Alfa Romeo MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde: Less fun than it should be - The Register
Vulture at the wheel Harsh, uncompromising and not as much fun as it should be, this Alfa Romeo MiTo needs a special kind of driver: one for whom the Alfa brand is special but who can’t stretch to a 4C. It certainly looks good. The matt paint has a very special sheen – especially at dusk – and the carbon fibre effect seat backs and dash are the sporty image du jour , much as turned aluminium would have been on a 1930s Bentley. The Alfa Romeo logo split across the seats looks great, as do the Ferrari-esque rocket rear lights. It always looks vulgar putting a UK numberplate on the dainty nose of an Alfa and the MiTO suffers from this as badly as any – you’d really want a short private plate. But drink in the beautiful alloys and the Quadrifoglio Verde starts to look really special. Quadrifoglio Verde is, of course, Alfa Romeo’s sportier moniker. But while the Fiat/Alfa MultiAir engines are exciting in other cars, it was all a bit disappointing in the MiTo. Even in Dynamic mode, which weights up the steering, it was not that meaty, although the rim of the flat-bottomed wheel felt great. Source: www.theregister.co.uk
