Alfa MiTo to Hit UK Showrooms in November

From the beginning of next month, every Alfa Romeo dealer in the UK will be exhibiting static examples of the firm's brand new MINI Cooper rival, the MiTo hatchback, nearly three months before its official UK launch on 24 January 2009. Customers will be able place orders from 1 November with prices starting from £10,975 (approximately $17,000 or €13,700 with today's exchange rates) for the entry level MiTo 1.4 16V 95HP Turismo.

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Alfa Romeo RL 1922

Alfa Romeo RL was produced between 1922-1927, it was Alfa's first sport model after World War I. Car was designed in 1921 by Giuseppe Merosi. Car had straight-6 engine with overhead valves. Three different versions was made: Normale, Turismo and Sport. RLTF (Targa Florio) was race version of Alfa Romeo RL and it weighted half of normal versions, engine had seven main bearings instead of four and double carburetos. In 1923 Alfa race team had drivers like Ugo Sivocci, Antonio Ascari, Giulio Masetti and Enzo Ferrari. Sivocci's car had green cloverleaf symbol on white background and when he won Targa Florio 1923, that symbol was become Alfa's good luck token to the team.

Alfa Romeo RL total production was 2640.

Models

• Normale, 2916 cc 56 bhp (1922-1925)
• Turismo, 2996 cc 61 bhp (1925-1927)
• Sport, 2996 cc 71 bhp (1922-1927)
• Super Sport, 2996 cc 71 bhp (1922-1927)
• Super Sport Castagna, 84 bhp
• Super Sport Zagato, 89 bhp
• Targa Florio, 3154 cc 95 bhp (1923)
• Targa Florio, 2994 cc 90 bhp (1924)
• Targa Florio, 3620 cc 125 bhp (1924)