fer real??

[Joe Elliott <jee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm surprised no one else has posted this yet: 
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/?news/ae_news_story.php?id=37306
It is consistent with what I've heard from the Italian press in 
recent weeks, and I'd love to think it was true, but I'm very 
skeptical.  If it's true, I have to wonder why they'd plan on 
building a different-looking car with the same mechanicals as the 
Brera, which won so much praise for its styling.  I was thinking that 
a Brera lookalike with more mediocre mechanicals would be a lot more 
likely than what they're suggesting.  Also, where is the platform for 
these other RWD offerings going to come from?  A Brera/whatever could 
use the Maserati underpinnings, but that doesn't explain the 157, 
etc.  And a new V8 with GM?  What would GM want with a new V8?  They 
already have the Northstar, which is already too modern an engine for 
use in cars like the Corvette that still appeal to a largely-redneck 
sort of audience.  Any thoughts?

-Joe
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