Alfa Romeo's marketing people have been bouncing around the idea of ditching the current three-digit numbering system and proceeding with a nameplate nomenclature. The shift – already in place on some models and not on others – could increase the appeal of certain models even more, while helping them avoid a crossroads that will inevitably come up when models like the 159 need to be replaced.

Italian magazine Quattroruote has come up with a composite image of what it thinks that vehicle could look like. Unfortunately the results are rather cumbersome, essentially Photoshopping the nose from the MiTo onto the existing 159 body. The rear-end rendering is not much better, but intriguingly appears to carry a New York State license plate. While the existing 159 remains one of the most striking mid-size sedans on the market, we hope its successor – speculatively reviving the Giulia nameplate of old – will look a heck of a lot better than this.

If you're a die-hard fan of Italian supercars, you've probably already depleted your drool reserves on the spy shots of Lamborghini's new Gallardo LP550 we brought you earlier. Well, start salivating again, because Italian magazine Quattroruote has spilled the beans. Members of the Italian-language enthusiast forum Autopareri.com have scanned the images in the magazine, and we've added them to the spy shot gallery below.

The images in the magazine seem pretty spot-on, and substantiate our earlier report based on the spy shots: a more pronounced front air dam, a revised rear grille and quad tailpipes. This is just an appetizer – you can count on a whole mess of photos when Lamborghini pulls back the veil on its latest Raging Bull.