GM/Fiat Premium platform

GM/Fiat Premium platform

The Premium platform is General Motors and Fiat's high-end automobile platform. The architecture debuted with the Alfa Romeo Brera. Even after the dissolution of the GM/Fiat partnership, both companies retain the rights to continue developing Premium-derived models, though no GM versions are known.

The platform was mainly developed in Sweden by Saab, with input from Alfa Romeo, Holden, and Opel/Vauxhall. Saab stopped development of its Premium automobile in late 2002; the Saab models (the 9X sports car and the replacement for the 9-5 sedan) would have used an entirely different suspension than the Alfa Romeo vehicles, which would have proved too expensive. The platform debuted in 2003 with the Opel Insignia concept car, thought this vehicle was not produced. A planned Buick model was also dropped. In the end, only the Alfa Romeo models moved forward.

Vehicles

Vehicles using this platform:
* Alfa Romeo Brera 2+2 coupé and roadster (Spider)
* Alfa Romeo 159 sedan and Sportwagon
* Alfa Romeo Kamal SUV (Future)
* Alfa Romeo Visconti (concept car)
* Opel Insignia (concept car)


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