Alfa Romeo's New Spider

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I welcome the prospect of Alfa Romeo's return to North America.

Since the mid 1990s, the U.S. has gone without Pininfarina styled, mid-priced Italian boulevardiers.

The whole American car market seems to have gone to the Japanese; read my post, La Rinascenza Italiano .

Alfa Romeo's new Spider which debuted at the Geneva Auto Show will be the showcase car for the Italian marque's North American return.

Malheuresment, I think the all-important Spider's style is wanting.

The front visage has strong hallmarks of the Chevrolet Camaro concept - a car that is likely to see production and likely to be a cheaper competitor that Alfa will have to sell next to at GM dealerships.


The Alfa's tail is reminiscent of the Honda S2000.


It's hard to beat the style and panache of the quintessential Alfa Romeo - the Spider of The Graduate. Still, it was an admirable attempt.

Despite its lackluster looks, I wish Alfa's North American endeavor every success.

That said, I do have one question:


Why has this car - a much more beautiful and fitting a design - been also referred to on the internet as the new Spider?

I wish it was.

For more pictures on the new Alfa Romeo Spider, tap the link: Geneva Auto Show