Alfa Romeo Brera

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Alfa Romeo Brera
Alfa Romeo
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Production	2005-present
Class	Sports Car
Body Style	2-door, 2+2 seat Hatchback 2-door, 2-seat Spider
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Designer	Giorgetto Giugiaro (Coupe) Pininfarina and Alfa Romeo Centro Stile (Spider)

The Alfa Romeo Brera is a sports car produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo since 2005, in both coupé and cabriolet (Spider) forms.

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Contents 1 Recent Changes 2 Styles and Major Options 3 Pricing 4 Gas Mileage 5 Engine and Transmission 6 Performance 7 Reliability 8 Safety 9 Photos 10 Colors 11 Main Competitors 12 Hybrid Models 13 Unique Attributes 14 Interior 15 Resale Values 16 Criticisms 17 Generations 18 Current Generation: (YYYY–present) 18.1 Fifth generation (YYYY–YYYY) 18.2 Fourth generation (YYYY–YYYY) 18.3 Third generation (YYYY–YYYY) 18.4 Second generation (YYYY–YYYY) 18.5 First Generation/Origins (YYYY–YYYY) 19 Worldwide 20 Design quirks and oddities 21 Awards 22 See Also 23 External links

Recent Changes

• At the 2008 Paris Motor Show, Alfa Romeo gave the Brera the Turismo Internazionale (TI) treatment.[1]

Styles and Major Options

The 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 Alfa Romeo Kamal), and designed to replace the outgoing GTV. A convertible Spider version of the Brera was also announced, launched shortly after the coupe and to replace the existing GTV-based Spider.

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Engine and Transmission

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.

Performance

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Photos

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Colors

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Main Competitors

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Hybrid Models

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Unique Attributes

The Brera originally appeared as a concept car at the 2002 Geneva Motor Show. It was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign Giugiaro. The Brera was widely acclaimed, and production plans were subsequently announced for 2005.

Interior

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Resale Values

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Criticisms

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Generations

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Worldwide

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Design quirks and oddities

• 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".
• It is featured as a car in the 2006 video game Need For Speed: Carbon.

Awards

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See Also

	ALFA ROMEO
	The Fiat Group Abarth | Alfa Romeo | Autobianchi | Ferrari | Fiat | Lancia | Innocenti | Maserati | Iveco Prewar: 6C · 8C 2900 1950-1960: 1900 · AR 51 · 1900C Disco Volante · Giulietta · Giulietta Sprint Speciale · 2000 1960-1970: Giulia · Super 1600 · TI · TZ · GTA · Sprint GT (Veloce) · 2600 · Spider · 33 Stradale · 1750 1970-1985: Montreal · Alfasud · Alfetta · Sprint · Alfa 6 1985-1995: GTV · GTV6 · Arna · 33 · 90 · 75 · 164 1995-2000: SZ · GTV · Spider · 145 · 146 · 155 · 156 · 156 GTA Current Vehicles: GT · 147 · 147 GTA · 159 · 159 GTA · Brera · Spider · 166 · 8C Competizione · 8C Spider · Mi.To Concept Vehicles: B.A.T. Cars · B.A.T. 5 · B.A.T. 7 · B.A.T. 9 · B.A.T. 11 · Nuvola Concept · Carabo Concept · P33 Roadster Concept · 33 Prototipo Speciale Concept · Iguana Concept · 33 Spider Cuneo Concept · Navajo Concept · Disco Volante 2005 Concept · Vola Concept · Schighera Concept Include notable internal links here
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