Update. I have 3,500 miles of flawless performance on mine. This car turns heads. People stop to chat and ask about it. If you want to blend into the background, maybe it’s not the car for you. From every angle, it looks properly proportioned. The interior is beautiful, and is there a more striking logo than Alfa’s? I say “No” Best for last. Driving it. It’s not a weekend toy. I commute interstate, NY to NJ every day. Forty five miles each way. Hence the need for the adaptive cruise and forward collision warning. This allows the car to stop and go on its own in bumper to bumper traffic. Nice. When the roads are open, and that happens even in NY, it is wonderful. The chassis feels carved from stone, yet is somehow compliant over rough patches. It is inexplicably able to take curves flat at speed yet still be comfortable. This is not a big car. It is in looks and feel more like sports sedans before they became heavy and bloated. The Giulia is light and quick and instantly responsive. My 2002 BMW 3 series 5-speed was something like that, but this has that beat.
2018 Italy Alfa Romeo Giulia sales:- Jan - 771* *Figures may not contain Quadrifoglio models - See post #1200
If Stelvio sales pick up, wich I think they will we might do over 20,000 this year in North America!!
Can any owners comment on scheduled maintenance costs? Just saw a video which stated that every 30k miles a serpentine belt change is required which costs $2k ... every 30k miles. That seems excessive to me ... anyone experience that? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
2017 Europe Alfa Romeo Giulia sales:- Jan - 1933 Feb - 2005 Mar - 2751 Apr - 2096 May - 2585 Jun - 2923 Jul - 1922 Aug - 1112 Sep - 2011 Oct - 1437 Nov - 2352 Dec - 1689 Total: 24 816
Well I dunno... but I paid $1100 for a normal brake job on a Mini. The cost of service and parts these days are pretty outrageous across the board. I think that's so they can keep turning and burning repeat customers.
My first service was included for free. I haven’t heard about that belt change. Will have to investigate. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
That may be old information as it is the recommended change interval for my mid 1990s 164. Hopefully they can come up with a more durable cam belt than what was available 25+ years ago. Cheers, Jeff Dallas
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/alfa-romeo-giulia-coupe-pack-641bhp-f1-hybrid-tech Alfa Romeo Giulia coupe to pack 641bhp with F1 hybrid tech Energy recovery system is tipped to make the coupé Alfa’s most potent road car yet Image Unavailable, Please Login Hottest coupé, imagined by Autocar here, will use ERS on a 2.9 turbo V6 Image Unavailable, Please Login Giulia Quadrifoglio will be the hot coupé’s donor car Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login by Richard Bremner 5 April 2018 Follow @@autocar Alfa Romeo is developing a new Giulia coupé that features a Formula 1-style energy recovery system (ERS), according to Autocar’s sources. Two powertrains are said to be under development using the system. One is based on the 276bhp 2.0-litre turbo petrol engine used in the Giulia Veloce saloon. The other uses the 2.9-litre turbo petrol V6 of the Giulia Quadrifoglio. The 2.0 version develops around 345bhp combined, and the 2.9 V6 a mighty 641bhp to create the most potent road- going Alfa Romeo yet, with an output only 20bhp short of the 661bhp Ferrari 488. Among its potential direct competitors, BMW’s M4 DTM produces 493bhp (454bhp in CS form), the Audi RS5 444bhp and the Mercedes-AMG C63 S Coupé 503bhp. The Giulia coupé could appear towards the end of this year and go on sale in 2019. Rumoured in some quarters to be badged Sprint – although GTV would be historically more appropriate – the coupé is derived from the Giulia saloon (pictured below). Image Unavailable, Please Login The forward set of exterior panels are likely to be carried over, but there will be a new rear roofline, different rear quarter panels and longer doors to ease access to the rear seats. Alfa will likely be keen to provide good rear-seat accommodation. Its previous GT model provided excellent accommodation for a coupé and sold better as a result. A new nose design, to distinguish the coupé from the saloon, is also likely. The Giulia coupé will probably have a conventional boot, but it’s conceivable that Alfa might develop a five-door