All small Alfa Romeos from 1972 to the Milano small SUV!

On April 10, Alfa Romeo unveiled its new entry-level model, the Milano urban SUV. With its equal size of 4.20 m, it takes place under Tonale. According to the cloverleaf brand, this technical cousin of the Jeep Avengers and the Fiat 600 not to mention the future Abarth 600 that shares its 240 hp intake engine will have a dual mission. First, let the brand go on the offensive in electric vehicles.

Second, try again to attract customers who previously drove Alfa Romeo MiTo (4.06 m) or Alfa Romeo Giulietta (4.35 m). B-segment city sedan that was in the catalog from 2008 to 2018 and, meanwhile, was revised for the first time in 2013 followed by the second one in 2016. On the other hand, the C-segment sedan was in the showrooms of Alfa Romeo from. 2010 to 2020 benefit from technical and aesthetic updates in line with those of Mito. If the goal of the MiTo (type 955) was to take the opportunity to take on the Audi A1, DS3 and Mini, without taking the torch from the previous model, in the case of the Giulietta, there is no shortage of examples. Let’s go through them!

Alfasud: first in line

The concept of a compact sedan began Alfasud sold from 1972 to 1984. Available in three- and five-door versions, the Alfasud was also available in the form of a bullet brake called Giardinera (see our Gallery). Alfasud production included more than 950,000 units which were supplemented by more than 115,000 examples of the Alfa Romeo Sprint, a sports coupe derivative..

In the early 1980s, there was a dangerous interaction of Alfa Romeo Arna. 4 meters long, it was a cosmetic copy of the Nissan Cherry with Alfa engines. Launched in 1983, it left the list in 1987 with just 53,000 examples sold. A loud failure.

The true descendant of Alfasud was Alfa 33 (type 905) which enjoyed a long life from 1983 to 1995. This two-and-a-half-volume sedan measured 4.02 m. It was also offered as a station wagon. As for Alfasud, the production of the “33” reached one million units with 866,958 sedans and 122,366 station wagons sold.

A change to the official replacement register, the Alfa Romeo 145 (type 930) which adopted an original appearance inspired by that of the shooting brake with rear compass windows. With a more impressive size of 4.10 m, this three-door sedan was supplemented by a 4-door trunk variant, the Alfa Romeo 146 (4.26 m). The sportiest variants, the Twin Spark Quadrifoglio with a 2.0-liter engine produced 155 hp.

Alfa Romeo 147 GTA: compact version!

Then it was the turn of the Alfa Romeo 147 (4.22 m), masterfully designed by Walter de Silva, to take on the role of a compact sedan between 2000 and 2010 and facelifted in 2004. The Alfa Romeo 147 was available in 3 and 5 door versions. As a highlight, the Alfa 147 GTA had a 3.2-liter Busso V6 engine with 250 hp.

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