The Alfa Romeo Giulia Thread

Alfa Romeo Giulia, Stelvio get fresh look, new tech for 2023

With the Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio strongly rumoured to have all-electric replacements in the works, this could well be the last significant update to the Italian brand’s flagship sedan and SUV.

Set to go on sale in Europe in early 2023, with South African sales likely following at a later stage, the refreshed Giulia and Stelvio models gain some styling enhancements as well as a more digitised cabin.

The most striking visual change is a new set of “3+3” headlights that make their debut on models fitted with the new LED Adaptive Matrix headlight option. There’s also a new “Trilobo” grille that takes its design inspiration from the Tonale, and round back we see new tail-lights, with the stelvio getting clear lenses and the Giulia gaining smoked lenses with a glossy black finish.

Inside you’ll find a new, completely digital 12.3-inch TFT instrument panel that combines the traditional “telescope” cowl design with a modern electronic interface. Drivers can choose from three layouts: Evolved, Relax and Heritage. Evolved represents the future of Alfa Romeo design, while Relax keeps the details to a minimum and Heritage takes inspiration from the brand’s iconic models of the 1960s and 1970s, with details like inverted numbers at the end of the speedo.

 
Alfa Romeo tops customer satisfaction study ahead of German rivals

Claiming the top spot in the premium segment, Alfa Romeo clinched overall honours of the J.D. Power customer satisfaction study, ahead of Porsche and Lexus. All premium vehicle rankings listed here.

Alfa Romeo is back if there was ever any doubt that they had left. Their superlative offerings in the Giulia and Stelvio reaffirm this notion wholeheartedly and a diversifying range in the near future will allow the storied firm to compete in more segments. Along with many other international automakers gravitating to a certain electric future, the Italian marque is winning not only the hearts of prospective buyers but also providing superior customer satisfaction for those who own their vehicles.

It can be argued that a product is only as good as the customer support and after-sales service that comes with it. Alfa Romeo has produced vehicles in an era where dynamic and engaging drives are becoming further and fewer between. This, along with the aforementioned after-sales experience filters into customer satisfaction in the ownership process.

J.D. Power; a global leader in consumer research, data, and analytics was founded in 1968 and serves automotive buyers with free Market Reports on millions of new & used cars and bakkies for sale. Using quantitative data, the firm generates a report to determine the best and least satisfied customers in the American new vehicle market, among others. The happier a buyer is on average, the higher the brand score will be and Alfa Romeo seems to be doing a stellar job of keeping its customers satisfied in a time of high new car prices and slow deliveries.

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Alfa Romeo tops customer satisfaction study ahead of German rivals

Claiming the top spot in the premium segment, Alfa Romeo clinched overall honours of the J.D. Power customer satisfaction study, ahead of Porsche and Lexus. All premium vehicle rankings listed here.
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The wild Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm is now playable on Gran Turismo 7

Bewinged super-saloon can now be yours via December 2022 update

Players of Gran Turismo 7 will now be able to sample the bewinged, 532bhp delights of Alfa Romeo’s rather wonderful Giulia GTAm without being saddled with the other aspects of Alfa Romeo’s rather wonderful Giulia GTAm.

The mad Alfa forms part of December 2022’s ‘update 1.27’ as part of the game’s continual evolution and expansion to cover off every conceivable motor made by human hands. Even the jazz hands, like this.
Other additions in this month’s update include the ‘standard’ Bugatti Chiron, the new C8 Chevy Corvette Stingray, and a car as synonymous with Gran Turismo as anything out there – a 1995 Toyota Celica GT-Four rally car. Yep, one of those, please, with a side of bobble hat.

Ferrari’s rather astonishing single-seat Vision GT car joins the list, while it’s noted that the car will be available for purchase from 23 December, and that “players who correctly answered the Day 4 question of the World Finals 'Viewers Gift' campaign will gain early access from 15 December”. So… that.

