Since 2005, Alfa Romeo began manufacturing for its Brera grand tourer. After only 1 year they also added the Spider cabriolet to the line-up and for both cars Pinifarina is the company in charged with the manufacturing process.

Back in 2002, the Brera was presented at the Geneva Motor Show only as a concept designed by Italdesign Giugiaro and Giorgetto Giurgiaro. The visitors loved its looks and its Maserati V8 engine and that’s why Alfa Romeo set the official release date for 2005. 

The production model kept the same exterior appearance but on a smaller scale and became a mid-size coupe on the GM/Fiat Premium platform. After the coupe, a new Brera Spider version was announced on the market for 2006 in order to replace the existing GTV Spider.

For the European market, Alfa Romeo Brera was equipped with a pair of petrol engines: the 210 PS (207 hp/154 kW) 2.4-litre JTD turbodiesel and the 185 PS (182 hp/136 kW) 2.2-litre JTS and 260 PS (256 hp/191 kW) 3.2-litre V6. The vehicles running on 2.2 petrol and diesel are front-wheel drive while the V6-powered ones will use a Torsen four-wheel drive system.

The Alfa Romeo Brera / Spider 2008 has new mechanics and a stylish interior with front wheel drive and four wheel drive systems available for the 3.2 litre V6 engine. All models will include electronic Q2 limited slip differential while the body kit will be 45 kilograms (99 lbs) lighter than before thanks to the aluminum parts.

The spring of 2008 unveiled the Brera ‘S’ Special Edition designed by British engineering specialists Prodrive that also worked on the Mazda RX-8.

Even when it was only a concept, the Brera was voted "Best of Show" by Autoweek magazine, "Best of Show" in the prototype category at the Villa d’Este Concorso D’Eleganze and won two Challenge Bibendum 2002 awards and "the Most Fascinating Car" award at the Super Car Rally 2002.

The list continued with the European Automotive Design Award 2006, Best Coupe – Croatian Car of the Year Awards 2006, Best Design Award 2006 by Autocar Magazine (UK), European Automotive Design Award 2006 and the European Car of the Year 2007 award in Japan.