# Bonus - The worst thing is 'meh' - Alfa Romeo designer Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos

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Podcast: [My week in cars: the Autocar podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-week-in-cars-the-autocar-podcast-5682856)
Published: 2026-07-31T23:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/my-week-in-car/episodes/bonus-the-worst-thing-is-meh-alfa-romeo-designer-alejandro-m
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Duration seconds: 1770

## Resource

In this bonus episode of the podcast, Autocar's meets Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos, VP of design at Alfa Romeo. We introduce the pod by talking the limited-edition Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale; then discuss what makes an Alfa Romeo; whether cars need to be challenging; will cars get less shouty?; colours!; and more besides. Usual pod is back on Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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