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"Many details are shrouded in secrecy, but this much we know for sure: will return to the U.S. market in 2010, 15 years since the last front-drive, Pininfarina-designed 164 sedan brought Italian driving passion to American soil, and 16 years since the Alfa Spider was sold here.   Under parent company Fiat, has been the real ice-breaker, paving the way with its 2002\u20132007 Coupe and Spyder and now the Quattroporte and GranTurismo models. And so it follows that Alfa&amp;#039;s first step will be a high-profile one, with the 450-bhp (see , January 2008) to be sold through eight Maserati dealerships across the U.S. Alfa capped world production of each model at 500 units, with 84 Coupes and 95 Spiders earmarked for American buyers.   The future? Well, none of the current-generation European Alfas will make it over, but the next version of the pretty 159 sedan would follow nicely in the footsteps of the departed 164, no? Continuing with our speculation, wouldn&amp;#039;t the MiTo, based on the Fiat Punto platform, be an excellent foil for the ? The MiTo offers a high degree of personalization options, both interior and exterior, that can change its demeanor from friendly to semi-sinister. Perhaps the best bet is an Alfa crossover, whose existence was confirmed by Alfa CEO Luca De Meo in an interview with Auto Motor und Sport.   An Alfa spokesperson did confide that turbodiesel powerplants will be part of the U.S. mix, and that the company is actively looking to manufacture cars somewhere in North America. Parts warehousing and distribution would be handled through CNH Global, a huge agricultural and construction equipment manufacturer with International Harvester in its portfolio, headquartered in Illinois and 90-percent owned by Fiat.   Bring it on, Alfa. We&amp;#039;ve got our stringback driving gloves at the ready. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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