Alfa Romeo is setting its sights on the Mazda MX-5 with a £25,000 two-seater sports car to replace the now-defunct Brera Spider.
The focus is on less weight and more compact dimensions, so the car will be a true successor to the sixties ‘Graduate’ Alfa Spider.
The newcomer will form an important part of Alfa’s strategy when it returns to the US in 2013 after more than 15 years. The first model to arrive there will be the 4C, revealed in concept form at March’s Geneva Motor Show, followed by the 159-replacing Giulia, a saloon based on the Chrysler 300C and this two-seater.
Power for the roadster will come from a four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine – most likely a detuned version of the Giulietta Cloverleaf’s 1.7-litre, delivering around 150bhp.
Alfa is also reported to be working on a new chassis with weight-saving technology, so the car should tip the scales at less than 1,000kg – that’s over 100kg less than the current MX-5.
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Both the 'Graduate' Spider, as well as the Brera Spider were incredibly beautiful automobiles. I hope that the next generation Spider looks as good.
Power sounds discouraging compared to the competition. Still, a welcome addition to the auto industry.
Is anyone expected to really believe all this stuff. The only real thing that has come from Alfa this past decade is promises of a US return and lots of conceptual drawings. Alfa has become a company that produces drawings of fictional Alfa Romeos.
I hope that this is what the 2013 Alfa Romeo Spider looks like :
http://andoniscars.blogspot.co...
twistydriver, you will find most of those are done by auto magazines such as this one and design houses who know Alfa is the epitome of the modern motor.