Here's a new review on the 2009 Alfa Romeo 169, from TopSpeed, with info on performance, design, history and other features. Also available is a photo gallery with the car.
"Alfa Romeo is well renowned for their Italian spirit sports sedans. Their “Cuore sportivo” (sportive hart) medium sedans have a long and successful tradition. Not as popular are their luxury sedans, where certain quality issues, have always set the Alfas a few steps back of their German competition. It seems that is about to change, as the future 169 Alfa flagship will get cross-blooded with Maserati..."
You can read the whole article here:
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/alfa-ro...9-ar36698.html