159 GTA

[heisthegaffer]

Another fairly accurate rumour - there is going to be a 4.0 litre (approx) 159 GTA but there are concerns of the well known 159/brera weight issue

Maserati engine I assume

[*Kosta*]

That just sounds insane. I await in anticipation

[jamieboy]

heisthegaffer said:

Another fairly accurate rumour - there is going to be a 4.0 litre (approx) 159 GTA but there are concerns of the well known 159/brera weight issue

Maserati engine I assume

Surprised about the weight issue, given that the 159 platform is losing 150 kilos (IIRC) in the fairly near future...

[flattotheboards]

heisthegaffer said:

Another fairly accurate rumour - there is going to be a 4.0 litre (approx) 159 GTA but there are concerns of the well known 159/brera weight issue

Maserati engine I assume

4.0 159. so we are talking about something with around 350bhp? that would be awesome.

[KANEIT]

oh yes pleeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase!

Note to oneself: Start earning more.

[Viper_Larry]

jamieboy said:

heisthegaffer said:

Another fairly accurate rumour - there is going to be a 4.0 litre (approx) 159 GTA but there are concerns of the well known 159/brera weight issue

Maserati engine I assume

Surprised about the weight issue, given that the 159 platform is losing 150 kilos (IIRC) in the fairly near future...

A local dealer told me last week it will lose this is 2 stages. 75kg early next year, then another 75kg very late 2008 along with a face lift.

[jamieboy]

Viper_Larry said:

jamieboy said:

Surprised about the weight issue, given that the 159 platform is losing 150 kilos (IIRC) in the fairly near future...

A local dealer told me last week it will lose this is 2 stages. 75kg early next year, then another 75kg very late 2008 along with a face lift.

Yes, that's pretty much what I understood, although the second 75kg was just 'later in 2008' when I heard it.

Regardless, it'd be a surprise for them to launch a GTA (remembering what the 'A' stands for) version of the current car, which has been criticised for its weight, when there is a lighter version of the platform just round the corner.

Seems more likely they wait until the facelift and launch it then.

I'm sure it'd be a great car if they did it, though.