New Alfasud

Alfa Romeo is working on a new supermini to compete directly against the Mini.
It will be based on the Fiat Grande Punto platform and takes Alfa back into small cars for the first time since the brilliantly engineered, but appallingly built, Alfasud. Currently the new model goes by the name of Junior, a name used by Alfa in the '60s and '70s for the smallest engined versions of its coupes.
Engines will probably be modified versions of the 1.4, 1.8 and 1.9 engines from the Grande Punto, including a range-topping 1.8 turbo petrol with over 200 bhp and four wheel drive. The launch date is 2008.