Test Drive Alfa Romeo Mito since 2008 Hatchback

Alfa Romeo Mito: Feel? Heat!

Alfa Romeo still remains a car for real connoisseurs, and not poor, and more or less accessible and compact mito has not exceeded.
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Alfa Romeo is not from those machines that choose, thoroughly analyzing the market, having learned the discussion on car online forums or enhanced by comparing the dynamic characteristics of competitors. In order to understand the mad shine in the eyes of Alfa-fan, it is enough just to ride on any model of the iconic Italian brand. After half an hour, giving cool and calm down the swelling emotions, the endless but: but the price, but the reliability, but Russian roads
And only the taste of that pleasure that these cars give in motion, no longer be able to forget.
 
We first fell into such a dependence CO 147, reached the boiling point from 159, disillusioned in Brera and here alfa presented a completely new model, compact premium hatchback, which, being decorated with a branded logo with a snake, eating, according to legend, Saracin, It may not be sports. His name is Mito. Milano-Torino, two main cities in the history of Alfa Romeo. In this title, the past of the legendary brand and modern technologies were united.
Italian style
Even the black mito selects the exciting red tide. It seems to be a reduced and rounded copy of the Alfa Romeo 8C CompetiZione sports car, first of all, due to the same non-aggressive, as if a surprised phase of headpapers (as opposed to the evil eyes of 159th or a robbed view of the 147th). More than flattering comparison for small alpha! At the first moment, an attempt to draw a compact hatchback in the image of a sports car may seem incompletent, but once visiting these forms, it will be difficult to tear the eyes: recognizable V-shaped radiator grille, resembling a shield that does not tolerate some kind of trivial license plate, and muscular Wheel arches Family features of a member of noble autodynase.
 
In the profile, the kid suddenly stretches as a string, strained waiting, before responding with a ringing in skillful hands, and no longer seems small. The harmony of the image completes the tightened feed with round lamps captured in chrome. Mito is impossible to confuse with anything and accept for a model of any other brand. This will not be allowed to forget enthusiastic views and compliments of others.
 
Aluminum thresholds and pads on pedals, logos embroidered red on the backs of the seats are caressed. Stylish frameless doors swallow weighty and hospitably because through the doorway will have to penetrate the cabin and rear passengers: the convenience of five-door modification, frivolous-passionate Italians sacrificed in favor of three-year attractiveness. Behind, of course, not to say that it is spacious: the maximum will happen two, and even without much delight.
 
And who will want to be a passenger Alfa Romeo in the right mind?
In Mito, there is no such passionate coverage of the driver by the central console, as the 159th does it, everything is flat and even boring. But the nature of the true Alpha makes itself felt immediately: a magnificent three-planker steering wheel, upholstered perforated skin, well wells, the arrows of which look strictly down, ambitiously marked up to 260 km / h speedometer. It is worth only to turn the key, as the arrows can only do ALFA! Right up to settle down and again strive to the limit, and an animated image of a car calling as soon as possible on the side of the on-board computer.
And what is this charming Italian immediacy they did not find it necessary to unify the inscriptions on the instruments! Benzina, Acqua really, why translate these singeling names and change to the fuel type scarotion or draw predictable icons? Does their meanings are incomprehensible to someone?
Having admitted to the driver's console, having raised not to linger on a faceless magnetol, without difficulty, we can easily be in a practically perfect seat and inspect other details of the interior. Color smooth insertion at the top of the torpedo, resembling the carbon texture, is very good, but at the bottom of the plastic is hard and rather budget. But the salon boasts a good for class with spaciousness and comfort.
Okay, whether the radio and plastic should be interested in the car on which the Alfa Romeo icon is banging? His element movement.
Pure emotion
Mito is built on the Fiat Grande Punto hatchback platform, one of the most successful, but with more rigid shock absorbers and a reduced gear ratio of the steering mechanism. The compact is only available with mechanics, and it makes it happy. After all, the Alfov mechanical transmission is simply created in order to sort out the transmissions, with enjoying winding odometer. It seems to be the moves of the lever could be shorter, and the grip is less long-time and tight, but for some reason in thirty seconds it seems that everything is so perfect, so adjacent for you personally, which should not be different and can not. Alfa is easy to forgive any whims.
The test car was equipped with a modest, seemingly 1,4-liter motor, but the turbocharged, with a capacity of 155 hp. The first shares of a second at the start do not give the expected acceleration. Environmental standards are lining the rapidness of all modern cars. But in the zone of 2500 rpm there is a tangible turbophusht, and mito breaks down from the chain of restrictions, delivered by the causing hearing of the engine.
But what is it! The engine solo is suddenly joined the mito pendants suddenly. Does not perceive the irregularities of the roadbed, whether it is tramways or an almost imperceptible pit on the asphalt, and on the lying police and jershits. The car is awesome, as if reading only only the intentions of the driver, writes turns like a glued flying along the road, but on the country track, decorated with codbins and waves, the baby is enough infarction.
 
