Alfa Romeo Milano New 147 Hatchback

Alfa Romeo is putting the finishing touches to its new Milano hatchback – the replacement to the cutesy 147. Bosses are still weighing up whether to launch the car at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show or the 2010 Geneva expo. Why the rethink? Because waiting six months can save millions in tooling-up costs from this year's recession-hit balance sheets.

Revealed here in CAR's artist's impression, the new Milano will be available as a five-door hatchback only. And our sources say it'll appear as a bigger five-door hatch: lower and wider than today's model, although the tape measure will confirm it as a rival to the VW Golf brigade.

Source : CarMagazine