Alfa Romeo Brera

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Alfa Romeo Brera & Spider
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	Sports car
Body style	Coupé Cabriolet
Layout	Front engine, Front-wheel drive / Four-wheel drive
Platform	GM/Fiat Premium platform
Engine	Petrol: 2.2 L JTS I4 3.2 L JTS V6 Diesel: 2.4 L JTD I5
Transmission	6-speed manual 6-speed automatic Aisin AW TF-80SC
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.)
Track	1579/1579 mm (62.1/62.1 in.) (front), 1559/1559 mm (61.3/61.3 in.) (rear)
Curb weight	1470-1680 kg (3240-3703 lb)
Designer	Brera Giorgetto Giugiaro Spider Pininfarina/Alfa Romeo Style Centre

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

[edit] Concept

The Brera originally appeared as a concept car at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show. It was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign Giugiaro. Concept version was powered with Maserati V8 engine producing around 400 PS. The Brera was widely acclaimed, and production plans were subsequently announced for 2005.

[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 2.2-litre JTS and 260 PS 3.2-litre V6; and a 200 PS 2.4-litre JTD turbodiesel. Cars with the diesel or 2.2 petrol will be front-wheel drive, whilst the V6 will come with a four-wheel drive system similar to the 156's Q4. In North America the range is expected to start with the 3.2-litre V6, priced around US$ 35,000, and a V8 based on Ferrari/Maserati V8 unit may also be introduced.

[edit] Engines

[edit] Petrol

Model	Engine	Displacement	Power	Torque	Comp. Ratio
2.2 JTS	I4	2198 cm³	136 kW (185 PS) @6500 rpm	230 Nm @4500 rpm	11,3:1
3.2 V6 JTS	V6	3195 cm³	191 kW (260 PS) @6200 rpm	322 Nm @3800 rpm	11,25:1

[edit] Diesel

Model	Engine	Displacement	Power	Torque	Comp. Ratio
2.4 JTDM	I5	2387 cm³	147 kW (200 PS) @4000 rpm	400 Nm @2000 rpm	17,0:1

[edit] Performance

Model	Top Speed (km/h)		Acc. (s/0–100 km/h)		Fuel cons. combined EU (l/100 km) (mpg)
	manual	automatic	manual	automatic	manual	automatic
2.2 JTS	222		8.6		9.4 (30.0)
2.4 JTDM	228		8.4		6.8 (41.5)
3.2 V6 Q4	240	240	6.8	7.0	11.5 (24.5)	12.2 (23.1)

[edit] Spider

New Spider version (Type 939) was introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show, where it also received "Cabrio of the Year" award.^[3] Spider is based to Brera coupe but is pure 2-seater convertible. At the beginning there was two engine options available 2.2L straight-4 and 3.2L V6 JTS engines, JTD common rail turbodiesel was introduced at 2007 Geneva Motor Show. Car replaced 1995 introduced Spider 916 model. This Spider version can be seen as 6th generation of Alfa Spiders, first version was released in 1966.

[edit] Engines

[edit] Petrol

Model	Engine	Displacement	Power	Torque	Comp. Ratio
2.2 JTS	I4	2198 cm³	136 kW (185 PS) @6500 rpm	230 Nm @4500 rpm	11,3:1
3.2 V6 JTS	V6	3195 cm³	191 kW (260 PS) @6200 rpm	322 Nm @3800 rpm	11,25:1

[edit] Diesel

Model	Engine	Displacement	Power	Torque	Comp. Ratio
2.4 JTDM	I5	2387 cm³	147 kW (200 PS) @4000 rpm	400 Nm @2000 rpm	17,0:1

[edit] Performance

Model	Top Speed (km/h)		Acc. (s/0–100 km/h)		Fuel cons. combined EU (l/100 km) (mpg)
	manual	automatic	manual	automatic	manual	automatic
2.2 JTS	222		8.8		9.4 (30.0)
2.4 JTDM	228		8.4		6.8 (41.5)
3.2 V6 Q4	240	240	7.0	7.2	11.5 (24.5)	12.2 (23.1)

[edit] Trivia

• Before it was released, the Alfa Brera concept car was voted "Best of Show" by Autoweek magazine at the Geneva Motor Show, "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.
• British television show Top Gear called it "the sexiest car money can buy". Presenter Jeremy Clarkson remarked, "just imagining that car in black, with a tan leather interior, is enough to leave me nursing a semi" (i.e., a partial erection).
• It is featured as a car in the 2006 video game Need For Speed: Carbon.
• It is available as downloadable content in the Xbox 360 game Test Drive Unlimited

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Alfa Brera
• Alfa Romeo Brera
• Alfa Romeo
• Alfa Brera Owners Forum
• Machinewarriors - Brera promotion video

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