hatch version to compete with the Audi A5 Sportback and the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupé, a derivative that would significantly widen its appeal. A conventional Giulia engine range is also likely to be offered, consisting of the 197bhp and 276bhp 2.0 turbo petrols and the 503bhp Quadrifoglio V6. The 148bhp diesel is also a possibility. The ERS may well be a development of the HY-KERS set-up developed by Ferrari and Magneti Marelli for the LaFerrari, which, the company claims, is more advanced than the type used in its F1 cars. It is performance rather than economy and emissions oriented, the electric motor’s ample low-end torque complementing the petrol engine’s torque curve, which is fatter at higher revs. Nevertheless, the ERS powertrains will produce fewer emissions and better fuel consumption than conventional engines of similar outputs. Installation of the system is likely to present Alfa Romeo with quite a packaging challenge. The motor, control systems, inverter and battery pack will all need to be accommodated and there might also be a liquid cooling system to optimise battery performance and durability, as with the LaFerrari. The launch of these high- performance hybrids should do much to bolster Alfa Romeo’s already improving reputation for competitive hardware, potentially helping to give the brand the kind of technological lead it enjoyed in the 1960s.
Anyone here have experience with the sport adaptive suspension option on an awd guiulia? Is it worth the cost? Does it make the ride more comfortable or just sportier? Thanks for any advice.
Top 10 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Global sales:- 1) Italy - 9768 2) USA - 8904 3) China - 5597 4) Germany - 2546 5) France - 2399 6) UK - 2221 7) Switzerland - 1156 8) Belgium - 1147 9) Spain - 1033 10) Austria - 846
looking for new dd so test drove awd giulia ti sport today. very good looking in white with red interior. has those gorgeous wheels from the 8c coupe with yellow calipers. interior had the red extra leather package which had nice luxury feel. handled very well. brakes get complaints about the artificial feel of brake by wire but i liked them. very firm with little travel which is what i like. transmission was good too and responded well to paddles. and a good value at 2 yr lease 3.5k down and 600/m with taxes. but the problem is the motor. its the definite weak link. maybe if it had another 2000 rpm it would be good but its a lump. my comparison is the audi s5 sportback. its about equal in looks but has a way way better motor - v6tt with 360hp. not as nimble feeling as the alfa and more expensive at 3 yr lease instead of 2 with 5k down and 800 per month. also looked into new rs5 sportback but its way too expensive for a nose heavy fwd platform car. available in a beautiful green though. so handling, value for alfa vs audis motor. what do you guys think?
Realize you are asking a biased crowd... but, Alfa all the way, no doubt! You won't see one at every light. With the 280HP and handling of the Ti Sport there is something just so right about the car! Note I have a Giulia Quad as well, and I honestly think that the Ti Sport is the star of the two if you look at the overall package with price, performance, handling, road noise, comfort, etc. particular as a daily driver. Though, the Quad is obviously a ton of fun and addictive.
How is price I got? Taxes included. 2 yrs, 3500 down, 600 month, 10k miles per yr. What do u think I could negotiate down to?
Not sure. We didn't lease ours, and it was back in Nov... I know they were running lease specials for $299/month, but that is obviously not as well-equipped as the one you are looking at, and I don't recall what the down was, and it likely did not include taxes. BTW, the leather covered dash the one you are looking at has (we have it too) is a nice upgrade IMO, the Ti Sport seats with the retro styling (back to the 105s) are really nice, and the wheels are to die for.
Check if they have incentives... We got an additional $2500 off because we owned a competing car (2015 BMW 328d)... though, if I recall correctly incentives were different for purchase and lease.
I saw my first QV in the street yesterday in Naperville. That car has so much presence. Really nice. I hope they sell some so i can pick one lightly used one in blue in a year or two. Although they are RWD so that might be a pb.
