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Geneva preview: Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA

Alfa Romeo will use the Geneva Motor Show as the launching pad for itsMiTo GTA, with the first image of the hot hatch hitting the web on Thursday. Based on the standard MiTo, the GTA version promises to give the MINI Cooper JCW edition a run for its money.

Power for the MiTo GTA will come from a 1.75L four-cylinder, producing between 230 and 240 horsepower. To achieve its lofty output, the small, 1.75-liter engine will feature direct injection, variable valve timing, and a turbocharger. The hot hatch will wear a GTA badge like other fast Alfas of the past, and the Italian automaker claims it will be the most powerful car in its class, outgunning the Mini Cooper S and its Works edition by at least 22 horsepower.

The 1.75L engine represents a retro throwback, as a four-cylinder engine of the same displacement was used in Alfa?s Romeo Giulia and Giuliettas of the 1960s.

To set the GTA model apart from lesser MiTos, the hot hatch will feature flared wheel arches and a unique aero kit. To ensure the MiTo GTA?s bite matches its bark, the GTA model will be fitted will high-tech coilover springs and front McPherson struts. Alfa?s Q2 front-wheel torque vectoring system will also be part of the MiTo?s GTA package, although a torsion-beam suspension will still be employed out back.

The MiTo GTA will also be packed with plenty of safety technology, including ABS, electronic stability control and a system to keep torque steer in check.

Check back for more details and live images after the Alfa MiTo GTA makes its debut at next month?s Geneva Motor Show.

That looks fantastic!

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[sportyaccordy]

Wow, what a fatteh. Swift is only 1,814.

Swift subframe is made from ricepaper... in that context its actually pretty heavy