When our Italian colleagues at Autoblog.it published this rendering of an Alfa Giulietta sprint, more than one website got excited that plans were underway to produce one. But before Alfa fans get carried away, and so do I (we had a lovely 1967 Giulia sprint as our wedding car recently), a Giulietta sprint doesn’t seem to be in Sergio Marchionne’s plans for the Alfa Romeo brand.

The sprint model indicates a two-door coupé and, as the Italians point out, it wouldn’t be an impossible feat off the back of the new ‘Compact’ platform. The platform has been developed to be flexible and will probably lend itself to the development of other models, including the Alfa-Jeep compact Alfa SUVs said to be in development.

But is it a long way from a SUV and five-door hatch to a two door coupé? And would an Alfa Giulietta coupé model infringe on Alfa MiTo territory? The answer to both these questions is a possible yes, but with plans to retire the Alfa GT and the Alfa Brera, room could still be found in the line-up for a two-door coupé.

The Giulietta would seem a logical choice, both because it’s a new model and because there is a historical connection between the Giulietta name and two-door coupés. We also think that the Alfa Romeo line-up, with its tradition and style, really needs to have a coupé model, otherwise it’s just not sexy or Italian enough for us. Many Alfa fans would likely agree, but we’re still at just a rendering at this stage.

(See the Giulietta sprint excitement on WCF and Autoblog.com).

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