Alfa Romeo MiTo gets new 1.4 MultiAir engine and start-stop system

posted: Monday 15 June 2009 by Alison in: Alfa Romeo Hatchbacks City cars

After a year on the market and more than 60,000 units sold, the Alfa Romeo MiTo gets an update, with a technological debut of the MultiAir 1.4 litre turbo petrol engine. The new engine increases power and torque by ten and 15 percent respectively, but actually reduces fuel consumption and emissions by ten percent.

The MiTo 1.4 MultiAir will be available in three power steps: 105 hp, 135 hp and 170 hp with five and six-speed transmissions. The 105 and 135 hp models will be available across the MiTo range, while the 170 hp will only appear on the “Quadrifoglio Verde” (four-leaf clover) version to appear later on. The usual technology will be included, incorporating the DNA system, while the start-stop system debuts with the MultiAir.