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Born to Conquer

Born to Conquer

B o r n t o c o n q u e r .

M eet the la test a d d i t i o n to the A l fa ro meo

fam i ly : M i to .

I n s p i r e d b y t h e t a u t l i n e s o f t h e A l f a

ro m e o 8 c c o m p e t i z i o n e ( v o t e d t h e m o s t

b e a u t i f u l c a r i n t h e w o r l d ) M i t o i s t h e

l a te s t e xp re ss i o n o f A l fa ro m e o’s p a ss i o n :

t h e c r e a t i o n o f b e a u t i f u l a u t o m o b i l e s . I t

b r i n g s t o l i f e t h e c o n c e p t o f a r t i n m o t i o n ,

u n d e r s c o r e d b y t h e q u a l i t i e s o f c o m f o r t ,

p e r f o r m a n c e, e l e g a n c e a n d p o w e r .

t h e n a m e i t s e l f, M i to, i s a c e l e b ra t i o n o f

A l f a r o m e o ’ s a u t o m o t i v e h e r i t a g e . ‘ M i ’

i s f o r M i l a n w h e r e M i to ’ s u n m i s t a k a b l e

s t y l e w a s b o r n . ‘ to ’ i s f o r to r i n o (o r tu r i n ,

i n t h e e n g l i s h S p e a k i n g w o r l d ) w h e r e t h a t

s t y l e i s p h y s i c a l l y b r o u g h t t o l i f e . I t i s a

c o m b i n a t i o n o f t h e p a s t , t h e p r e s e n t a n d

t h e f u tu re o f a b ra n d t h a t h a s w r i t te n s o m e

o f t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t p a g e s i n m o t o r i n g

h istor y over the last (a lmost) hundred years .

Av a i l a b l e a s a 1 2 0 H p 1 . 4 t u r b o o r a l i ve l i e r

155Hp 1 .41 turbo, the Mito and Mito Sport wi l l

r e d e f i n e t h e w a y y o u t h i n k a b o u t d r i v i n g .

We t ru st you ’ l l en joy d r iv i n g you r s as mu ch

as we en joyed b r i n g i n g i t to you .

tHe AddItIonAl veHIcle SHoWn IS tHe 8c coMpetIzIone, tHe cAr tHAt

I n S p I r e d t H e d e S I g n o f t H e M I t o A n d u S e d M e r e l y f o r I l l u S t r A t I v e

purpoSeS. It IS not AvAIlABle In AuStrAlIA.

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I tA l I A n o n t H e o u t S I d e .

t h e a l l - n e w M i t o s h a r e s s o m e i m m e d i a t e l y r e c o g n i s a b l e t r a i t s w i t h i t s i l l u s t r i o u s s t a b l e

m a t e , t h e a c h i n g l y b e a u t i f u l 8 c c o m p e t i z i o n e . I t f e a t u r e s p i l l a r f r e e s i d e - w i n d o w s , w h i l e

t h e v s h a p e o f t h e c o n t o u r e d b o n n e t a r c s d o w n t o t h e b u m p e r , h e a d l i g h t s , a n d d i s t i n c t i v e

A l f a g r i l l e . W i t h l e d t a i l - l i g h t s a n d t h e s a m e m u s c u l a r , a g g r e s s i v e , l o w - s l u n g s t a n c e o f t h e

c o m p e t i z i o n e , i t m a k e s n o a p o l o g y f o r t h e s t r e n g t h a n d p o w e r p u l s i n g t h r o u g h i t .

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W h i l e b o t h m o d e l s f e a t u r e a l l o y w h e e l s , t h e S p o r t v e r s i o n i s a l s o c o m p l i m e n t e d b y a

s t y l i s h s a t i n f i n i s h o n f e a t u r e s s u c h a s i t s w i n g m i r r o r s , h e a d l i g h t s a n d t a i l - l i g h t

s u r r o u n d s . I t i s t h e n e n h a n c e d b y w o r l d - l e a d i n g B r e m b o b r a k e s , a s p o r t s r e a r b u m p e r a n d

r e a r p a r k i n g s e n s o r s , m a k i n g i t a s s t y l i s h a s i t i s s m o o t h t o d r i v e .

