compact controversy – launch of the Alfa Romeo Junior

The Alfa Romeo Milano Alfa Romeo Junior is the Giulietta and Mito hot hatchbacks' successor. Update 16 April 2024: You just gotta love the Italians. After having been launched as the Alfa Romeo Milano, an Italian government official declared that the use of the name 'Milano' is banned by law. So folks, here we have the Alfa Romeo Junior. Compact controversy indeed! Sean and I were having a chat about Alfa Romeo ...

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Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV debuts screaming “efficient sportiness”

Alfa Romeo’s Tonale PHEV answer to the Audi Q3 and BMW X1 promises to be as fun to drive as it is fuel efficient Okay, enough with the ’toenail’ jokes already… While understandable why phonetically it may LOOK that way, especially to those who aren't familiar with Italian pronunciations, it is pronounced tow-NA-ley. Tonale. Now with more plug-in hybrid electric vehicle-ness (PHEV) on-board, Alfa Romeo calls it the Tonale Plug-In Hybrid ...

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