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Light-weight!!
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25/08/2006 04:01
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I was intregued to find out how heavy the coupe is after reading in Top Gear magazine that the Alfa Brera is a beautiful car but dissappointingly slow. Even the V6 they say sounds great but it just doesnt shift. All show no go.
So here it is then the comparison: In the Sprint Blue corner Fiat Coupe 1179 kg.....in the Alfa red corner the Brera at 1630 kg !!! Wow what a lard bucket.
Sort of makes you gratefull for yet another strong point about the coupe.
PS The Stilo Abarth is a dissappointment for the same reason.
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Re: Light-weight!!
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25/08/2006 04:50
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1179kg? Maybe if you take the engine out 
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Re: Light-weight!!
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25/08/2006 05:33
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Apologies, I picked that figure up from a random website. But even still, there's a 300 kg advantage over Brera and other recent cars - that's a real benefit.
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Re: Light-weight!!
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25/08/2006 05:41
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has anyone ever done a lightweight project on a coupe? glassfibre doors, boot, bonnet with headlights mounted on engine bay (so bonnet doesnt snap!) no interior no aircon etc.
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Re: Light-weight!!
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25/08/2006 22:19
25/08/2006 22:19
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According to Autocar, Brera V6 is about 1850kg.... So there you go. I also drove it last sunday - cannot describe the dissapointment. Felt like a Mercedes - with crappy interior! Happily back in my Coop!!
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Re: Light-weight!!
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27/08/2006 04:07
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Still no spiritual successor to the Coupe then?
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Previously: Speed Red 20V (growled like a bear)
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Re: Light-weight!!
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27/08/2006 18:17
27/08/2006 18:17
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Still no spiritual successor to the Coupe then?
Just call Bangle and there will be one in an year or so 
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Re: Light-weight!!
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27/08/2006 21:30
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Still no spiritual successor to the Coupe then?
Why does everyone always forget the Alfa GT? Nowhere near as overweight as the Brera, looks stunning, seats four and has the 240bhp 3.2 V6 engine. The V6 weight is 1410 kg but for your extra 100kg you're getting quite a bit more car.
I had one before the Coupe, albeit a very torque oil burner, and loved it. Very similar to the Coupe, infact the reason I chose the Coupe was becuase it was the most similar car to the GT that I could get whilst saving some pennies.
Hopefully when I'm ready to sell the Coupe, the used GT V6s will be down below £10k
http://www.parkers.co.uk/choosing/carreviews/review.aspx?model_id=1203
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