Alfa Romeo Adding Giulietta Wagon in 2013

Alfa Romeo wants to build a wagon version of the Giulietta specifically for Europe. According to a new report coming from Automotive News, Alfa Romeo plans on adding a wagon variant to the Giulietta lineup in Europe in the middle of 2013.Although the hatchback is the Italian automaker's top-selling model, parent company Fiat S.p.A. still feels that a wagon is needed in order to be more competitive in the popular wagon segment. Unlike in the U.S, wagons account for almost a quarter of compact sales in Europe.

In fact, they account for more than three quarters of compact sales in both Germany and Italy.
The last wagon the automaker sold was the Fiat Stilo Multi Wagon, which was discontinued back in 2008 due to slow sales. The wagon variant is also meant to help fill in a needed market gap Alfa is currently missing. This won't be fully fixed until late 2013 (at the earliest) when a new mid-size sedan and large Chrysler-based crossover are launched.However, Alfa has no plans to offer either the Giulietta hatch or upcoming wagon in the U.S.
More than likely, the U.S. will be given the upcoming mid-size sedan (along with the 4C coupe) at some point down the line. There's still no final word as to when Fiat plans to officially relaunch the brand in North America.
If the plan is still the same as before, the 4C will be the debut model, hopefully sometime in mid 2013.
Pictures displayed are of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta hatchback.

Finally! Alfa Romeo Confirms 4C Production

Nearly a year after the first prototype was unveiled, Alfa Romeo appears to be making progress on the 4C production car. 

It's all been said before. But now, it appears that it's for real. Alfa Romeo has just confirmed to Top Gear that they plan to get the first 4C prototype on the road by the middle of 2012, with the first production car to go on sale within a year after that.Speaking with Fiat's head of engineering for Europe, Top Gear is claiming that the 4C project is being handled by a small, but special team that's working "outside of the main product-development bureaucracy."

Originally debuting last March at the Geneva Motor Show, the mid-engine 4C prototype made use of a carbon tub developed by racecar manufacturer Dallara along with carbon body panels.However, word now is that the production version will also make use of the carbon tub, although it'll be designed in-house by the Alfa team.The production body panels won't be carbon, but will be composed from an advanced lightweight fiber material. Most importantly, the production version will look almost identical to the prototype - both inside and out.Power will likely come from the same 230hp inline-four that's in the Giulietta. In the future, this engine will produce closer to 300hp for the high-performance version. A convertible is also in the works. If all of this is true (and judging by the Fiat rep's comments, it is) then the wait will be well worth it.