2009 Alfa Romeo 159 GTA

2009 Alfa Romeo 159 GTA - Alfa Romeo is seriously considering giving a hard time to the biggest German manufacturers. A V8 powered 159 GTA is currently under testings and will be unveiled next year at the Geneva Motor Show. When it will go on sale in early 2009 it will compete with the BMW M3, Audi RS4 and Mercedes C63 AM.Built as a successor for the 156 GTA, the 159 GTA (Gran Turismo Allegerita) will feature rear spoiler, unlike its predecessor, large low-profile tyres, slightly flared wheelarches, and side skirts.

But how will Alfa-Romeo build a 400 hp car, as until now they didn’t had this kind of powertrain? It is very easy actually: with a little help from Maserati-Ferrari.

Competitors 2009 Alfa Romeo 159 GTA is 2008 BMW M3

The first M3 produced 192 hp from its 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine during its 1988-1991 model year run. A legend was born and Americans embraced the high-rpm, naturally-aspirated M concept. The next generation arrived in 1995 with a 3.0-liter (and later, 3.2-liter) 240-hp inline-six powerplant

2009 Alfa Romeo Brera Q4 Specification

2009 Alfa Romeo Brera Q4 Specification - Alfa Romeo has a fine heritage but a difficult recent history, particularly in the U.S. In the early '90s, the Italian marque limped away, just as too many of its 164 sedans had done.

Rumors of Alfa's return to the U.S. are an annual topic of auto-industry prognostication. It now looks as though the marque will officially make it here with face-lifted versions of the Brera coupe and Spider convertible in time for the 2009 model year. The current plan is for the creation of an Alfa sales network based around the 47 U.S. Maserati dealers.the Brera V-6 Q4 hatchback. It is fast — 0 to 62 mph in 6.8 seconds, according to the company — but not a class leader, owing to a curb weight of about 3600 pounds. With an estimated price of $42,000