"Owning an Alfa is a portal through which all petrolheads must pass if they genuinely want to know what it is that differentiates a car from a toaster," says Jeremy Clarkson in The Sunday Times. There are better small cars if you want a household appliance, but if you're a true car lover, what you'll really want is an Alfa.
And the new Alfa Romeo Mito Cloverleaf is a worthy example, says Autocar. It has Fiat's revolutionary MultiAir engine technology, which gives more power and better efficiency, and the changes to the dampers, steering and gearbox make the Cloverleaf a big improvement over previous Mitos. It is now the "characterful, desirable and entertaining hot hatch that it should have been from the get-go".
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