In a 1000 mile test between Brera 2.2, Mazda RX8 and VW Golf R32 (choices presumably determined by price) Autocar magazine has put the Brera top.
"A coupe needs to make you feel good, otherwise what's the point? The Brera makes you feel very good indeed. So the Brera emerges as the car you want to take home, by the slimmest of margins."
"The feeling of holding the key in your palm, of seeing the Brera in front of you and knowing it's yours to drive - and no one elses - crushes the more rational doubts in the back of your mind."