The Italian company Alfa Romeo presented to the judges of the compact sports car its younger model – updated Alfa Romeo MiTo 2014 model year at the auto show in Frankfurt in the autumn of 2013. In our review, with the help of photos and videos carefully look at the updated interior and exterior styling, new information entertainment systems, complete specifications, equipment, filling their chips provide comfort and safety.
Before describing the exterior of the car make a small excursion into the history of life model. Compact Italian Alfa Romeo MiTo hatchback debuted June 19, 2008 in Milan, and five years of production sold around the world circulation of more than 200,000 copies. The main part of the Alfa Romeo Mito sold travels along the roads of Europe.
Update for Alfa Romeo MiTo 2014 affected the exterior, interior and technical part. Let’s start with the appearance of the car involved in the review, and with the appearance of the Alfa Romeo MiTo in before the upgrade was in order. Perhaps for this reason, the Italian designers only minor strokes modernize exterior compact hatchback, giving the car a greater similarity with her older sister Alfa Romeo Giulietta, who also survived the update.
Headlamp got polished edging and heraldic shield lattice released new chrome garment. That all changes to the exterior of the updated Alfa Romeo MiTo 2014. Oh, and one more thing, adding a new color enamel paint finishes – anthracite gray (plus ten options available colors).
Hatchback MiTo, in our opinion, is the most stylish, original and beautiful representative of all proposed now the European B-Class. Wave shape with soft lines and contours of the body will not leave indifferent even people far from automotive design. Words to describe the appearance of the compact Italian is simply impossible, as they say better to see once. So dear readers enjoy the exterior of the machine alone, the benefit of photo and video materials (presented in the review) give the opportunity to fully partake of sophistication, style and originality Mito.
We can only dry figures indicate the external dimensions of the body and offered to install the tires and rims Alfa Romeo MiTo 2014. The dimensions of the vehicle body are: 4063 mm long, 1720 mm wide, 1446 mm high, 2511 mm wheelbase 1483 mm front track, 1476 mm gauge wheels behind, 140 mm ground clearance (clearance). Standard Italian hatchback Alfa Romeo Mito 2014 is equipped with tires 195/55 R16 on steel 16-inch wheels as an option provides the opportunity to order alloy wheels size 16 or install tires 205/45 R17, 215/45 R17 or 215/40 R18 on alloy wheels 17-18 range. It is also possible to individualize the sport’s hatchback variants using 12 frames for headlights, 14 plates on exterior mirrors and even order a contrasting color to the main body color roof. The most important novelty in the cabin of the updated 2014 MiTo is the new generation Uconnect multimedia system with a color touch 5-inch screen (Bluetooth, USB connectors and AUX, iPod and iPhone). If you wish, you can complement multimedia complex navigation TomTom. For real music lovers there is a possibility in the passenger compartment Hi-Fi system Bose Sound System (8 speakers 500W sub woofer, 6-channel digital amplifier). Also, the manufacturer offers as an option different color options the front panel, you can choose from fully black, a combination of black and gray or black and red.
Interior updated Alfa Romeo Mito 2014 as opposed to exterior hatchback looks not so extravagant and stylish, all quite restrained and, by the assurance, the representatives of the manufacturer is directed to ensure that the driver is not distracted from the main – control sport compact. Comfortable steering wheel with the tide at the correct grip, informative devices with bright crimson lighting, ideal profile of the front seats with pronounced lateral support and cushion length (once again in the arms of the chairs ever understand what sports car, albeit compact).
Do not be amiss to announce that Mito interior can accommodate five passengers including the driver, but … in the first row to stay comfortable and convenient to be able to people with a growth of 185 cm, but the rear seats designed for three better sit together low passengers. Place in the second row is clearly not enough. Compact hatchback trunk has a capacity of 270 liters in the presence of passengers in the rear seats, to more than 1,000 liters with the rear seats folded.