Casting a red glow in the middle of the Geneva auto show, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta marked 100 years of the iconic Italian brand in fitting fashion.
The silky five-door hatch was revealed this week at the show and comes in five versions, topped by 235-hp variant. It goes on sale around the world (but unfortunately not in the United States) in May.
The Giulietta is the spiritual successor to a model bearing the same
name from the 1950s. That car is often described as an image-maker
for Alfa, and it instilled lust in the hearts of enthusiasts the world over.
The sloping hood flows into a triangle-shaped grille topped by the
intricate Alfa badge flanked by six-bulb headlights. Inside is a
comfortable interior with high seatbacks and red stitching.
The six-speed manual gearbox is fitted with a sporty shifter with
a large knob on top. In back is a decent-sized cargo area and a
reasonable back seat.
The car also gets Fiat's MultiAir turbo engine as well as diesel variants.
Alfa's centennial was also marked by design house Pininfarina,
which revealed a spider concept called the 2uettottanta.