The Spider type 939 was launched at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show and was based on the Alfa Romeo Brera coupe released in 2005. The Brera Spider was based on the same Fiat Premium platform used for the Alfa Romeo 159 and is a 2-seater convertible.
The Type 939 Spider was released as a replacement to the 916 Spider launched on 1995. The Spider was released with two different engines 2.2L straight-4 and 3.2L V6 JTS engines along with the JTD common rail Turbo diesel engine launched in 2007.
The Alfa Romeo GT was launched at the 2003 Geneva Motor Show and was commercially available since January 2004. The car was manufactured at the same plant located in southern Italy, alongside Alfa Romeo cars such as the 147 and 159.
The Alfa Romeo GT uses the same modified version of Fiat’s Tipo platform, also used in cars such as the Alfa Romeo 155 and Alfa Romeo 156. Most of the GT’s mechanics and design elements were borrowed from the Alfa Romeo cars 147 and 156 with same front and rear suspension as the two cars. The car was designed by the Italian design firm Bertone and is known for its radical and sporty good looks worldwide.
Released originally as a concept car at the 2002 Geneva Motor Show, Alfa Romeo Brera or simply ‘Brera’ is a 3-Door hatchback style coupe. The car was designed by the legendary automobile designer Giorgetto Giugiaro.
The Brera is categorized as a sports car and was also released in a convertible ‘Spider’ variant. The commercial release of the car was done at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show and the Brera Spider was released subsequently in 2006. The car’s release was intended towards replacing the highly successful Alfa Romeo GTV.
The 8C Competizione was first presented as a concept car in 2003 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Designed at the Alfa Romeo Centro Stile by designer Wolfgang Egger, the production version of the car was announced in 2007 and 1400 orders were taken.
The name 8C refers to the 8 cylinder V8 engine that powers the car and Competizione means Competition. Despite of the 1400 bookings made for the 8C Competizione only 500 units of the Coupe and 500 unites of Spider variants were sold.
Alfa Romeo has produced nearly hundreds of different models of various automobiles like cars, buses, trucks and vans. Alfa Romeo cars have been exemplary of the finest Italian automobile design and have made several appearances in popular media like films, literature and television. Many of the Alfa Romeo historic models are displayed at several museums and the Alfa Romeo historic museum in Milan, Italy. Given below is the list of the different historic and discontinued car models produced by Alfa Romeo over the years.
Released as the 1st non-Darracq car, the A.L.F.A 24 HP was also the 1st commercially successful car for the company. Introduced in 1911 as a racing car, It also helped the company venture in the world of motorsports. Image Credits @ Oldtimeri.hr
Alfa 156 was a type 932 compact executive car that is considered to be the predecessor of the Alfa Romeo 159. The 156 was introduced at the 1997 Motor show … Read more