Updated Alfa Romeo Brera and Spider at Geneva 2008

The updates to the Brera and its Spider counterpart are modest, limited mostly to removing weight from the rolling stock.

Modest improvements, which we'll let interested parties read about in more detail in our preview post and attached press release, but with a vehicle this breathtaking and  we're glad Alfa kept the changes minimal in addressing some of the vehicle's dynamic shortcomings without tinkering with the styling.

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Geneva '08 Preview Alfa Romeo to unveil production 8C Spider

Let's be honest here. There are some cars on which we report because they're new and that's what we do. But some are just pure pleasure. Now try to figure out into which category the Alfa Romeo 8C Spider falls.

Although we've already seen plenty of the Alfa 8C in both coupe and roadster bodystyles, we can never get quite enough, and at this year' Geneva show, Alfa will finally be showing the production version of the 8C Spider. Technical details carry over from the luscious fixed-roof 8C Competizione, and little is expected to have changed from the concept spider unveiled at Pebble Beach in 2005 to the production version being unveiled now. As with the initial run of the coupe, only 500 spiders will be produced, so this could be our best chance to get up close and personal with the hottest model this side of Scarlett Johansson.

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Alfa Romeo Spider by Novitec

Kudos to Novitec for creating one heck of a sleek looking bodykit and a cool set of alloy-wheels for the Alfa Romeo Spider. The tasteful and non intrusive bodykit consists of a new front bumper and rear diffuser cfombined with a new set of oval tailpipes and 20-inch alloy rims wrapped in Pirelli 255/30 R20 tires.

Buyers can also opt for a lower-suspension kit to complete the roadster’s looks. Isn’t it a damn shame that Alfa Romeo didn’t use a rear-wheel-drive layout for this gorgeous looking car?

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Autodelta GT Super Evo

Autodelta, the famed Alfa tuning house, showed off its first edition of the GT coupe more than two years ago, and since has created the GT 3.2 Super Evo.

The news here is twofold: Autodelta says it now is preparing bespoke high-performance variants of the Alfa Spider, the 159 and the 159 Sportwagon for introduction later this year and has begun to put a local distribution network into place in the Middle East to tap growing demand for its products in the Gulf region.

The latter point was driven home recently by a customer order in Dubai for a full-spec GT 3.2 Super Evo, which employs a Rotrex supercharger to boost output to 341 horsepower and torque to 287 pound-feet. The factory claims 0-to-60-mph acceleration in 5.2 seconds.

The car, commissioned by brothers Walid and Wissam Shihabi, is the first fully bespoke Autodelta program to be completed in the United Arab Emirates. The conversion was performed by Autodelta engineers at Gargash Motors, the official Alfa importer in Dubai.

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