If Alfa come over, the Spider will come too. They'd be fools not to, it's the best remembered Alfa there is in the States.

Hah :) that's brilliant.

Definitely the Alfa Spider. The first affordable RWD Alfa in my lifetime? Good God yes. As an Alfisti I've been waiting for this for a very long time. I really hope it's good.

Agreed about the 8C being much sexier than the 4C, but the engineering in the 4C is just stellar. Shame about the headlights a bit, but I'd prefer aspirational engineering to perfect looks any day (although not by much).

My grievance is that Alfa isn't kicking arse yet. It's been a long time since my favourite manufacturer (and one of the few modern marques I actually give a toss about) has made something truly excellent.

The X1/9 is a very pretty little thing. One of the best looking wedge cars out there.

Nothing wrong with liking cars that other people think are a little silly, especially if they're quick enough to surprise people :)

I absolutely love that ad, and despite them being cars almost exclusively for young women and the elderly, I can't help but like the Ka.

Sooo, basis for the Cayman fighting F-Type ad?

The car's fantastic, but that price is astronomical. You could probably get the job done with $10k and a lot of hard graft. Maybe $15k if you wanted it up to the same standard.

So do I, but it's something exceptional for a hatch nowadays. It's been done by BMW because they were fairly dogmatic with RWD only, but it probably cost them more to do so.

A RWD mini? That's like a FWD Porsche.

Chris Barrie, bonafide petrolhead: http://www.chrisbarrieclassicmachines.co.uk/

Oldsmobile 442 Baja?

Terribly awesome at making cars?

Sooo we can thank Mussolini for Alfa, and Hitler for Baja Bugs.

People looking at a Mustang will want to know how it stacks up against a 4-series though.

That's not the point. People looking at a Mustang will most certainly want to know how it stacks up against a 4-series.

It's not bad, but it doesn't do the footage justice.

Good news with the Fiat spending. Anything that helps Maserati and Alfa succeed is good by me*.