Thanks to exclusive...
Thanks to exclusive insider information, we can bring you the first images in this week"s mag of the newcomer, and the lowdown on the features which Ford hopes will keep the Fiesta at the top of the sales charts.
We thought the Marangoni...
We thought the Marangoni MiTo M430 was as wild as Alfa Romeoò€™s new baby could get. But bosses in Italy have revealed that a high-performance MiTo GTA will debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March ò€“ and itò€™s targeting the MINI JCW.
While the car the newcomer replaces ò€“ the 147 GTA ò€“ was powered by a thirsty 3.2-litre V6, the MiTo gets a 1.8-litre turbo. This will deliver 240bhp ò€“ thatò€™s 32bhp up on the hot MINI, plus 20bhp more than the 1.4-litre M430 (driven in Issue 1,046).
Yet despite all that shove, Alfa has resisted fitting four-wheel drive, as it wants to keep the weight down. Instead, the firmò€™s Q2 electronic differential will provide optimum traction. Elsewhere, carbon fibre and aluminium are used to shave off every last kilo, boosting the carò€™s pace and handling, while beefy arches and a bodykit add muscle. Prices start at Ò£19,000.