Article: The car that can answer back; Alfa's new computer makes the perfect travelling companion.(Column)

Byline: RUSSELL BRAY

Pressing the Connect button on the console transmits a text message via a satellite link to the Connect centre near Milan where operators who speak 14 languages contact the driver

HE day is dawning when, even with an Alfa Romeo, proud owners won't lift the bonnet to display its work-of-art engine with chrome exhaust pipes. Instead, they will invite you into a passenger seat and show you how their Connect computer system can change your life.

Even in the delightful fivedoor Alfa 147 Twinspark I was driving for the first time on UK roads, the question was always: What's all this about?

In a nutshell, the answer is ...

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