Pics Aplenty: Prodrive-tuned Alfa Romeo Brera S
Click above for high-res gallery of the Alfa Brera S We didn't need another reason to want an Alfa Romeo Brera, nor another excuse to ogle its breathtaking lines. But then Prodrive comes along, with all its racing and rallying know-how, and gave us the Brera S. The toughened-up version addresses some of the gorgeous coupe's performance shortfalls and makes us cry "it's not fair", because it isn't. A car so beautiful and now, thanks to David Richards and Company, so dynamically improved, should be ours...

First Alfa Romeo Competizione Comes to the U.S.
Alfa Romeo plans to make only 500 units of 8C Competizione and deliver some of them to the U.S. The limited edition car has 4.7-liter eight cylinder engine which outputs 450 horsepower and six-speed robotized transmission. 8C’s have to be ordered directly from Alfa Romeo’s headquarters in Modera, Italy. The Maserati facility has been specifically restructured for the production of the Competizione which started in the beginning of autumn. After all the 500 units are made Alfa Romeo will cease the...

Spy Video: Alfa Romeo 159 GTA mule spotted at the Nurburgring
Click above to watch the spy video of the Alfa 159 GTA Alfa Romeo has been turning out some impossibly beautiful cars. Unfortunately, most of the line-up is lacking the grunt to back up its killer looks, with the 8C Competizione floating beyond reproach atop the range and a huge gap down to the standard production models. Alfa is apparently looking to bridge that gap, however, with the 159 GTA.In the video after the jump, you'll see footage of a 159 decked out with enormous AMG Black Series-style vents...

Alfa Romeo may take another run at U.S. market
Alfa Romeo pulled out of the U.S. market in 1995, done in by slumping sales and grumpy customers. Now the car brand that gained fame as Dustin Hoffman's ride in "The Graduate" is planning an encore, with parent company Fiat, Italy's largest car maker, saying it will resume selling Alfa Romeos in the U.S. Details are sketchy enough that some analysts question whether it will really happen. If it does, taking on entrenched rivals such as BMW and Audi will be daunting. "There are already too many brands...

Alfa Romeo unveils Mille Miglia Special Edition
Maybe not all of you know, but between 1928 and 1947 the Alfa Romeo team took 11 victories in the well-known Mille Millia endurance race. In order to celebrate their victory, the Italian manufacturer created a special edition limited to just 11 units: the Alfa Romeo Mille Miglia Special Edition.[source]

BMW to build Alfa Romeos in U.S.?
Earlier this week Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne revealed his desire to partner with an American carmaker over a deal to build Alfa Romeos in the U.S., but according to latest reports BMW could be the carmaker Fiat signs up with. Alfa Romeo has been planning its 2009 North American relaunch for years but the recent weakening in the U.S. dollar against the euro has thrown a spanner in the works. The best solution is to start manufacturing cars locally but Alfa Romeo will need help. Although teaming with one...

Chrysler in talks with Fiat to build Alfa Romeos in the U.S.?
Chrysler now has a partnership with China-based automaker Chery to rebadge a small car for the South American market, a partnership with Volkswagen to build VW-badged minivans, and a brand new deal with Nissan in which it will supply the Japanese automaker a full-size truck in exchange for a new small car. Rumor has it that the Cerberus-owned automaker isn't done shaking hands quite yet. The latest partnership may involve Italian automaker Fiat, as reported by the German newspaper Handelsblatt...

Alfa Romeo in talks with Jaguar over RWD platforms
If Alfa Romeo is serious about competing with Germany’s premium labels it will eventually have to drop its core FWD lineup or at least offer more affordable rear-drive models. However, the carmaker’s low volume status makes developing a brand new premium RWD platform unfeasible. One solution is to license an existing design from another carmaker, and latest reports claim that’s exactly what’s going to happen over the next couple of years as Alfa updates its lineup and prepares for its return to...

2008 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione Announced In UK
The first example of just 41 Alfa 8C Competizione supercars destined for the UK, arrived here last week. The ultra-rare £138,500 hand-built Italian sportscar was collected by award-winning Manchester-based architect, Ian Simpson, from Alfa’s largest and longest established dealership, Mangoletsi, in Knutsford, Cheshire. Visually arresting from every angle, the Alfa 8C Competizione looks every inch a supercar, with performance credentials to match. Under the bonnet a responsive 4.7litre V8 engine...

Alfa Romeo Mi.To could replace 3-door 147
The new Mi.To hatch is already building a fan base on the back of its good looks and sporty potential, and now rumors are circulating that the diminutive hatch is actually the replacement for the smaller end of the 147 line, with the 149 replacement to be five-doors only and targeted more up-market. Alfa Romeo reportedly wants to sell about 150,000 units annually of both the Mi.To and the 149, to combine for 300,000 units, according to Dutch publication AutoTelegraaf. By splitting the 147 line into the...