Filed under: Spy Photos, Geneva Motor Show, Euro, Hatchbacks, Alfa Romeo
Celebrity Upskirt: Alfa Junior caught unawares
Overseas customers anxiously awaiting the upcoming entry-level model from Alfa Romeo have a little teaser to hold them over. The replacement for the three-door version of the long-in-the-tooth Alfa 147 is expected to debut at the Geneva show this coming March, but this is the first time we've actually seen it.
Unfortunately, all we can see is a bit of the front and rear bumpers, but like an unguarded celebrity pop idol getting out of a car, a little glimpse can be worth a lot. All that can be seen from the front shot is a fog-light flanking the front air dam, but the red cover betrays the iconic Alfa shield grille underneath. Around back is a better view of an intriguing overlapping double-oval exhaust peering out from what little rear overhang there is.
No word yet on whether the Junior (or whatever it will be called after Alfa bailed on its own online naming campaign) will eventually make it over the pond as part of the company's return to the American market, but we'll be on hand in Switzerland for the unveiling in three months.
[Source: Autoblog.it]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mike 11:31AM (12/27/2007)
that ass end is hottttttttttttt
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Zane 11:33AM (12/27/2007)
It sure looks cool but I'm not really digging those over-lapping exhaust tips. It'd look ultra cool if they were to go with a single large tip down the middle, a la Cayman.
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Benfolio 1:30PM (12/27/2007)
They really need another tip on the right side of the car to balance it out, a la 911.
Just looks out of place with just the single tip.
If you're gonna rip off Porsche, at least go at it full out.
Adam 11:56AM (12/27/2007)
Correction--the Junior/Racer/whatever will NOT replace the 147. It will be a new model slotted below the 147's replacement, the 149, which is due out about a year after the Junior.
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Pete 12:30PM (12/27/2007)
I would like to think ALFA will seriously consider bringing this car into the US. There IS a market here for their cars and this would capture a lot of enthusiasts. Look at what MINI accomplished! Snr. Antonio Baravelle-do us a big favour and bring it to the US!
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SherbornSean 1:56PM (12/27/2007)
much hotter than Britney's upskirt shots
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Pete 1:58PM (12/27/2007)
Sorry! Let me re-address that request to Snr. Luca de Meo, new chairman of Alfa! Sir, bring it to the US!
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