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Really?
Jeremy Clarkson has never owned a GTV6 then.
And I guess he never tested the 147 GTA and 166 3.2 (both of which are on bittorent).
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And I guess he never tested the 147 GTA and 166 3.2 (both of which are on bittorent).
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He has aslo driven 166 3.2 and told that when i see Audi-Bmw owners i want to shout and tell them....you've bought the wrong car!
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This is the interior Brera should have had, not a 159 copy.
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To me, the 8C's interior looks a little too futuristic for a car with such classic exterior lines. If you ask me, the 8C should have had something that looked more like the interior of the original Brera concept car. I like the interior of the 159/Brera but don't like the fact that Alfa is using nearly the same interior and front end design on two different cars.
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This is the interior Brera should have had, not a 159 copy.
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Cool, great pictures. I guess we should be expecting an announcement soon with Pebble Beach coming up again. That or at the Paris Auto show.
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No way should GM provide the engines. I love my country but leave the car stuff to the italians. Youll end up with what happened to Jaguar, Mercedes, and Aston Martin. Even though its not in the US currently, Alfa Romeo is one of the last pure breedz in the US. I thought they were getting an engine from Ferrari. The same V8 in the Maserati.
I dont just like the badge on the front and rear. I like the whole car. Once the Americas get their hands on it they will do what they always do. Make cars simular like with all american cars. Name one American car that doesnt have a 'suto' twin of a different name but same manufacturer. Hell the Jaguar S tyep is the Tourus. Now Mercedes (which i dont like anway)  looks like Chrystlers. Go figure. |
Aston-Martin has done well, moving up from its usual five-hundred-vehicles-per-year closer to its five thousand projection thanks to its parent company's funds. Thanks to Ford, Aston-Martin was able to grow exponentially and move itself back into the forefront of grand touring with the DB7, the V-12 Vanquish, and the new V-8 Vantage. One should also mention that Land Rover was owned by BMW, and the company lost billions of it. Ford is now profiting from its own work with Land Rovers.
Mercedes-Benz was part of Daimler-Benz, now merged with Chrysler. If anything, Mercedes has prospered. It does not use any Chrysler engines, but its own. In fact, Chryslers borrow heavily from Benzes. Mercedes moved back into the sporty market with the SLK, CLK-GTM, and the SLR, not to exclude the AMG products.
Work on the grammar. I don't see how Benzes look like Chryslers. The longer nose gas given them a sporty look instead of the stale one they have had since the 1970s.
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As for the 8C, it would be a terrible shame if its didn't make it Stateside. AutoWeek reported Alfa-Romeo's US launch from '09 to 2010. The writer's conclusion is that the 8C will never hit these shores. If it did, it'd cost $200,000--or more than a Gallardo or an F430. Alfa's goal is to tackle BMW and Audi, but its current vehicles have a lot to take on. Sports Car International has had high praise for the Alfas it has tested, and it's not know for leniency.
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I think you are wildly off. What happened to Jaguar was that it gathered billions of dollars in budget accessfrom the Ford buyout. The firm was dying in the 1980s and needed a buyout, like the rest of the British motor industry. You know how many technical problems were found in a typical Jaguar sedan? It was the worst European luxury car on the market. With added resources from Ford, it crafted new vehicles and revived the XK line. Sadly, Jaguar has never been a winner in the past three decades.
Aston-Martin has done well, moving up from its usual five-hundred-vehicles-per-year closer to its five thousand projection thanks to its parent company's funds. Thanks to Ford, Aston-Martin was able to grow exponentially and move itself back into the forefront of grand touring with the DB7, the V-12 Vanquish, and the new V-8 Vantage. One should also mention that Land Rover was owned by BMW, and the company lost billions of it. Ford is now profiting from its own work with Land Rovers.
Mercedes-Benz was part of Daimler-Benz, now merged with Chrysler. If anything, Mercedes has prospered. It does not use any Chrysler engines, but its own. In fact, Chryslers borrow heavily from Benzes. Mercedes moved back into the sporty market with the SLK, CLK-GTM, and the SLR, not to exclude the AMG products.
Work on the grammar. I don't see how Benzes look like Chryslers. The longer nose gas given them a sporty look instead of the stale one they have had since the 1970s.
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As for the 8C, it would be a terrible shame if its didn't make it Stateside. AutoWeek reported Alfa-Romeo's US launch from '09 to 2010. The writer's conclusion is that the 8C will never hit these shores. If it did, it'd cost $200,000--or more than a Gallardo or an F430. Alfa's goal is to tackle BMW and Audi, but its current vehicles have a lot to take on. Sports Car International has had high praise for the Alfas it has tested, and it's not know for leniency.
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