And supposedly it handled a bit better because it was lighter at the front. Good looking car, handled quite well, but the platform was very heavy, I think mine was well over 1500kg. It wasn't all that economical, either. I did like the engine. It was a toss up between the GTV and a Fiat Coupe, and I wish I'd bought the Fiat, it was the far better looking car, but for some reason I thought the Alfa might have been better built, but I'm not sure it was.
I test drove a Spider, and the extra flexibility of the body made it an experience when pushing on. At one point I thought the whole dashboard was going to fly off.