Alfa CEO Daniel Banderi announces that they will build the Brera

["Ryan Fellini" <rfellini@domain.elided>]

hot off the presses:

One comment.  This possible 3.5L twin-turbo Evoluta sounds fantastic, but
I hope they go for a price about half of what the article claims.  80k, not only
being just slightly too much... but why make a car that is such a direct
competitor to the Maserati Coupe...
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16th November 2002:  U-turn as Alfa CEO Daniel Banderi announces
that they will build the Brera 

Alfa Romeo are to build an 80,000 Euro sportscar based on Italdesign's Brera 
prototype. Just 1,000 examples will be produced on a design visually virtually 
identical to the Maserati Coupe based Brera, which made its debut at March's 
Geneva Motor Show.

The Brera has formed the basis of a new design which has seen the prototype 
concept reworked by Alfa Centro Style and Italdesign. Known in-house as the 
"Evoluta" it was to be unveiled as a concept car at the Paris Motor Show. When the 
project received the green light in mid September the Evoluta was quickly pulled 
from the show. 

No decision has been made on a powerplant for this new sportscar which sets its 
sights high, by aiming to eclipse the Porsche 911. The Italdesign prototype was 
based around Maserati's new Coupe, and its all-new Ferrari-developed 4.2-litre 
powerplant is under consideration. However, Alfa are also looking at a bored-out 
version of their current 3.2-litre V6 GTA unit, increased to 3.5-litres and fitted with a 
twin turbo set-up. 

It is undecided whether the Evoluta will be rear or four wheel drive, but it will be 
Alfa's first coupe to have drive to the rear wheels since the SZ/RZ. A unique 
platform will be developed which will feature double wishbone suspension all round. 

The 1,000 Evoluta's will come in a single specification with the Selespeed 
transmission will be the only gearbox option. It is expected to be launched in 
October 2004.
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