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Old 07-29-2006, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by MALDI
As I understand it, the new president of Alfa had the idea in the Fall that the new 159 was a luxury sedan and not a sport sedan. This meant that (in his mind) racing the 159 would sully its luxury image.
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Can I assume you are in the USA? Having recently moved to the UK from Canada (same market for Alfas as the US) I would tend to agree with the Luxury tag for the 159. They look superb on the road and had me fooled when I over took one the other day. From the rear it looks very sporty, but overall it seems to be aimed at the luxury market, and it seems much bigger than the car it replaced. I would say it is too big to be competitive. In my mind there would be better platforms for Alfa to race. Do the regs rule out the Brera?
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