GTA Mito?

Rendered Speculation: Alfa MiTo GTA - Autoblog




If only it would look like that though!

Nice alloys very reminiscent of Momo too.

That is as tasty as a *** in ******

Wow, thats nice!

Love the wheels

but a turbo? GTA's should ALWAYS be N/A. Discuss...

With petrol prices where they are, emissions caps, etc, it makes sense.

But even with emissions, petrol and all that, its still throwing out 230Bhp. thats going to chew thru juice... not as much as a N/A 6 but still...

True.

Originally Posted by Pokinacha

But even with emissions, petrol and all that, its still throwing out 230Bhp. thats going to chew thru juice... not as much as a N/A 6 but still...

But only if you are driving it hard. In normal day to day driving , for any given body shape , it is really the weight that 'consumes the fuel' .
For example, the fuel consumption difference between a 1.4 Tubo and a 1.8 turbo will be largely down to weight difference when cruising. Obviously if you are using the full performance you will pay for the privilege

yay! i win!
It seems a hollow victory.

What is about the turbo that bothers you Pokinacha? The lack of heritage or the way the car would drive? The sound of the engine?

just ruin my argument why don't you? bluddy aussies! always letting the truth get in the way :P

I think

If it's going to look like that and have that power I'm gonna be on the waiting list !!

Turbo power is the way to go

Autoblog tends to be pretty accurate with renderings

All of the above. A real GTA is a pure thing. A highly tuned twincam driving the back wheels with no ECU or ABS or traction control. lately GTA have been hitting the pies and getting lazy. more power but more weight, driving thru the front hoops and losing that finess that they once had. Similar to what happened between the E30 M3 and the E46 M3. The way it would drive doesn't bother me much but there is NO replacment for an Alfa twincam. Such aural beauty. That is one of the redeeming features of my 156 GTA apart from the looks, the drive, the handling, the sound is just so Alfa

Surely the GTA's are quad cams though are they not

You are entitled to your opinion Mr. P




























No matter how antiquated it is

How much of the weight increase on the GTAs is due to the bigger engine?

Most cars are heavier now due to the increased safety equipment they have built in are they not

Originally Posted by nomad

Surely the GTA's are quad cams though are they not

You are entitled to your opinion Mr. P
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No matter how antiquated it is

I don't even know what that word means. please remember i am from a convict colony and my spelling, pronouciation and alliteration are not as well evolved as all you elequent buggers.

And yes the new ones are quadcam but i was refering to the original...

An i will take said opinion and force feed it to you if you do not agree with me

Originally Posted by BigFoot

How much of the weight increase on the GTAs is due to the bigger engine?

Probably quite a lot. the 2002 156 GTA weights in at just under 1500Kg. I'm sure someone can provide the curb weight of a TS.

Ironic considering the A in GTA stands for Alegerita which means lightened.

The 2.0 TS is 1,585 kg according to this website.

Originally Posted by Pokinacha

Ironic considering the A in GTA stands for Alegerita which means lightened.

Well, that's sort of my point. If most of the weight gain is engine related, I'd expect the "A" bit to come from other parts of the car. The GTAs shouldn’t necessarily be lighter but lighter on a like-for-like basis.

Anyway, let's hope the MiTo GTA will be out soon