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Alfa Romeo Brera & Spider
Alfa Romeo Brera 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:
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  • 3. The JTS engine (Jet Thrust Stoichiometric is a Gasoline direct injection engine produced by Alfa Romeo. The straight-4 or inline-4 engine (often abbreviated I4 or L4) is a four cylinder Internal combustion engine with all four cylinders 2 L JTS V6
Diesel:
  • 2. The JTS engine (Jet Thrust Stoichiometric is a Gasoline direct injection engine produced by Alfa Romeo. A V6 engine is a V engine with six cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of three cylinders 4 L JTD I5
Transmission(s) 6-speed manual
6-speed Sequential manual 6-speed automatic
Wheelbase (Brera/Spider)
2525/2525 mm (99. JTD (uniJet Turbo Diesel is Fiat Group 's term for its current Common rail Turbodiesel engine range The straight-5 or inline-5 is an Internal combustion engine with five cylinders aligned in one row sharing a single Engine block and Crankcase A manual transmission (also known as a stick shift or just 'stick' 'straight drive' or standard transmission) is a type of transmission used in Electrohydraulic manual transmission or Clutchless manual gear system is a Manual transmission system that works similar to a manual transmission but operates Magneti Marelli Holding SpA is an Italian company which deals with development and manufacturing of systems modules and high-technology components for the Automotive Selespeed is the name of the Magneti Marelli developed Electrohydraulic manual transmission used in Alfa Romeo cars An automatic transmission (commonly "AT" or "Auto" is an Automobile Gearbox that can change Gear ratios automatically as the vehicle also known as Aisin is a benchmarking specialist develops and produces components and systems for the automotive industry In both road and rail Vehicles the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels 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
Rear view of Brera
Rear view of Brera

The Alfa Romeo Brera is a grand tourer produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo since 2005. Curb weight is the total Weight of a Vehicle with standard equipment all necessary operating Consumables (e Giorgetto Giugiaro (born August 7, 1938) is an Italian Automobile designer He was born in Garessio, Province of Cuneo See also Battista Farina, founder of the company his son Sergio Pininfarina and grandson Andrea Pininfarina. A grand tourer ( Gran turismo) ( initialised GT) is a high-performance Automobile designed for long-distance driving Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Alfa Romeo Automobiles SpA is an Italian Automaker founded in 1910 Spider cabriolet is produced since 2006. Both cars are manufactured by Pininfarina. See also Battista Farina, founder of the company his son Sergio Pininfarina and grandson Andrea Pininfarina.

Contents

Concept

The Brera originally appeared as a concept car at the 2002 Geneva Motor Show. The International Geneva Motor Show (Salon International de l'Auto is an annual Auto show held in March in the Swiss city of Geneva. It was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign Giugiaro. Giorgetto Giugiaro (born August 7, 1938) is an Italian Automobile designer He was born in Garessio, Province of Cuneo Italdesign-Giugiaro SpA (commonly called Italdesign) is an Automobile design and engineering company in Turin, Italy. 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.

The Brera concept car
The Brera concept car

Production

The Alfa Romeo Brera was introduced in production form at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show. The International Geneva Motor Show (Salon International de l'Auto is an annual Auto show held in March in the Swiss city of Geneva. 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. The Premium platform is General Motors and Fiat 's high-end Automobile platform. The Alfa Romeo 159 is a Compact executive car produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa The Alfa Romeo GTV (Gran Turismo Veloce (Fast Grand Tourer and Alfa Romeo Spider are two Sports cars produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa 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. A Petrol engine or Gasoline engine is an Internal combustion engine with spark-ignition designed to run on petrol ( Gasoline) and similar volatile 2-litre JTS and 260 PS (256 hp/191 kW) 3.2-litre V6; and a 210 PS (207 hp/154 kW) 2. The 3600 LY7 (and derivative LP1) are members of General Motors ' new High Feature (or HFV6) engine family of modern DOHC 4-litre JTD turbodiesel. JTD (uniJet Turbo Diesel is Fiat Group 's term for its current Common rail Turbodiesel engine range 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. Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4x4 ("four by four" is a four-wheeled Vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four Wheels to The Alfa Romeo 156 (known internally as the type 932 is a Compact executive car introduced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor The Alfa Romeo 159 is a Compact executive car produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa

