ALFA ROMEO, like many of its European peers, is looking to smaller engines and forced induction to achieve greater fuel efficiency without sacrificing power.

Replacing the existing 2.2 litre naturally-aspirated petrol engine in the 159 and Brera will be a turbocharged 1.8 litre petrol engine, delivering 147kW, compared to the 138kW of the current engine.

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Some things are just plain wrong. Like pineapple on pizza. Like bicycle pants. And like putting “BMW” and “bargain” in the same sentence. That’s gotta be wrong. So what’s going on with the BMW 125i Coupe? Who ever heard of a BMW-badged two-door coupe, a growling three-litre straight six in the snout (like we’re talking [...]

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While the Alfa Romeo Brera has ever been a stunning car to look at, the general consensus has been that it could stand to drive a little sportier.  Now, with the advent of the Turismo Internazionale model, to be shown at the Paris Motor Show, things have changed.

Turismo Internazionale—badged as TI, of course—is a designation [...]

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Further to our previous report, the Alfa Romeo Brera S is now official with Prodrive releasing the details overnight.

The transformation from Brera to Brera S has seen Prodrive re-engineer the standard Brera’s suspension. By introducing lightweight suspension components, 8C Competizione inspired light weight 19in alloy wheels, Bilstein mono-tube dampers and Eibach springs, Prodrive say they [...]

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Our U.K. based Alfisti friends are in for a treat with the news that Prodrive will be releasing a fettled version of the Alfa Romeo Brera coupe – for British market consumption only.

Its been twelve years since Prodrive last worked with the Alfa product when they campaigned two factory-built Alfa 155’s in the 1995 British [...]

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The speed cameras have finally caught up with Jeremy Clarkson. Clarkson has managed to keep his license clean for years despite driving some of the world’s fastest cars for a living.

Snapped doing 82mph in a 50mph zone, Clarkson was driving an Alfa Romeo Brera press fleet car on the A40 expressway in Ruislip.

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The stylish Alfa Romeo Brera based Spider has just been released in Europe with a high tech 150Kw (200hp) 2.4-litre JTDM engine which is a diesel, I might add. Now there is more novelty factor to this car then ever before, for instance - you get one of the sexiest Italian designed bodies available today, [...]

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