I would doubt that they would use a three-cylinder engine. First, they don't even have one in any current car and we are talking that this car is supposed to be out in roughly 2.5 years? I hope they are developing this now. Second, they already have award winning four-cylinder engines in house. Why would they scrap those designs for lopping off another cylinder? Upgrade those for more power/mpg and you can plop them in the 1 and 3 series cars. I would love to be able to drive any of the diesel engines that they have in Europe over here in the US.

That looks like some kind of Chinese cartoon character with the big bug-eyed look.

I am still waiting for the official Alfa offerings to come to the US.

Now if someone could upgrade the interior so it doesn't look like every other Chrysler product.

Ok, update to my last comment. There are still 4 2008 M3s on the lot at the local dealer here in Des Moines, IA. I am sure that someone will get a good deal on one of them. It is funny that there is one convertable, coupe and sedan all in red. Why don't those sell well? I would love to have any one of them if I could afford the payments.

eeeesh.....

In the one sketch where the front wing is removed it looks like a space ship from Star Wars.

The Prez is trying to grant all things to all people and that just won't work. If there was a one world emissions and crash safety guidelines, think how much easier it would be for car companies to produce cars. They wouldn't have to produce two seperate types of cars. If they wanted to export them to the US or US Car companies overseas, there wouldn't need to be seperate development and testing for two different versions and the time from concept to actual product would be shorter.

Creating even more standards for different states will make this issue worse. Development costs would go up, price of cars would go up and start pricing the cars out of the reach of customers. Sales would dwindel and the car companies would be hurt even more. The Obama administration wants to save the US auto industry but this is not a way to do it. It should be one set of standards for all of the States but better yet, start to broker a deal with Europe to create a set of World Automotive Standards.

the only thing that I don't like about it is the wicker seats. They could have carved them or weaved them so they had a more organic feeling. Othewise it would be like sitting on your Grandmother's rocker.

I want this car.... Bring the damn thing to the US.