For the "model year" 2008 Alfa Romeo Brera/Spider changes were made to the mechanics and the interiors of the cars. The 3. 2 litre V6 version will now be offered in front wheel drive, as well as a four wheel drive version, allowing for a top speed of 250 kilometres per hour (160 mph). All model variants will be fitted with electronic Q2 limited slip differential. A limited slip differential ( LSD) is a modified or derived type of differential gear arrangement that allows for some difference in rotational Velocity By using more aluminium parts a weight reduction of 45 kilograms (99 lb) is achieved. These new versions were introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 2008. The International Geneva Motor Show (Salon International de l'Auto is an annual Auto show held in March in the Swiss city of Geneva. [4]

Brera S

In Spring 2008 the Brera 'S' Special Edition was announced. This Alfa Romeo-approved limited-run version was developed by British engineering specialists Prodrive with a view to addressing the slightly disappointing ride and handling of the standard car. Prodrive Ltd is a Motorsport and automotive Engineering group based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. The suspension and chassis settings of the of the 'S' have been altered from the standard car, significantly improving the handling and feel of the car for driving enthusiasts. [5] Prodrive performed a similar job previously on the Mazda RX-8.

Engines

Petrol

Model Engine Displacement Power Torque Comp. Ratio Years
2. 2 JTS I4 2198 cc 136 kW (185 PS) @6500 rpm 230 N·m (170 ft·lbf) @4500 rpm 11,3:1 2005-
3. The straight-4 or inline-4 engine (often abbreviated I4 or L4) is a four cylinder Internal combustion engine with all four cylinders 2 V6 JTS V6 3195 cc 191 kW (260 PS) @6200 rpm 322 N·m (237 ft·lbf) @3800 rpm 11,25:1 2005-

Diesel

Model Engine Displacement Power Torque Comp. A V6 engine is a V engine with six cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of three cylinders Ratio Years
2. 4 JTDM I5 2387 cc 147 kW (200 PS) @4000 rpm 400 N·m (295 ft·lbf) @2000 rpm 17,0:1 2005-2006
2. The straight-5 or inline-5 is an Internal combustion engine with five cylinders aligned in one row sharing a single Engine block and Crankcase 4 JTDM I5 2387 cc 154 kW (210 PS) @4000 rpm 400 N·m (295 ft·lbf) @1500 rpm 17,0:1 2007-

Performance

Model Top Speed (km/h) (mph) Acc. The straight-5 or inline-5 is an Internal combustion engine with five cylinders aligned in one row sharing a single Engine block and Crankcase (s/0–100 km/h) Fuel cons. combined EU (l/100 km) (mpg–imp) Years
manual automatic manual automatic manual automatic
2. 2 JTS 222 (138) 8. 6 9. 4 (30. 0) 2005-2007
2. 2 JTS 224 (139) 8. 6 9. 2 (30. 7) 2008-
2. 2 JTS Selespeed 222 (138) 8. 6 9. 1 (31. 0) 2008-
2. 4 JTDM 228 (142) 8. 1 6. 8 (41. 5) 2005-2006
2. 4 JTDM (210 PS) 230 (143) 7. 9 6. 8 (41. 5) 2007
2. 4 JTDM (210 PS) 231 (143) n/a n/a 2008-
2. 4 JTDM (200 PS) Q-Tronic 225 (138) 8. 3 7. 8 (36. 2) 2008-
3. 2 V6 Q4 240 (149) 240 (149) 6. 8 7. 0 11. 5 (24. 5) 12. 2 (23. 1) 2005-2007
3. 2 V6 Q4 244 (151) 244 (151) 6. 8 7. 0 11. 4 (24. 8) 12. 1 (23. 4) 2008-
3. 2 V6 FWD 250 (155) 7. 0 11. 0 (25. 7) 2008-

Awards

Spider

Alfa Romeo Spider
Alfa Romeo Spider
Alfa Romeo Spider 2.2 JTS
Alfa Romeo Spider 2. See also Autocar Company and Autocars Co, American and Israeli automobile manufacturers respectively see Otokar for the Turkish 2 JTS
Alfa Romeo Spider rear view
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. [8]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. The Alfa Romeo GTV (Gran Turismo Veloce (Fast Grand Tourer and Alfa Romeo Spider are two Sports cars produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa This Spider version can be seen as 6th generation of Alfa Spiders, the first version of which was released in 1966.

