Alfa Romeo has added a sporting 200-horsepower 2.4-litre turbo-diesel engine to its Spider, giving the 6-speed manual JTDM excellent power and torque with low fuel consumption.

The Spider JTDM will accelerate from zero to 62 mph (100kph) in 8.4 seconds with a claimed average fuel consumption returns of 34 mpg (8.3 l/100km). The 2.4 JTDM 20-valve engine was developed with Fiat Auto’s Mutijet system and includes a DPF (particulate trap) that eliminated fine dust from the exhaust and already meets the limits expected for future Euro 5 standards. A 5-cylinder with 4-valves per cylinder, the 2.4 JTDM develops 200 horsepower at 4000 rpm and 295 lb ft (400 NM) torque at 2000 rpm.

The traditionally elegant Italian design was penned by Pininfarina and Alfa Romeo Styling Centre. The front reflects other current Alfa Romeo styling and the overall design is an evolution of Alfa Romeo sports cars from the past.

The other world premier for Alfa Romeo in Geneva is the Brera JTS with the Selespeed automatic manual transmission that is already available on other models and is now offered on the Brera and the Spider when equipped with the 185-horsepower 2.2 litre JTS engine.

The Selespeed transmission is a 6-speed mechanical transmission with an electromechanical system to operate the clutch and change gears. The transmission will operate in fully automatic mode or the driver can use the manual sequential mode and change gears either by using the gear lever or the paddles located behind the steering wheel. A sport mode reduces shift time by about 20 percent and in automatic mode raises the gear change points to higher rpm levels.

The Alfa 8C Competizione is featured at the Geneva Motor Show with new black bodywork to show the elegant and exclusive car that will soon go on sale to 500 carefully selected owners. The reservation and ordering process for 500 cars that will be produced has been completed.

Alfa Romeo also presented a new customisation programme at Geneva that allows customers to make their cars more exclusive with three different trims called Vintage, Collezione and TI for Turismo Internazionale. The Vintage level offers exclusive paint and interior trim that recall Alfa’s history of both road cars and racing cars. Collezione draws from the world of fashion and elegance with multi-layer paints, alloys with a sparkle finish and special interior colours. TI focuses on the customer that demands performance and a sporty appearance and will continue to add new features across the model range.