Alfa Romeo unveils the new Mi.To

Italian car maker, Alfa Romeo has unveiled the new Mi.To small car, which will go on sale in the European markets this summer.

Mi.To is a stylish three-door hatchback, which draws certain design attributes from the 8C Competizione, a two-door sports car, which was launched by Alfa Romeo in the 2003 Frankfurt Auto show.

Alfa Romeo Mi.ToThe characteristic traits include a reversioned traditional Alfa Romeo shield grille, heavily contoured hood, LED tail lights and prominent round headlamps at the front end.

Other features include flared wheel arches, sheer unadorned doors and a distinctive upswept pillar treatment along the sides.

Standard features include Alfa Romeo's specially developed VDC stability system and a vehicle structure designed to Euro crash safety standards.

With a 98.8-inch wheelbase, the new car is around 159.8 inches in length, making it a good 14.2 inches longer than its main rival, the Mini Cooper S.