I t ’ s b o t h c o m p a c t a n d d y n a m i c , w i t h c l e a n l i n e s f u l l o f c h a r a c t e r a s i s t y p i c a l o f e v e r y

A l f a ro m e o . B u t i t ’s n o t s i m p l y a b o u t a e s t h e t i c s . t h e l o n g , a e r o d y n a m i c p r o f i l e , w i d e t r a c k ,

a n d b r o a d t y r e t r e a d c o m b i n e t o e n s u r e a p l e a s i n g l y s t u b b o r n g r i p o n t h e r o a d .

tHe AddItIonAl veHIcle SHoWn IS tHe 8c

coMpetIzIone, tHe cAr tHAt I n S p I r e d t H e d e S I g n

o f t H e M I t o A n d u S e d M e r e l y f o r I l l u S t r A t I v e

purpoSeS. It IS not AvAIlABle In AuStrAlIA.

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Interior

l e A t H e r I n t e r I o r o p t I o n A l f o r M i t o S p o r t

I tA l I A n o n t H e I n S I d e .

S p e n d t i m e i n a M i to a n d t h e c a r ’s d e s i re to

i n d u l g e yo u w i t h a t h r i l l i n g r i d e i s p a l p a b l e .

the embrace from the seats, the cockpit feel

that the dashboard gives you, the pulse from

t h e w h e e l i t ’s p u re, c l a ss i c , b rea t h l e ss A l fa

romeo, assembled with meticulous care using

mater ia ls of the h ighest qual i ty. you’d expect

n o t h i n g l e s s f r o m s o m e t h i n g m a d e i n t h e

d es i g n c a p i t a l o f th e wo r l d .

A d d e d t o w h i c h , t h e M i to S p o r t b r i n g s y o u

a p l e t h o r a o f a d d i t i o n a l f e a t u r e s t o f u r t h e r

enhance the driving experience. clever dual

zo ne c l i mate co ntro l a i r co n d i t i o n i n g w h i ch

a l l o w s d r i v e r a n d p a s s e n g e r t o h a p p i l y

a g r e e t o d i s a g r e e o n t h e i n - c a r w e a t h e r

co n d i t i o ns . lu mbar co ntro l i n the f ro nt seats

means o ne l ess reaso n to ever l eave the c ar.

t h ere ’s a n a d j u s t a b l e s teer i n g co l u m n tha t

passen g er s wo n’t c are ab ou t bu t the d r iver

w i l l b e g r a t e f u l f o r . A t t e n t i v e h e a d l i g h t s

a n d w i n d s c r e e n w i p e r s c o m e o n a n d t u r n

o f f a u t o m a t i c a l l y, l e a v i n g b u s y h u m a n s t o

fo cu s o n mo re i m p o rtant th i n gs .

Interior

M i t o S p o r t d A S H B o A r d

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Interior

M I t o S p o r t I n t e r I o r S H o W n

t h e S e a t B e l t r e m i n d e r e v e n a l e r t s y o u i f

a n y o f y o u r p a s s e n g e r s h a v e n ’ t f a s t e n e d

thei r seatbel ts .

ever y road tr ip is accompanied by the perfect

soundtrack of the Mi to’s engine, but to make

i t even more enjoyable the sound system also

has M p 3 c d p layer co m pat ib i l i t y, w i th the

controls incorporated into the steering wheel .

A r e v o l u t i o n i n i n - c a r c o m m u n i c a t i o n ,

i n f o r m a t i o n a n d e n t e r t a i n m e n t i s e x c -

l u s i v e l y a v a i l a b l e o n - b o a r d t h e M i to S p o r t .

B l u e & M e™ o f f e r s a B l u e t o o t h® h a n d s - f r e e

s y s t e m , a u S B p o r t a n d a M p 3 / W M A m e d i a

p layer, a l lowing dr ivers to use mobi le phones

m o r e s a f e l y b e c a u s e t h e y c a n m a k e a n d

receive cal ls via the cars’ audio -voice system.

Interior

M I t o S p o r t I n t e r I o r S H o W n

M I t o S p o r t I n t e r I o r S H o W n

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Performance

e x H I l A r At I n g p e r f o r M A n c e .

Alfa romeos have always been known for the

m e n a c i n g, f i g h te r p l a n e l i k e s c rea m o f t h e i r

engines, and for performance that l ives up to

that aural thri l l .

our Mi to manual gearboxes are teamed with

a torquey 120 Hp 1 .4 l i t re turbo engine, or, in

the Mito Sport, a 6 -speed manual with 155 Hp

1 .4 l i t re c a p a b l e o f a s c o rc h i n g 2 1 5 k m / h a n d

0 - 1 0 0 i n j u s t 8 . 0 s e c o n d s . B u t fea r n o t ; f u e l

economy is excel lent, whi le part ic le and co 2

emissions are among the categorys’ lowest .

