It's not April 1 but the 18th, so there's no reason to trick anyone, especially the Alfisti crowd, into thinking that the Alfa Romeo MiTo has returned to the car game in an entirely new body style ...

The Alfa Romeo Mito Quadrifoglio Verde SBK Limited Edition costs £21,595 (and has one of the more tongue-twisting names in motoring). With a regular Mito QV costing £18,760, Alfa claims a £1200 ...

One of Italy’s most storied car-builders, Alfa trades on a glorious history ... On its bad days, it serves up lightly reheated Fiats (hello, MiTo!). Hardly a reliable banker, but never, ever ...