Brera and Spider RIP

[conaero]

Two days to place final orders

This shocked me, but a lesson to Alfa, if you put a **** engine in it and make it handle like a barge, not even the loyalist of Alfa fans will buy it:

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=da&u=http://www.alfaklub.dk/&ei=uU1ETOPFJJf80wSUkdGsDw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBwQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3DProduktionen%2Baf%2BBrera%2Bog%2BSpider%2Bindstilles%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG

Its a shame as the car looks beautiful....so might we see something to replace it soon?

 

[GransportFan1]

noooooooooooooooo 2 gorgeous looking cars, lets hope the replacements are better.

 

[Parisien]

Pity..................but didn't quite give the Alfisti what they wanted/needed....................

P

 

[ENZ525]

... Its a shame as the car looks beautiful....so might we see something to replace it soon?

Let's hope so Matt.

 

[DaveT]

Lets hope they come up with something good really soon.

As a big Alfa fan I was really disappointed with them when test driven despite the great looks from ther exterior. Too heavy and the interior IMHO was just not "special" enough for Alfa.

Can't really put my finger on it.

Anyway, Forza Alfa!

Fingers crossed.

 

[dem maser]

love the brera but it aint no gtv

 

[Andyk]

WOW thats a shock.....Sales must be really bad......Remember thinking when I drove the Brera that my old GTV V6 felt faster and more agile....But then it was the last of the great Alfa V6...

 

[dem maser]

heavy not fast 3.2, we need the 4.7 in brera or something different like a 75 replacement

 

[GransportFan1]

love the brera but it aint no gtv

original GTV is the best.

 

[dem maser]

brera had no followers, thats reason you can get 1 for £10k where a good v6 gtv 10 years old will be £6k

 

[GransportFan1]

brera had no followers, thats reason you can get 1 for £10k where a good v6 gtv 10 years old will be £6k

yeah the Brera had the looks but not the performance.

 

[dem maser]

i had the 2.2 as courtesy car that was drinking same as my 3200

 

[GransportFan1]

i had the 2.2 as courtesy car that was drinking same as my 3200

yeah, i also couldn't help notice the 3.2 does about 22 to the gallon on a combined.

 

[dem maser]

thats what the 2.2 did so thats wrong, i put £20 in drove normal and it did 60 miles

 

[GransportFan1]

thats what the 2.2 did so thats wrong, i put £20 in drove normal and it did 60 miles

bloody ****, i am only going by what magazines quote, so they bullsh1t, the 3.2 would do about 17. In evo magazine, Harry Metcalfe gets that from his Zonda.

 

[dem maser]

i was shocked, the diesel looked attractive after driving that, dont want an alfa diesel but you cant drive a thirsty car everyday

 

[urbanmaser]

yeah, i also couldn't help notice the 3.2 does about 22 to the gallon on a combined.

When I had the Alfa GT 3.2 V6 the best I could manage as an average between mainly town driving and the odd blast in the country was around 16mpg. As for the demise of the Brera I am not at all surprised.

 

[Parisien]

i was shocked, the diesel looked attractive after driving that, dont want an alfa diesel but you cant drive a thirsty car everyday

One or two of us do............and over the C*R*A*P*P*I*E*S*T roads in the EU....too....

P

 

[Cavalier]

Agree with a lot of what has been said in this thread.
It is heavy and thristy. Granted, it could have been a LOT faster if it didn't weigh in at 1700kg.

 

[Andyk]

Hi Cavalier and welcome to the forum......The Brera as you say has great curb appeal and everytime I see one I want one...Heart over mind as usual with Alfa.