Alfa Giulietta

Alfa Romeo and their Cardiff dealer, Lookers, have announced that they are to become official partners to the Welsh centre for arts by supporting the Wales Millennium Centre. As the exclusive automobile sponsor, Alfa Romeo will supply vehicles and funding to support the Wales Millennium Centre and the words “In These Stones Horizons Sing” is emblazoned across the front of the centre to acknowledge this.

The Wales Millennium Centre is home to eight resident companies including the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Welsh National Opera and Wales’ largest youth organisation, Urdd Gobaith Cymru. Marie Wood, Director of Development at the centre said,” We are thrilled that Alfa Romeo and Lookers have become one of our corporate partners. A brand such as Alfa Romeo,with its high design values, is the perfect match with Wales’ most iconic centre”.  To commemorate the partnership, a brand new Alfa Giulietta hatchback has been liveried in a design created by the Centre using the shapes that form the brand logo.

Moving Motor Show

This year’s 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed will now  have a one-day extension called the “Moving Motor Show” where new car buyers can preview a selection of models and even try them out, (strictly at the invitation of the car manufacturers attending). Most sectors of the new car market will be represented at the Moving Motor Show on Thursday the 1st July, from economy hatchbacks to MPVs, family saloons to SUVs and prestige limousines to supercars.

Manufacturers who have confirmed attendance include Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Jaguar, BMW, Abarth, Morgan, Volvo, Mazda, Rolls-Royce, Ford, Nissan and Alpina. The Festival of Speed attracts over 150,000 visitors every year over the three days and the cars from the manufacturers above will undertake hundreds of runs on a special evaluation route.

Classic cars

The Bromley Pageant of Motoring will be held at Norman Park, Bromley, on Sunday the 13th June with celebrations for the centenary of the Alfa Romeo and the 75th anniversary of the Aston Martin Owners Club.

The Pageant is a one-day extravaganza of classic cars, bikes, trucks, motorcycles, tractors, stationary engines and much more, with exotic sports cars through to thoroughbreds on show. So if you fancy a looking at Morris to Porsches, Mini’s to Ferraris, or Triumphs to Jaguars plus plenty of American Muscle then it could be a great day out.

Tickets for adults start from £10.50 for Adults and £4.50 for children, when booking in advance. For car entries, trade stands and general information you can call 01775 768661.

Goodwood

The dates for the eagerly awaited Goodwood Festival of Speed have been announced with the event taking place between the 2nd to the 4th July 2010. The 2010 Festival Theme is “Viva Veloce!- The Passion for Speed” and will focus on motor racing and especially the influence of Italy.

There is also an additional day this year called “Moving Motor Show” which takes place on Thursday the 1st July, where new car buyers will be able to see an exclusive motor show preview of the latest new cars and also climb on board to experience the vehicles first-hand.

Goodwood

Other features include the Alfa Romeo Centenary with the new Alfa Guiletta on show plus 50 other Alfa Romeo models. In addition there will be a rarely-seen collective of customised cars owned by some of the world’s leading guitarists like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Billy Gibbons.

More details of the full list of events on the day can be found at www.goodwood.co.uk

MiTo MultiAir Cloverleaf

Alfa Romeo UK has announced that their new Mito MultiAir range is set to arrive in the UK in the Spring of 2010.

Two engine versions are available, the 135bhp 1.4 Turbo and the top of the range 170bhp 1.4 Turbo, which will also carry the Alfa Cloverleaf badge.

The 135bhp version also comes in Lusso and Veloce variations and this new sports coupe promises lower emissions and fuel consumption using the efficient MultiAir system. Alfa Romeo contract hire prices should be loaded shortly.

Alfa 8C Spider

A Top Gear panel consisting of  TV, magazine and online teams, spanning 24 international editions, has just announced who they have awarded the title of “Most Beautiful Car of the Year” to. This award recognises the most innovative and exciting cars that have been launched over the last twelve months and the winner is a real beauty.

The Alfa Romeo’s stunning Alfa 8C Spider Supercar was described as “perfection” by the Top Gear team. The 8C’s good looks are in a class of their own however the real beauty of the car lies beneath the bonnet. Powered by a responsive 4.7-litre V8 engine this car produces an awesome 450BHP channelled through a 6-speed F1-style paddle shift gearbox to the rear wheels. This produces enough power to take this supercar from 0-62mph in only 4.5 seconds and onto a top speed (where permitted) of 181mph.

Only 35 8C Spiders are destined for the UK with 500 being produced to satisfy worldwide demand. Each car costs £174,000 so probably beyond the budget for most company car drivers!  However the good news is that the other models in the Alfa Romeo line up, the MiTo and Alfa Giulietta have taken their inspiration from this car. Alfa Romeo MiTo contract hire prices are available now and the Giulietta will be on the site in 2010.

Guilietta

Alfa Romeo will unveil their exciting new Guiletta at the forthcoming Geneva Motor show in Maarch 2010. This exciting and sporty looking car looks set to offer a dynamic driving experience with a distinctive look and style.

Four Euro 5 turbo engines will be available at launch and all are fitted with the Start&Stop system for reducing consumption and emissions.

The engine line up is two petrol engines ( 1.4TB -120 HP and 1.4TB MultiAir -170 HP) and two diesel engines (1.6 JTDM- 105HP and 2.0 JTDM -170HP). To cap off these models however, Alfa Romeo is also offering a lively 1750 TBi version producing 235HP with an exclusive Quadrifoglio Verde configuration.

The technologically advanced electronic systems fitted in the car include VDC (Vehicle Dynamic Control), DST (Dynamic Steering Torque) ,Q2 electronic differential and Alfa DNA selector. All have been designed to offer the driver, safety, dynamism and performance in the Alfa Romeo tradition.

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We are currently offering an Alfa Romeo MiTo business contract hire offer at £205.38+ VAT per month. The model in question is the Alfa Romeo diesel hatchback 1.3 JTDM Turismo 3-door, offering you 62.8 mpg on combined mpg cycle and a CO2 figure of only 119g/km.

The Alfa Romeo business contract hire terms are based on the following;

 - Non-maintained business contract hire over a three year term at 10,000 miles per annum.

 - 3 rentals in advance followed by thirty-five subsequent rentals.

 - “With maintenance”, metallic paint and other vehicle options can be added at an extra cost.

 - The image shown may not represent the exact model.

Festival of Speed

The 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed dates have been announced with the festival, “Viva Veloce – The Passion for Speed”, likely to be held between the 2nd and 4th July 2010.

This theme will celebrate Italy’s fascination with racing from Alfa Romeo to MV Agusta, Ascari to Agostini and Monza to the Mille Miglia. Italy as we know has always had a passion for racing and cars.

Running alongside the Italian theme the Goodwood festival will also celebrate 60 years of the Formula One World Championship.

Goodwood Festival of Speed founder,Lord March said,”It will be fabulous to have so many great cars and drivers here at Goodwood to celebrate our Italian-flavoured Viva Veloce! theme for 2010. I look forward with much anticipation to seeing some of the greatest drivers, riders and machines in action”.

Fiat 500

Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Fiat Professional (vans) have launched a new comprehensive accident aftercare programme for all new and used vehicle owners in Britain.

The service, called Accident AfterCare, is provided free to all their customers and aims to increase the volume of vehicle crash repairs retained within the Fiat and Alfa Romeo dealer network.

All customers, whether it is their fault or not, will receive a courtesy car during the accident management and bodyshop repair. The programme is managed by Retention Limited, part of the Verex Group.