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Alfa Romeo Brera & Spider
Image:Alfa Romeo Brera Front 20070321.jpg Alfa Romeo Brera
Manufacturer Alfa Romeo
Parent company Fiat Group
Production Brera 2005-present
Spider 2006-present
Assembly San Giorgio Canavese, Italy (Pininfarina)[1][2]
Predecessor Alfa Romeo GTV & Spider
Class Grand tourer
Body style(s) Coupé
Cabriolet
Layout Front engine, Front-wheel drive / Four-wheel drive
Platform GM/Fiat Premium platform
Engine(s) Petrol:Diesel:
Transmission(s) 6-speed manual
6-speed Sequential manual 6-speed automatic
Wheelbase (Brera/Spider)
2525/2525 mm (99.4/99.4 in.)
Length 4410/4396 mm (173.6/173.0 in.)
Width 1828/1830 mm (71.9/72.0 in.)
Height 1422/1367 mm (55.9/53.8 in.)
Curb weight 1470-1680 kg (3240-3703 lb)
Fuel capacity 70 L (18 US gal/15 imp gal)
Designer Brera Giorgetto Giugiaro
Spider Pininfarina/Alfa Romeo Style Centre

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Rear view of Brera

The Alfa Romeo Brera is a grand tourer produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo since 2005. Spider cabriolet is produced since 2006. Both cars are manufactured by Pininfarina.

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[edit] Concept

The Brera originally appeared as a concept car at the 2002 Geneva Motor Show. It was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign Giugiaro. The concept version was powered with Maserati V8 engine producing around 400 PS (395 hp/294 kW).[3] The Brera was widely acclaimed, and production plans were subsequently announced for 2005.

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The Brera concept car

[edit] Production

The Alfa Romeo Brera was introduced in production form at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show. It maintained the original's exterior appearance almost exactly but on a much smaller scale, becoming a mid-size coupe on the GM/Fiat Premium platform (shared with the Alfa Romeo 159), and designed to replace the outgoing GTV. A convertible Spider version of the Brera was also announced, to be launched shortly after the coupe and to replace the existing GTV-based Spider.

In Europe, the Brera is available with two petrol engines, the 185 PS (182 hp/136 kW) 2.2-litre JTS and 260 PS (256 hp/191 kW) 3.2-litre V6; and a 210 PS (207 hp/154 kW) 2.4-litre JTD turbodiesel. Cars with the diesel or 2.2 petrol are front-wheel drive, whilst the V6 comes with a Torsen four-wheel drive system similar to the 156 and 159's Q4.

[edit] Engines

[edit] Petrol

Model Engine Displacement Power Torque Comp. Ratio Years
2.2 JTSI42198 cc136 kW (185 PS) @6500 rpm230 N·m (170 ft·lbf) @4500 rpm11,3:12005-
3.2 V6 JTSV63195 cc191 kW (260 PS) @6200 rpm322 N·m (237 ft·lbf) @3800 rpm11,25:12005-

[edit] Diesel

Model Engine Displacement Power Torque Comp. Ratio Years
2.4 JTDMI52387 cc147 kW (200 PS) @4000 rpm400 N·m (295 ft·lbf) @2000 rpm17,0:12005-2006
2.4 JTDMI52387 cc154 kW (210 PS) @4000 rpm400 N·m (295 ft·lbf) @1500 rpm17,0:12007-

[edit] Performance

Model Top Speed (km/h) (mph) Acc. (s/0–100 km/h) Fuel cons. combined EU (l/100 km) (mpg–imp)
manualautomaticmanualautomaticmanualautomatic
2.2 JTS222 (138) 8.6 9.4 (30.0)
2.4 JTDM228 (142) 8.1 6.8 (41.5)
2.4 JTDM (210 PS)230 (143) 7.9 6.8 (41.5)
3.2 V6 Q4240 (149)240 (149)6.87.011.5 (24.5)12.2 (23.1)

[edit] Awards

  • Before it was released, the Alfa Brera concept car was voted "Best of Show" by Autoweek magazine at the Geneva Motor Show,[4] "Best of Show" in the prototype category at the Villa d’Este Concorso D’Eleganze, it picked up two prizes at Challenge Bibendum 2002, and "the Most Fascinating Car" award at the Super Car Rally 2002 form Paris to Monte Carlo.
  • Brera was elected to European Car of the Year 2007 in Japan.[4]
  • Best Sports/Coupe - What Diesel Car?[5]
  • European Automotive Design Award 2006[4]
  • Best Design Award 2006 by Autocar Magazine (UK)[4]
  • Best Coupe – Croatian Car of the Year Awards 2006[4]

[edit] Spider

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Alfa Romeo Spider
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Alfa Romeo Spider 2.2 JTS
Image:Alfa Romeo Spider rear 20070531.jpg
Alfa Romeo Spider rear view

The New Spider version (Type 939) was introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show, where it also received "Cabrio of the Year" award.[6]Spider is based on the Brera coupe but is a pure 2-seater convertible. At the beginning there were two engine options available: the 2.2L straight-4 and 3.2L V6 JTS engines, and the JTD common rail turbodiesel was introduced at 2007 Geneva Motor Show. This car replaced Spider 916 model, introduced in 1995. This Spider version can be seen as 6th generation of Alfa Spiders, the first version of which was released in 1966.

[edit] Engines

[edit] Petrol

Model Engine Displacement Power Torque Comp. Ratio
2.2 JTSI42198 cc136 kW (185 PS) @6500 rpm230 N·m (170 ft·lbf) @4500 rpm11,3:1
3.2 V6 JTSV63195 cc191 kW (260 PS) @6200 rpm322 N·m (237 ft·lbf) @3800 rpm11,25:1

[edit] Diesel

Model Engine Displacement Power Torque Comp. Ratio
2.4 JTDMI52387 cc147 kW (200 PS) @4000 rpm400 N·m (295 ft·lbf) @2000 rpm17,0:1

[edit] Performance

Model Top Speed (km/h) (mph) Acc. (s/0–100 km/h) Fuel cons. combined EU (l/100 km) (mpg–imp)
manualautomaticmanualautomaticmanualautomatic
2.2 JTS222 (138) 8.8 9.4 (30.0)
2.4 JTDM228 (142)8.4 6.8 (41.5)
3.2 V6 Q4240 (149)240 (149)7.07.211.5 (24.5)12.2 (23.1)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Alfa Brera. pininfarina.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-25.
  2. ^ Alfa Spider. pininfarina.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-25.
  3. ^ Alfa Romeo Brera Concept. ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.
  4. ^ a b c d e History of Alfa Romeo 1980-present. alfaromeo.com.sg. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
  5. ^ 22.06.2007 ALFA BRERA SCOOPS WHAT DIESEL CAR? AWARD. italiaspeed.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
  6. ^ The New Alfa Spider 'Cabrio Of The Year 2006'. alfaromeo.com.au. Retrieved on 2007-04-25.

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