Alfa Romeo’s all-new Brera is to make its public debut at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show, the same venue chosen in 2002 to show the original Giorgetto Giugiaro-designed concept on which this new production model is based.
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Fiat subsidiary Alfa Romeo claims the Brera “encapsulates those characteristics most synonymous with the brand – sportiness and elegance – in a unique and exclusive style. The harmony of Brera’s shape and size, allied to the outstanding engineering and driveability of an Alfa Romeo, makes for a car which is beautiful, strong and sturdy, a car which sets the standards for all coupes,” it said in a statement.
Alfa also claims “generous dimensions” for the Brera which is a 2+2-seat coupe: it’s 1,830mm wide, 4,414mm long and 1,372mm high, although the deeply tapered front and rear styling creates the impression of a very compact car.
Novelties include a wide glass fixed roof that creates more natural interior light for passengers – adding to the sensation of spaciousness inside, the car maker said – while also giving the car a streamlined appearance from the outside.
The Brera will be offered with three trim levels and a choice of the Fiat Auto 2.4-litre JTD 240 bhp turbodiesel and two petrol engines (185 bhp 2.2 JTS or 260 bhp 3.2) coupled to either an automatic transmission or a six-speed manual gearbox.
It has so-called ‘quadrilateral’ front suspension and multi-link rear suspension, some models have standard traction control and all have electronics monitoring and controlling braking and road-holding.
The Brera is likely to be sold in all Alfa Romeo’s major markets world-wide, but not North America, which the Italian automaker abandoned in the early ’90s, not long after parent company Fiat.
Alfa Romeo Australia has already confirmed it will sell right-hand drive versions from the middle of 2006 with the top engine and trim combination the most likely single version there. The new coupe will be the flagship of the range.
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