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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 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 Brera concept car
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 (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 are front-wheel drive, whilst the V6 comes with a Torsen four-wheel drive system similar to the 156 and 159's Q4.
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. By using more aluminium parts a weight reduction of several kilos is achieved. These new versions were introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 2008.
For "model year" 2009 Alfa Romeo is introducing a new turbocharged petrol engine badged as "TBi", this 1742 cc unit has direct injection and variable valve timing in both inlet and exhaust cams. This new engine has 200 PS (147 kW; 197 hp) and 320 Nm (240 lbft) of torque. A 230 PS (169 kW; 227 bhp) version of the "Tbi" 1.75 litre will also be available later in the year which will give Brera a 0-100 km/h (62 mph) time of about 7.3 seconds.
Brera S
Alfa Romeo Brera S
In Spring 2008 the Brera 'S' Special Edition was announced. This Alfa Romeo-approved British-only limited-run version was developed by British engineering specialists Prodrive and was intended to address criticism regarding the handling of the standard car. Selected suspension and chassis components and settings of the 'S' have been amended from the standard car, altering the handling characteristics.. Alfa Romeo and Prodrive had previously collaborated in motorsport, campaigning an Alfa Romeo 155 in the BTCC during 1994 and 1995 .
Italia Independent
In 2009, Alfa Romeo released a limited edition of the Brera in association with Italia Independent, an Italian design company. Limited to 900 units and named after Alfa Romeo's partner in the venture, the Italia Independent edition of the Brera was offered with opaque-finish "titanium" paintwork, 18" "turbine" style alloy wheels and an aluminium fuel-filler cap.
The Italia Independent was offered with 185 BHP 2.2 JTS or 260 BHP 3.2 V6 petrol engines and six-speed transmission. Manual, "Selespeed" or automatic Q-Tronic transmission options were offered, and the V6 engined-car was also available with Alfa Romeo's Q4 all-wheel drive system.
Engines
Petrol
Model
Engine
Displacement
Power
Torque
Comp. Ratio
Years
1.75 TBi
I4
1742 cc
147 kW (200 PS) @5000 rpm
320 Nm (240 lbft) @2000 rpm
9.5:1
2009-
2.2 JTS
I4
2198 cc
136 kW (185 PS) @6500 rpm
230 Nm (170 lbft) @4500 rpm
11,3:1
2005-
3.2 V6 JTS
V6
3195 cc
191 kW (260 PS) @6200 rpm
322 Nm (237 lbft) @3800 rpm
11,25:1
2005-
Diesel
Model
Engine
Displacement
Power
Torque
Comp. Ratio
Years
2.0 JTDM
I4
1956 cc
125 kW (170 PS) @4000 rpm
360 Nm (270 lbft) @1750 rpm
17,0:1
2009-
2.4 JTDM
I5
2387 cc
147 kW (200 PS) @4000 rpm
400 Nm (300 lbft) @2000 rpm
17,0:1
20052006
2.4 JTDM
I5
2387 cc
154 kW (210 PS) @4000 rpm
400 Nm (300 lbft) @1500 rpm
17,0:1
2007-
Performance
Model
Top Speed (km/h) (mph)
Acc. (s/0100 km/h)
Fuel cons. combined EU
Years
manual
automatic
manual
automatic
manual
automatic
1.8 TBi
235 (146)
7.7
8.1 L/100 km (34.9 mpg-imp; 29.0 mpg-US)
2009-
2.2 JTS
222 (138)
8.6
9.4 L/100 km (30.1 mpg-imp; 25.0 mpg-US)
20052007
2.2 JTS
224 (139)
8.6
9.2 L/100 km (30.7 mpg-imp; 25.6 mpg-US)
2008-
2.2 JTS Selespeed
222 (138)
8.6
9.1 L/100 km (31.0 mpg-imp; 25.8 mpg-US)
2008-
2.0 JTDM
218 (135)
8.8
5.4 L/100 km (52.3 mpg-imp; 43.6 mpg-US)
2009-
2.4 JTDM
228 (142)
8.1
6.8 L/100 km (41.5 mpg-imp; 34.6 mpg-US)
20052006
2.4 JTDM (210 PS)
230 (143)
7.9
6.8 L/100 km (41.5 mpg-imp; 34.6 mpg-US)
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 L/100 km (36.2 mpg-imp; 30.2 mpg-US)
2008-
3.2 V6 Q4
240 (149)
240 (149)
6.8
7.0
11.5 L/100 km (24.6 mpg-imp; 20.5 mpg-US)
12.2 L/100 km (23.2 mpg-imp; 19.3 mpg-US)
20052007
3.2 V6 Q4
244 (151)
244 (151)
6.8
7.0
11.4 L/100 km (24.8 mpg-imp; 20.6 mpg-US)
12.1 L/100 km (23.3 mpg-imp; 19.4 mpg-US)
2008-
3.2 V6 FWD
250 (155)
7.0
11.0 L/100 km (25.7 mpg-imp; 21.4 mpg-US)
2008-
Awards
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 dste Concorso Dleganze, 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.
