Alfa Romeo updates Brera & Spider with new engines, trim

Filed under: Convertible , Coupe , Europe , Alfa Romeo 2011 Alfa Romeo Spider – Click above for high-res image gallery Say what you will about Alfa Romeo ‘s latest 8C-derived styling direction, but we’re going to miss the angular beauty of the current Brera and its drop-top Spider sibling. But before the achingly gorgeous two-doors sail off into the sunset – never having made it to American shores – Alfa has released an updated version. The beneficiary of the latest from Fiat Powertrain Technologies, the Brera and Spider have now been made available with the 1750 TBi and 2.0 JTDM engines. The former is a turbocharged, direct-injection gas-burning four with 1742 cubic centimeters of displacement, 197 horsepower and 236 lb-ft of torque and propelling the Brera and Spider to 62 mph in 7.7 and 7.8 seconds, respectively, and a 146 mph top end.

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Report: 2013 Alfa Romeo Spider, 2012 Giulia to be based on RWD Chrysler platform

Filed under: Chrysler , Dodge , Jeep , Alfa Romeo , Fiat , Lancia Alfa Romeo Spider – Click above for high-res image gallery According to the comprehensive five-year plan which Fiat /Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne unveiled today, the next generation of Alfa Romeos are slated to be based on a Chrysler platform. Among those models will be the replacement for the current Spider, as well as the new Giulia sedan and wagon. These three models – which will replace the outgoing 159, Brera and Spider – were previously thought to borrow their underpinnings from a modified version of the C-segment platform that underpins the new Giulietta, but have now been revealed to be merged into Chrysler platforms, arriving in 2012 (Giulia) and 2013 (Spider).

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Alfa Romeo return to U.S. confirmed with big ambition, Chrysler will provide pair of CUVs

Filed under: Convertible , Coupe , Sedan , SUV , Wagon , Plants/Manufacturing , Crossover , Hatchback , Chrysler , Alfa Romeo , Fiat Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta concept by Pininfarina – Click above for high-res image gallery Italiophiles rejoice! Though the move isn’t unexpected , Fiat’s Sergio Marchionne has officially confirmed that the Alfa Romeo brand will make a return appearance to the United States starting in 2012. The first vehicles that should hit American dealerships (of course, we don’t yet know where the cars will be sold, but Chrysler ‘s woefully underutilized dealer network would be a good bet…) will be the midsize Giulia , which will come in both sedan and wagon variants, along with a compact SUV built in the States using European Giullietta hatchback underpinnings. One year later, Alfa plans to begin offering a five-door version of the beautiful MiTo hatchback in the States, which will be joined by a new Alfa Romeo Spider.

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Geneva Preview: Alfa-based Pininfarina Spider concept to make its debut

Filed under: Concept Cars , Convertible , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Alfa Romeo , Design/Style , Luxury Pininfarina is celebrating its own 80th birthday, as well as Alfa Romeo’s 100th, by unveiling a new concept at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show . The Pininfarina Spider show car is, naturally, a two-seat roadster based on Alfa Romeo mechanicals. It’s intended to pay tribute to the longstanding relationship the design house has had with the Italian automaker throughout their histories.

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