Alfa Romeo MiTo

The Mito’s flamboyant design continues inside the car, with a bulbous, shapely dashboard and lots of very Italian circular motifs. However, the materials aren’t as flamboyant as the design. The dashboard has a cushioned covering with a weaved finish to make it look like carbon fibre, which isn’t entirely convincing, and the rest of the surfaces on display are hard, grainy and rather unappealing. The sombre colour schemes don’t do much to inject character, either. Most of the various controls are easy to use, but some of the buttons are tucked away behind the steering wheel, making them rather hard to see, and the infotainment system isn’t that easy to navigate, because the 5.0-inch touch-screen is really small. A tiny rear window and thick rear pillars also mean your rear view isn’t up to much, but at least there’s lots of adjustment for your driving position.