Alfa Romeo's 147, a past Car of the Year (it won by just one point from the Mondeo), is one of the most attractive small family hatchbacks on the market. The romance of its Alfa Romeo badge enhances its appeal, and for the 2005 model year it gains a gentle, Giugiaro-guided facelift to bring it in line with Alfa's latest look. Most obvious are the broader front grille and the wider, pointier head- and tail-lights, while inside new colour schemes and fluted door panels give a visual lift....
Fair-sized boot : The hatch is released electrically from inside, or with the key from under the swivelling Alfa badge, to reveal a decent-sized boot. The rear seats fold, of course, while the base of the floor can be turned over to reveal a plastic surface suitable for dumping wet bathing gear or wetsuits on. The outer parts of the rear lights are the same shape as before, but the inner parts are wider and more pointed. There's a revised rear bumper, too, which makes the tail look lower and which has lost its black strip.