Best Sports/Coupe - What Diesel Car?
European Automotive Design Award 2006
Best Design Award 2006 by Autocar Magazine (UK)
Best Coupe Croatian Car of the Year Awards 2006
Spider
Alfa Romeo Spider 2.2 JTS
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. 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.
Engines
Petrol
Model
Engine
Displacement
Power
Torque
Comp. Ratio
Years
1.75 TBi
I4
1742 cc
147 kW (200 PS) @5000 rpm
320 Nm (240 lbft) @2000 rpm
9.5:1
2009-
2.2 JTS
I4
2198 cc
136 kW (185 PS) @6500 rpm
230 Nm (170 lbft) @4500 rpm
11,3:1
3.2 V6 JTS
V6
3195 cc
191 kW (260 PS) @6200 rpm
322 Nm (237 lbft) @3800 rpm
11,25:1
Diesel
Model
Engine
Displacement
Power
Torque
Comp. Ratio
Years
2.0 JTDM
I4
1956 cc
125 kW (170 PS) @4000 rpm
360 Nm (270 lbft) @1750 rpm
17,0:1
2009-
2.4 JTDM
I5
2387 cc
147 kW (200 PS) @4000 rpm
400 Nm (300 lbft) @2000 rpm
17,0:1
20062007
2.4 JTDM
I5
2387 cc
147 kW (200 PS) @4000 rpm
400 Nm (300 lbft) @1500 rpm
17,0:1
2008-
2.4 JTDM
I5
2387 cc
154 kW (210 PS) @4000 rpm
400 Nm (300 lbft) @1500 rpm
17,0:1
2008-
Performance
Model
Top Speed (km/h) (mph)
Acc. (s/0100 km/h)
Fuel cons. combined EU
Years
manual
automatic
manual
automatic
manual
automatic
1.8 TBi
235 (146)
7.8
8.2 L/100 km (34.4 mpg-imp; 28.7 mpg-US)
2009-
2.2 JTS
222 (138)
8.8
9.4 L/100 km (30.1 mpg-imp; 25.0 mpg-US)
20062007
2.2 JTS
224 (139)
8.8
9.2 L/100 km (30.7 mpg-imp; 25.6 mpg-US)
2008-
2.2 JTS Selespeed
224 (139)
8.8
9.1 L/100 km (31.0 mpg-imp; 25.8 mpg-US)
2008-
2.0 JTDM
218 (135)
9.0
5.4 L/100 km (52.3 mpg-imp; 43.6 mpg-US)
2009-
2.4 JTDM (200 PS)
228 (142)
8.4
6.8 L/100 km (41.5 mpg-imp; 34.6 mpg-US)
20062007
2.4 JTDM (200 PS) Q-tronic
225 (139)
8.5
7.9 L/100 km (35.8 mpg-imp; 29.8 mpg-US)
2008-
2.4 JTDM (210 PS)
231 (143)
8.1
6.8 L/100 km (41.5 mpg-imp; 34.6 mpg-US)
2008-
3.2 V6 Q4
240 (149)
240 (149)
7.0
7.2
11.5 L/100 km (24.6 mpg-imp; 20.5 mpg-US)
12.2 L/100 km (23.2 mpg-imp; 19.3 mpg-US)
20062007
3.2 V6 Q4
244 (151)
244 (151)
7.0
7.2
11.5 L/100 km (24.6 mpg-imp; 20.5 mpg-US)
12.2 L/100 km (23.2 mpg-imp; 19.3 mpg-US)
2008-
3.2 V6 FWD
250 (155)
7.2
11.1 L/100 km (25.4 mpg-imp; 21.2 mpg-US)
2008-
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