Alfa Romeo 149 (2010)

I belive that the new 149 will actually be the new Milano on which Carmagazine had done a spyphoto article. This one looks like a Fiat Bravo and I have not seen yet an Alfa that looks like a Fiat, no mater the ownership. Actually I think that this is a Fiat Bravo disguised to look like an Alfa just for the fun with the journalists. And i think they have had them, smart ones Alfa employees

Hello Stephen Dobie, I hope you hear me. I don't want to be harsh but you should read, ask, research and learn more before you attempt to write your next article, please. I don't understand where you've got the idea that the car in the scoop-photo should be pointing to the final design of the new Alfa 149. The grille and the air intakes are the few parts on that "mule" (you know what a mule is, right ?) that belong to the new car and the rest of it is a complete Bravo body. Yes, Fiat and Alfa have been sharing parts for a long time, but have you ever seen that a new Alfa which employs a body panel from a Fiat ? How can you say that those are the production-spec front-lights when they are Bravo's own headlights ? Come on please, you can't be that ignorant to think that Alfa would really use them as they are on an important all-new car ? Car Magazine is supposed to be the most respectable of all, and it only makes me sad to see such articles which are full of incorrect, misleading information in the magazine.

Also just to add Alfa and Jaguar are now in official talks for Alfa to use Jag platforms and return to rear wheel drive. http://www.autoblog.it/post/13490/alfa-romeo-in-trattative-con-jaguar-per-la-trazione-posteriore Again, does any sane person think that the Alfa will drive like the Jag??? Of course not, although there will be the usual canditates who will find negatives etc, etc