Alfa Romeo Brera
Times when on an automobile design Olympus undividedly dominated Burton and Pinifarina, have left irrevocably. Now ball corrects a triumvirate, and with the strongly pronounced leader who has pressed “old masters”. Speech - about Giorgetto Giugiaro, included in European “the Automobile hall of glory” as the best stylist of the last century. Adequately admiration with what constancy of the maestro confirms the rights to this rank and in a century begun - its studio ItalDesign gushes forth magnificent concepts on the basis of the diversified marks literally. However is at it and the obvious favourite - Alfa Romeo. Since 1960 of their way 16 times were crossed, well and this year in Geneva there was, so to say, a quintessence of so long cooperation - compartment Brera. It is difficult to define, that predominates in design of the car - “generic” signs of mark or fresh ideas Giugiaro . In favour of the first traditionally round headlights, round cuts in 20-inch wheel disks with ex size the splints, the rounded contours testify dominating in registration front “alfa romeo” a lattice of a radiator in the form of a board. In favour of the second - solid air inlets in the integrated bumper, a windshield passing in a transparent roof, doors x type, an abundance of the polished aluminium in the salon, forward under form forward and back light engineering, a “formular” refuelling mouth, dual rectangular exhaust pipes. Purely arithmetically it is more than innovations, they are however so competently co-ordinated to “classics”, that very successful and harmonious combination as a whole is formed. In general, result of “compilation” above any criticism. If the prize for the best design of year was awarded, Giugiaro would receive it “in view of a clear advantage”. The landing formula at Brera, despite solid enough sizes (4388х1894х1289 mm), 2+2: in “the Big tourism” the 4-seater car - a nonsense. It is poorly for category GT and a present maximum of motors Alfa Romeo in 250 h.p. the engine Corresponding to these requirements (V8, 4,3 l, 390 h.p., 451 Nanometers) is borrowed at Maserati Coupe, and for improvement stamp it is a little shifted concerning a forward axis back. With the same purpose 6-step electrohydraulic sec. KP Cambiocorsa with gear change buttons on a wheel (on Alfa Romeo it name Selespeed, on Ferrari - F1) it is blocked with the main transfer. The drive with such “stuffing”, certainly, back, but in the official press release is casually mentioned teamwork ItalDesign and engineering firm Mantovani over all-wheel drive transmission. Use of units Maserati can serve as indirect acknowledgement of hearings that Fiat Auto S.p. A. Intends to form exs. group on release of expensive cars with some unification into which will enter Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Maserati. Its first-born also can become Brera. According to Giugiaro, “except doors in it there is nothing utopian”.