Engines[9]

Petrol

Model Engine Displacement Power Torque Comp. Ratio Years
2. 2 JTS I4 2198 cc 136 kW (185 PS) @6500 rpm 230 N·m (170 ft·lbf) @4500 rpm 11,3:1
3. The straight-4 or inline-4 engine (often abbreviated I4 or L4) is a four cylinder Internal combustion engine with all four cylinders 2 V6 JTS V6 3195 cc 191 kW (260 PS) @6200 rpm 322 N·m (237 ft·lbf) @3800 rpm 11,25:1

Diesel

Model Engine Displacement Power Torque Comp. A V6 engine is a V engine with six cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of three cylinders Ratio Years
2. 4 JTDM I5 2387 cc 147 kW (200 PS) @4000 rpm 400 N·m (295 ft·lbf) @2000 rpm 17,0:1 2006-2007
2. The straight-5 or inline-5 is an Internal combustion engine with five cylinders aligned in one row sharing a single Engine block and Crankcase 4 JTDM I5 2387 cc 147 kW (200 PS) @4000 rpm 400 N·m (295 ft·lbf) @1500 rpm 17,0:1 2008-
2. The straight-5 or inline-5 is an Internal combustion engine with five cylinders aligned in one row sharing a single Engine block and Crankcase 4 JTDM I5 2387 cc 154 kW (210 PS) @4000 rpm 400 N·m (295 ft·lbf) @1500 rpm 17,0:1 2008-

Performance

Model Top Speed (km/h) (mph) Acc. The straight-5 or inline-5 is an Internal combustion engine with five cylinders aligned in one row sharing a single Engine block and Crankcase (s/0–100 km/h) Fuel cons. combined EU (l/100 km) (mpg–imp) Years
manual automatic manual automatic manual automatic
2. 2 JTS 222 (138) 8. 8 9. 4 (30. 0) 2006-2007
2. 2 JTS 224 (139) 8. 8 9. 2 (30. 7) 2008-
2. 2 JTS Selespeed 224 (139) 8. 8 9. 1 (31. 0) 2008-
2. 4 JTDM (200 PS) 228 (142) 8. 4 6. 8 (41. 5) 2006-2007
2. 4 JTDM (200 PS) Q-tronic 225 (139) 8. 5 7. 9 (35. 7) 2008-
2. 4 JTDM (210 PS) 231 (143) 8. 1 6. 8 (41. 5) 2008-
3. 2 V6 Q4 240 (149) 240 (149) 7. 0 7. 2 11. 5 (24. 5) 12. 2 (23. 1) 2006-2007
3. 2 V6 Q4 244 (151) 244 (151) 7. 0 7. 2 11. 5 (24. 5) 12. 2 (23. 1) 2008-
3. 2 V6 FWD 250 (155) 7. 2 11. 1 (25. 7) 2008-

In popular culture

The Alfa Brera makes an early appearance in the video game Need for Speed: Carbon. Need for Speed Carbon, also known as NFS Carbon or NFSC is an Electronic Arts video game belonging to the Need It is categorized as a "Tier 1 exotic car" that the player can begin driving from the very beginning of his in-game career.

References

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  2. ^ Alfa Spider. pininfarina. com. Retrieved on 2007-04-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
  3. ^ Alfa Romeo Brera Concept. ultimatecarpage. com. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation
  4. ^ 19.02.2008 MODEL YEAR IMPROVEMENTS FOR ALFA 159 AND 159 SPORTWAGON. italiaspeed. com/2008. Retrieved on 2008-02-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum
  5. ^ autoexpress. co. uk. Alfa Romeo Brera S. Retrieved on 2008-05-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus.
  6. ^ a b c d e History of Alfa Romeo 1980-present. alfaromeo. com. sg. Retrieved on 2007-07-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.
  7. ^ 22.06.2007 ALFA BRERA SCOOPS WHAT DIESEL CAR? AWARD. italiaspeed. com. Retrieved on 2007-07-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.
  8. ^ The New Alfa Spider 'Cabrio Of The Year 2006'. alfaromeo. com. au. Retrieved on 2007-04-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
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