Alfa Romeo is eking 
						out sales of the Bertone-styled GT Coupé by creating a 
						new special series to celebrate the brand's 100th 
						anniversary this year, available in limited numbers it 
						will also come fitted with the outgoing "Arese" V6 
						engine.The Alfa 
						Romeo GT Limited Edition features 18-inch alloy wheels 
						(taken from the model's options list) with red brake 
						calipers squeezed in behind, and the revised cosmetic 
						exterior detailing continue with satin effect door 
						mirrors and front grille while it also comes with rear 
						parking sensors as standard. The style makeover 
						continues in the cabin, with the aluminium sports 
						pedals, sports leather seats, leather steering wheel and 
						black instrumentation - all are stylish and timeless. 
						Four exterior body colours are available on this special 
						version: Black (solid), Alfa Red (pastel), Ice White 
						(pastel) and Atlantico Blue (metallic), while inside it 
						comes with a slightly revised black leather interior.
						Introduced at the Geneva 
						Motor Show in 2003 before arriving in the Italian 
						showrooms at the beginning of the next year, the GT 
						Coupé was styled by Bertone, one of the final jobs for 
						the design house before a court restructuring process 
						loomed. A much-loved design, the GT Coupé was based on 
						the platform and mechanicals of the 156 Sportwagon (with 
						the dashboard and a string of other components being 
						taken from the 147). It was, however, overshadowed by 
						the arrival soon afterwards of another Alfa Romeo sports 
						car, the Brera – although, with its athletic looks and 
						more dynamic chassis, the GT Coupé had its own legion of 
						fans who rated it above the Giugiaro-designed coupé.
						At the heart of this 
						new "GT Limited Edition" model is Alfa Romeo’s iconic 
						240 CV 3.2-litre quad-cam V6 (the Brera, by contrast, 
						suffered from being equipped with the less-regarded 
						GM-sourced 3.2 V6). The ‘Arese’ V6 catapults the GT 
						Coupé from standstill to 100 km/h in just 6.7 seconds 
						and on to a top speed of 243 km/h, while maintaining a 
						more-than-respectable combined fuel consumption figure 
						of 12.4 l/100km. Built at Alfa Romeo’s long-time factory 
						at Pomigliano d'Arco near Naples (alongside the Alfa 159 
						and 159 Sportwagon), the GT Coupé’s production has 
						trickled to almost a standstill, and with the plant set 
						to switch to building the next-generation Fiat Panda 
						from late next year, its demise is imminent.
						The GT Coupé Limited 
						Edition is being sold worldwide by Alfa Romeo's dealer 
						network with even distant new car markets such as 
						Australia getting 100 examples of the sports car while 
						South Africa is selling 30 units; each one is 
						individually numbered for the respective market with a 
						somewhat clumsy plaque mounted on the either side of the 
						front wing.
						
						The GT 3.2 Coupé Limited Edition comes with all the 
						well-specified standard equipment list of the GT 3.2 
						Coupé, including six airbags, ABS with EBD, Traction 
						control (ASR) and Stability Control (ESP), remote 
						central locking, fully adjustable steering wheel with 
						remote audio controls, trip computer, ski tunnel, front 
						armrest with recess, dual-zone climate control, cruise 
						control, rear PDC, front passenger seat height 
						adjustment and Bose Hi-Fi system.
						On top of this 
						standard equipment and features the GT 3.2 Coupé Limited 
						Edition includes a number of components that have been 
						drawn from the model's usual options list, fitted as 
						standard in this case: 18-inch, 5-spoke wheels (with 
						225/40ZR14 tyres), sports leather seats with red 
						stitching (leather seats are standard on the regular 3.2 
						but the design is new for the Limited Edition), Blue&Me 
						(handsfree Bluetooth, media player with USB port and 
						voice commands), red brake calipers, satin metallic 
						finish mirrors, grille and door handles, "Visibility 
						Pack" (auto headlights and wipers) and "Internal Pack" (aluminium 
						sports pedals and sports instrument cluster).