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MR2 Zig · Post by **MR2 Zig** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:17 pm

I just wish cars nowadays didn't all look like the same pile of poo on the road.

That's my opinion and I'm stickn' to it ....like stink on poo....

scott

MD · Post by MD » Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:48 am

Here's some Alfa concept cars. Seems after 1976, they ran out of individuality and started to follow the herd

What do you think?

mjr · Post by **mjr** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:32 am

No agreesion any more. they are all too soft round and pillowy. Alfas need edges and delicate lines, as well as curves. just look at something like the 147gta or new GT. fast, sounds nice, but about as agreesive looking as a shrew. The GT looks like a half sucked boiled sweet, spat out with wheels on it. And the brera is hideous in IMO, another overgrown unecessarily heavy bulky blob, with a big fat ass.

PietereQ · Post by **PietereQ** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:35 am

Apart from that Nuvola looks like teletubbies' erotic dream, it would be great if it could go further beyond the prototype stage. Twin turboed 300 hp v6 and rwd would make finally a decent alfa sport car back in the nineties...

Rookie ROX · Post by **Rookie ROX** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:00 am

MD wrote:Here's some Alfa concept cars. Seems after 1976, they ran out of individuality and started to follow the herd

What do you think?

I'd be interested to know when that second one was drawn. Because it looks remarkably similar to the TVR Tuscan minus the over-exaggerated lines.

ROCK ON
R~R

MD · Post by MD » Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:46 am

1996

Here's the arse end...

mjr · Post by **mjr** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:18 pm

prime example. that thing just looks too soft and says "I am cuddly,friendly and I like all things fluffy " . what it should say is "BACK THE- FCK OFF or I WILL EAT YOU"! just like the Tuscan.

that Juniour looks like a damn pond skater or some weird bug. yughhhh.

Rookie ROX · Post by **Rookie ROX** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:03 pm

Hmm interesting. The Tuscan was supposed to have started production 1999, so I wonder who used what there. Because it certainly looks to me that TVR has taken the drawings and simply given it more aggressive 'on steriods' styling.

I think the Brera is a beautiful car though. Have you seen one in person out of interest? Great drive too. Even with the use of the GM block, Alfa has managed to retain that distinct Alfa V6 growl.

ROCK ON
R~R

la_strega_nera · Post by **la_strega_nera** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:17 pm

Rookie ROX wrote:Hmm interesting. The Tuscan was supposed to have started production 1999, so I wonder who used what there. Because it certainly looks to me that TVR has taken the drawings and simply given it more aggressive 'on steriods' styling.

I think the Brera is a beautiful car though. Have you seen one in person out of interest? Great drive too. Even with the use of the GM block, Alfa has managed to retain that distinct Alfa V6 growl.

ROCK ON
R~R

The Brera show car looked great... but the translation to front wheel drive hot hatch kinda lost something. The 8C doesn't really do anything for me either.

I think the most stunningly agressive looking thing around is the TVR Sagaris... looks like the kinda car I'd draw during boooring lectures.

Just a nice blend of form and function...

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:41 am

Assymetric roof sure makes it look stupid though.

mjr · Post by **mjr** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 4:26 am

ooh that is very nice.but yes, that roof just looks stupid. yep seen a brera close up, it just looks too bulky and curvy to me.

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:01 am

When I saw the Brera in Geneva I almost wet myself, the production car is a complete bastardisation with more or less everything changed...

The 8C was there too but looked like a pile of poo compared to the Brera showcar, that turned out quite nice but I wish they had don the Brera on the Maserati platform instead...

MD · Post by MD » Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:42 pm

Hey Ben,

That TVR Sagaris is a stunning horn piece. I am imagining it black. OOh yeah !! Somehow me thinks I could live with the roof...sheit, I could even live IN it. mmmm, mmmmm.

la_strega_nera · Post by **la_strega_nera** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:45 pm

Assymetric roof... meh, more like a gurney bubble

Just makes me think of all those great sixties sports racers that they put roof bubbles on so normal height people could drive them...

Rookie ROX · Post by **Rookie ROX** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 3:42 pm

MD wrote:Hey Ben,

That TVR Sagaris is a stunning horn piece. I am imagining it black. OOh yeah !! Somehow me thinks I could live with the roof...sheit, I could even live IN it. mmmm, mmmmm.

OT: There's rumour they're meant to produce a GTA version of the Brera, possibly a twin turbo V6, let's hope it happens. Then you've also got the Autodelta Brera 3.2 C which is a supercharged V6.

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R~R