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.

The 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.

A driver-operated system will allow the driver to alter the characteristics of the engine, gearbox, steering and damping in three different steps: dynamic, normal and all-weather.

The car will be available in both petrol and diesel models.

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