However, not for mushrooms to go to the sports urban hatchback. Therefore, simply turn on the mode with a modest beak D.
Piccolo Diavolo Italiano.
Under the central tunnel is imperceptible at first glance with the designation N (Normal), A (All-Weather) and D (Dynamic). It is worth a swing lever to the letter D, how the real Alfa-holiday begins.
The mode changes all the accelerator settings, suspension, steering, stabilization system, torque grows to the maximum 230 nm unimportant becomes all flashes outside the window of the landscapes driving onto the spin features of the roadway, music. Only ecstasy before the thrill with an absolute merger with the car. Alpha can not praise just for understanding the driver in motion, it becomes its physical continuation. I just want more turns on the way, so that without the slightest roll to enter them on the enthusiastic-dangerous number of meters per second, printing the short, heavy steering wheel, adding the outlet of the gas and feeling the response of rotating wheels. Mito is ready to pull from any speed and any transmission. But in a year, the charged version of Mito GTA with a 1.8-liter turbocharged motor with a capacity of 230 hp should appear
3G generation
Mito is still a new generation car, in which this or not, in addition to manageability and dynamics, the value becomes the maximum storage with electronics. Here and the input for USB and external media marked with a familiar Windows flag, and Bluetooth and all can be controlled from the steering wheel, and the voice control of the radio. Noise insulation decent, sound magnetol is excellent. Of the pleasant little things that quickly turn into a need, it is worth noting the backlight of the doors, illuminating the car from the evening in the evening. Mito's dimensions are not, the headlights of the security condition in European countries immediately ignite the headlights, which since 2012 will become mandatory.
 
About the trunk and glove box do not say a lot, their size is quite modest. Large seats for small hatchback also can not boast: Alfa Romeo Antonym Word Practicality. Parking visibility is not a mito's trump card, but thanks to the compact size of the car (length 4063 mm, width of 1721 mm) does not deliver problems, it is only enough to get used to the dimensions of the rear of the machine. Carefully worth being with a muzzle - a low front bumper limits the ability to use borders when parking.
According to passport data, fuel consumption is 8.5 liters per 100 km in the urban cycle, but the readings of the on-board computer below 13 liters did not sink.
In the Russian market, the MITO problem can be the absence of a machine, which, unlike European motorists, often choose buyers and especially the buyers. However, in a year they promise to begin production of hatchbacks with a robotic transmission with two clutches.
Pleasure price
Alfa Romeo still remains a car for real connoisseurs, and not poor, and more or less accessible and compact mito has not exceeded. Few people are ready to lay out more than a million rubles for the hatchback. And the price of MITO begins with immodest 1,036,282 rubles for the basic version with a 1.4-liter motor and can be leaving for a bar in 1,200,000 rubles. In addition to the high price per Alfa-pleasure, you will have to pay a hard suspension, relative clever salon and a small trunk. However, the popularity of Mini Cooper, with which everyone strives to compare Italian baby, it does not interfere. Although they, perhaps, do not put on one bar: after a test drive of both models, everyone will easily determine what to choose, since cars have, despite positioning in one class of premium compacts, significantly different character.
The one who chose Mito will need to decide between two equipment: ENERGY (from 23,700 euros, or 1,036,282.50 rubles) and Move (24,700 euros, or 1,080,007,50 rubles). The base includes electrical windows, 16-inch alloy wheels, electric power steering, integer 7 airbags, including a driver's knee for the driver, a dynamic control system VDC + Q2electronic, on-board computer, electrical adjustment and heated side mirrors, fog, headlight washer, Heated front seats, alcohol sensor. CD-radio, glass toning, leather seat upholstery, bixenon, windshield heated, electric hatch, cruise control, sports liners on pedals, navigation map, patronics, telephone and audio control on the steering wheel and other options that can Even more significantly increase the cost of the car. However, if the heart lies with the alpha, money is ceased to matter
Svetlana Aleeva
 
 
 

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Alfa-style
Emotions behind the wheel
Stylish salon
High security in the database
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Too tough suspension
High price
Impracticality
Lack of automatic transmission
 
  
Price of the tested car - 28 020 euros, or 1 232,070 rubles

Complete set of tested car
Frontal airbags
Side airbags
Inflatable curtains
Abs
Anti-test system
Dynamic stabilization system
Steering amplifier
Multifunctional steering wheel
Adjustable steering column in height
Adjustable steering column
Skin Steering Decoration
Bluetooth kit for phone
Climate control of two-zone
Electric and heating outdoor mirrors
Electric windows front
Folding in parts rear seat
CD audio system
Trip computer
Fog lights
Alloy wheels
Coloring metallic
Xenon headlights
Knee pillow
Specifications
Body
Type of body hatchback
Number of seats 5.
Trunk volume, l 270
Curb weight, kg 1145
Length, mm 4065
Width, mm 1721
Height, mm 1446
Wheel base, mm 2511
Engine
Type gasoline with distributed fuel injection, turbocharged and intercooler
Location in front, transversely
Location and number of cylinders 4 in a row
Working volume, cm 1368
Cylinder diameter / Piston stroke, mm 72.0 x 84.0
Compressive degree of 10.8.
Maximum power, hp / rpm 155/5500
Maximum torque, nm / rpm 230/3000
Transmission
Gearbox Mechanical 6-speed
Front wheel drive
Front suspension independent, type McPherson, with transverse stability stabilizer
Rear suspension semi-dependent spring
Front brakes disc ventilated
Rear brakes disk
Dynamics
Maximum speed, km / h 215
Acceleration time 0-100 km / h, from 8.0
Fuel consumption, l / 100 km
urban cycle 8.5
country cycle 5.3.
mixed cycle 6.5
Fuel tank capacity, l 45
Fuel AI-95/98

 

A source: Carclub.ru.