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Alfa Romeo Brera and Spider (Type 939): the Giugiaro coupé of 2005–2010

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Red Alfa Romeo Brera Type 939 coupe seen from the front three-quarter
Alfa Romeo Brera Type 939 coupé in Rosso Alfa. Photo by Damian B Oh, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

The Alfa Romeo Brera and the Alfa Romeo Spider (Type 939) are sports cars and grand tourers on the GM/Fiat Premium platform, manufactured by Pininfarina and marketed by Alfa Romeo as a 2+2 coupé and a roadster. Production ended in late 2010 after 21,786 Brera and 12,488 Spider.

Alfa Romeo Brera at a glance

Alfa Romeo Brera and Spider key specifications
Production 2005 to late 2010 (stock remained into 2011)
Units 21,786 Brera and 12,488 Spider
Maker Pininfarina, for Alfa Romeo
Platform GM/Fiat Premium, shared with the Alfa Romeo 159
Concept Brera Concept, Italdesign Giugiaro, 2002 Geneva Motor Show, Maserati V8 of about 400 PS
European engines 2.2 JTS petrol 185 PS; 3.2 V6 260 PS; 2.4 JTD turbodiesel 200 PS
Drive front-wheel drive (diesel, 2.2); Torsen four-wheel drive on the V6, front-wheel drive from 2008
Top speed (3.2 V6 FWD) 250 km/h (155 mph)

This page is based on English Wikipedia only, so the figures could not be cross-checked against a second source.

History of the Alfa Romeo Brera

The Brera was first unveiled as a concept car at the 2002 Geneva Motor Show, designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro of Italdesign. The concept had a Maserati V8 rated at around 400 PS, and in 2004 Giugiaro was awarded the Compasso d’Oro industrial design award for the Brera Concept. The name comes from the Brera district of Milan, known as an artistic area.

Alfa Romeo Brera coupe parked at an event
Alfa Romeo Brera. Photo by Pava, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

The production Brera was introduced at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show. It translated the concept’s look on a much smaller scale as a grand tourer on the platform shared with the Alfa Romeo 159, designed to replace the outgoing GTV. A convertible called the Spider followed to replace the GTV-based Spider. Updated versions were introduced at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show.

Design and features

  • Platform: the GM/Fiat Premium platform of the 159.
  • Drive: the 3.2 V6 first came with a Torsen four-wheel-drive system similar to the 159’s Q4, and from 2008 also in front-wheel-drive form.
  • Body: a 2+2 coupé and a roadster, both built by Pininfarina.

Alfa Romeo Brera versions

  • Brera (coupé): 21,786 built.
  • Spider (roadster): 12,488 built.
  • 2008 update: a 3.2 V6 in front-wheel-drive form with a 250 km/h top speed.

More Alfa Romeo cars are in our Alfa Romeo collection, for example the Alfa Romeo 159, the Alfa Romeo Spider and the GTV.

Alfa Romeo Brera questions and answers

Who designed the Alfa Romeo Brera?

Giorgetto Giugiaro of Italdesign Giugiaro, who drew the 2002 concept car.

What does Brera mean?

It appears to come from the Brera district of Milan, an artistic area sometimes called the “Milanese Montmartre”.

What engines did it have?

In Europe a 2.2 JTS petrol (185 PS), a 3.2 V6 (260 PS) and a 2.4 JTD turbodiesel (200 PS).

How many were built?

21,786 Brera and 12,488 Spider.

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