Alfa Junior Naming Contest: Finalists Announced

Alfa Romeo announced today that the first phase of the "Name the Junior" contest ended and the final 12 names for the Alfa’s forthcoming 2009 sport mini hatch have been selected. We remind you that the naming contest was open up for residents in Italy, France, Spain, Germany, England and Japan, with Alfa Romeo’s committee choosing two names from each country (see here). In the next phase (from Nov. 1 to 15), the residents of the participating countries will have to vote for the winning name.

From the 12 names that Alfa’s committee chose, we sort of like the "Nevo" and "Velvetta" but to be honest, we would’ve preferred “Junior” for the car that will compete against BMW's MINI. As for the "Enos", that’s definitely a no-no since we’re not so sure that in some languages it won’t be pronounced as "anus"...

Finalists: Agea, Enos, Everso, Fira, Furiosa, Milo, Mod, Nevo, Solea, Sparvo, Velvetta, Ventura