Alfa’s unique electronic control system called

d n A t a k e s p e r fo r m a n c e l eve l s eve n f u r t h e r .

transported d i rect ly f rom the world of racing,

d n A a d ju sts the resp o nses o f the c ar to b est

suit the current driving style and condit ions .

r o a d h a n d l i n g a t s p e e d i s e x c e p t i o n a l :

M a c p h e r s o n s t r u t s u s p e n s i o n a t t h e f r o n t

e n d a n d re b o u n d s p r i n g s w i t h to r s i o n b ea m

Performance

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Performancea t t h e r e a r ; s h o c k a b s o r b e r s w i t h c o i l o v e r

s p r i n g s ; a d S t ( d y n a m i c S t e e r i n g to r q u e )

s y s t e m t h a t c o m p l e m e n t s t h e e l e c t r o n i c

p o w e r s t e e r i n g a s p a r t o f t h e v d c ( ve h i c l e

d y n a m i c c o n t r o l ) s y s t e m ; q 2 e l e c t r o n i c

dif ferential and traction control; a l l combined

w i t h a l o w - s e t s t a n c e t o p r o v i d e m a x i m u m

s t a b i l i t y a n d m i n i m u m r o l l d u r i n g h i g h -

s p e e d m a n o e u v r e s .

t h r o w i n t h e f o u r w h e e l d i s c b r a k e s t h a t

i n s i s t o n a n e x c e l l e n t s t o p p i n g d i s t a n c e

o f 3 4 m e t r e s f r o m 1 0 0 t o 0 k m / h *, a n d y o u

g e t a l l t h e a g i l i t y a n d c o n t r o l y o u ’d e x p e c t

f r o m a n A l f a r o m e o . Performance

*AvAlIABle In Sport verSIon only

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D.N.A

o n ly l I v I n g t H I n g S H Av e d n A .

three dr ive sett ings, three levels of steer ing response, three different kinds of handl ing. this is

Alfa romeos’ dnA, a unique system that acts on the Mito’s engine, brakes, and steer ing. I t is so

responsive to the dr iver ’s wishes, i t has an a lmost inst inct ive react ion to the dr iv ing condi t ions

and the road ahead, providing ult imate control : supersport ing (dynamic) , town dr iving (normal)

and maximum safety even in diff icult gr ip condit ions (Al l weather) .

D.N

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Safety

H I g H e S t e u r o n c A p

S A f e t y r At I n g .

W h i c h e v e r m o d e l y o u c h o o s e, y o u ’ l l e n j o y

the p eace o f m i n d that a 5 Star n c A p s afet y

rating brings. each model features seven airbags,

double pre- tensioners on the f ront seatbel ts,

a n t i - w h i p l a s h f ro n t s ea t s w i t h s e l f- a l i g n i n g

head rests, a co l lapsib le steer ing wheel, and

a new range of low-prof i le tyres for maximum

g r ip . S B r (S eat Bel t rem i n d er) tech no l o gy i s

also included, this consists of a small screen

w i t h f i v e i n d i c a t o r s w h i c h s h o w w h e t h e r

p a ss e n g e r s ea t b e l t s a re fa s te n e d o r n o t .

t he on - board vehicle dynamic contro l ( vdc)

system manages cri t ical functions such as the

Hi l l Holder, traction control, assisted braking,

M S r t h a t p reve n t s w h e e l s l o c k i n g, d y n a m i c

S te e r i n g to rq u e ( d S t ) a n d q2 e l e c t ro n i c

d i f fe re n t i a l . A l l t h e s e s ys te m s m a xi m i s e

ve h i c l e t ra c t i o n a n d t h u s h e i g h te n s a fe t y.

With Mito’s designers creating each component

w i t h a n u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f i t s b e h a v i o r i n

accident conditions, it ’s only natural that Mito

would have scored 5 out of 5 with euro ncAp. Safety

All InforMAtIon In tHIS BrocHure IS correct At tHe t IMe of puBlIcAtIon,

HoWever vArIAtIonS MAy occur froM tIMe to t IMe And Ateco AutoMo-

tIve pty l IMIted, InSofAr AS IS perMItted By lAW to do So, SHAll not Be

l IABle In Any WAy AS A reSult of Any relIAnce By Any perSon on Any-

tHIng contAIned In tHIS BrocHure.

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