Alfa Romeo brings TCT to SA
Alfa Romeo’s new Twin Clutch Transmission - an automatic, dual dry-clutch, six-speed gearbox - is now available in the Mito, together with a MultiAir engine and idle-stop function - which, says Fiat Auto SA, makes it the first car on the market to combine all three.
Much like VW’s DSG, the new transmission actually has “two gearboxes” in parallel, each with its own clutch, so the next gear can be selected while the previous one is still engaged - the actual gearshift is a matter of simultaneously de-clutching one gearbox while engaging the clutch on the other.


The coupe version of Giulietta could so revive the Sprint name into the Italian's nomenclature, near Giulietta, after the Alfa Romeo Sprint coupe in 1954
Alfa Romeo is apparently working on a new coupe that could possibly called the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint. The model, which will be based on the new Alfa
The period between 1959 and 1965 was marked with production of the special edition Giulietta SS by Alfa Romeo.