car will be for the wife and she doesn't drive quick at all. She currently has a early 1.4 80something hp version of the mito and doesn't want to pay any more for fuel. We keep seeing that you get 69mpg from this car but gals keep reading stories of road testers getting lower than 30mpg which would make the cost of change too high.

What and of mpg did you guys get out of it, I know the obvious answer is to drive one but neither dealer near us has one yet.

Thanks for any replies sorry if this is seen as a thread hijack will delete if op doesn't believe this to he adding to the thread.

[sawman]

kazste said:

Okay so a non ph question but the car will be for the wife and she doesn't drive quick at all. She currently has a early 1.4 80something hp version of the mito and doesn't want to pay any more for fuel. We keep seeing that you get 69mpg from this car but gals keep reading stories of road testers getting lower than 30mpg which would make the cost of change too high.

What and of mpg did you guys get out of it, I know the obvious answer is to drive one but neither dealer near us has one yet.

Thanks for any replies sorry if this is seen as a thread hijack will delete if op doesn't believe this to he adding to the thread.

The car I drove had only been at the dealer for a couple of days and had only covered a couple of hundred miles, the trip computer was set to current fuel consumption rather than average, part of the test drive was on a winding b road, the dial was indicating 22mpg during this section.

The nature of the twin air means you need to use the 6 speed box to make progress.

I don't think buying a new car is going to save you a lot of money, tbh although if you are buying one anyway, I would recommend a twin air test drive - they do have character, but possibly not everyones cup of tea

[kazste]

See this is my concern, looking at cost of change works out £30 more to get the new car so £360 more a year, minutes the zero road tax so £240 per year to change. This is fine as long as running costs aren't higher as well but every keeps getting very low mpg from these cars. I know the only real answer is to fdrive it but also looking at a mini clubman and would need to move quickest for this.

[sawman]

I dont think these cars have been on the street long enough to judge the mpg completely. I would imagine that the figures will not be too different from the 500 twin air, most folks say the engine starts producing better figures after 5k miles. I quite like the look of the clubman too, I would say the fit and finish on the mini is better, I haven't driven one though

[kazste]

Thanks for the help will try and get an extended test drive as may suit the wife as she really does drive well and economically with little time on brakes and steady acceleration, I wish I could repeat her figures!