Alfa Romeo Brera and Spider
| Alfa Romeo Brera and Spider | |
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Alfa Romeo Brera
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Alfa Romeo |
| Production | 2005–2010 (Brera) 2006–2010 (Spider) |
| Assembly | San Giorgio Canavese, Turin, Italy (Pininfarina) |
| Designer |
Italdesign Giugiaro (Brera) Pininfarina/Centro Stile Alfa Romeo (Spider) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car |
| Body style | 3-door 2+2 Coupé (Brera) 2-door Roadster (Spider) |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive/four-wheel-drive |
| Platform | GM/Fiat Premium platform |
| Related | Alfa Romeo 159 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.75 L TBi I4 t/c petrol 2.2 L JTS I4 petrol 3.2 L JTS V6 petrol 2.0 L JTDm I4 t/c diesel 2.4 L JTDm I5 t/c diesel |
| Transmission | 6-speed manual 6-speed Selespeed semi-automatic 6-speed Q-Tronic AWTF-80 SC automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,528 mm (99.5 in) |
| Length | 4,410 mm (174 in) (Brera) 4,393 mm (173.0 in) (Spider) |
| Width | 1,830 mm (72 in) |
| Height | 1,341 mm (52.8 in) (Brera) 1,318 mm (51.9 in) (Spider) |
| Curb weight | 1,430–1,625 kg (3,153–3,583 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Alfa Romeo GTV and Spider |
The Alfa Romeo Brera and the Alfa Romeo Spider (Type 939) are two sports cars manufactured by Alfa Romeo respectively between 2005-2010 and 2006-2010. The Brera is a 2+2 coupé, while the Spider is its roadster version. Both models were built by Pininfarina.
12,488 units of the Spider and 21,786 units of the Brera were built. Production of both models ended in late 2010, although remaining stock continued into 2011.
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 a Maserati V8 engine producing around 400 PS (290 kW; 390 hp). The Brera was widely acclaimed, and production plans were subsequently announced for 2005.
The Alfa Romeo Brera was introduced in production form at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show. It translated the original's exterior appearance on a much smaller scale, becoming a mid-size coupé 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 was initially available with two petrol engines, the 185 PS (136 kW; 182 hp) 2.2-litre JTS and 260 PS (190 kW; 260 hp) 3.2-litre V6; and a 210 PS (150 kW; 210 hp) 2.4-litre JTD turbodiesel. Cars with the diesel or 2.2 petrol were front-wheel drive, whilst the V6 came with a Torsen four-wheel drive system similar to the 159's Q4.
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