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The wild Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm is now playable on Gran Turismo 7

Bewinged super-saloon can now be yours via December 2022 update
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Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ returns as striking V6 coupe for 2023

Two-door Giulia designed by Zagato expected to arrive ahead of long-awaited Alfa supercar

Alfa Romeo will revive the classic Giulia TZ in a collaboration with famed design house Zagato - responsible for the original sports coupé.

The new car, dubbed the Giulia SWB Zagato, will draw heavily from the original in its design, with a low bonnet, swooping roofline and flat Kamm tail - while the rear light bar mimics the shape of the original Giulia Zagato TZ race cars of the 1960s.

A series of new teasers posted to Zagato's Instagram account hint at the new creation's performance-focused billing; its front end is lower and more aggressively styled than the standard Giulia, while the seats look to have been swapped out for track-derived items and the bonnet is now hinged at the front.

Its underpinnings are expected to be thoroughly modern, borrowing the twin-turbo V6 and tweaked chassis from the Giulia Quadrifoglio - and potentially the fiery 533bhp unit from the limited GTAm. As the SWB name suggests, its wheelbase will be shortened to better mimic the original Giulia TZ.

A similar approach was taken for Zagato’s most recent Giulia-inspired creation – 2010’s TZ3 – which was effectively a rebodied, road-going version of the Dodge Viper ACR-X.

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Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ returns as striking V6 coupe for 2023 | Autocar

Two-door Giulia designed by Zagato expected to arrive ahead of long-awaited Alfa supercar
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Alfa Romeo Giulia SWB Zagato: stunning coupe gets GTAm V6

Spiritual successor to the Alfa Romeo SZ is a radical one-off with two doors and 533bhp

The new Alfa Romeo Giulia SWB Zagato is a jaw-dropping two-door V6 super-coupé built to celebrate 100 years of the two Italian firms working together.

Based on the Alfa Romeo Giulia but with a new and completely bespoke carbonfibre body shell, Zagato's latest effort was designed in partnership with Alfa's own design team – headed up by Alejandro Mesonero – as a spiritual successor to the 'Sprint Zagato' (SZ) line of Alfa coupés from the late 1950s - which also inspired the radical 1989 coupé of the same name.

It's built on the same Giorgio platform as the Giulia, but with a significantly shortened wheelbase "in keeping with Zagato's sporting tradition".

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Alfa Romeo Giulia SWB Zagato: stunning coupe gets GTAm V6 | Autocar

Spiritual successor to the Alfa Romeo SZ is a radical one-off with two doors and 533bhp
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Alfa Romeo Giulia SWB Zagato

In 2021, as part of the centenary celebrations for the collaboration between Alfa Romeo and Zagato, which began in 1921 with the TIPO G1, the Milanese Atelier chose to commemorate this important anniversary with the creation of a new model.

The idea was to celebrate the current Alfa Romeo production of Giulia and Stelvio, together with the legendary 6-cylinder engine in its latest GTAm evolution with a two-door Coupé Zagato body in carbon fibre and a shortened wheelbase.

The project immediately met with the interest of a German customer, selected from among Zagato collectors, with many Alfa Romeo in his garage including, in addition to a rare 8C Competizione, all the different models of the Alfa Romeo's recent era. As a fan of Granturismo Zagato models, he drives regularly an Alfa Romeo S.Z. (1990) but also several Aston Martin Zagatos of the latest generation.

A perfect DNA, therefore, to christen this new chapter in the legendary history of the two Milanese companies and, to add a further touch of exclusivity, the project started from the Giulia Quadrifoglio Manual updated by Zagato in its contents to the GTAm, to retain the 6-speed mechanical gearbox.

As far as design is concerned, if for the 100th anniversary of Alfa Romeo's foundation (1910-2010), Zagato chose the 'TZ' theme, creating the TZ3 Corsa with 8C engine - winner at Villa D'Este - followed by the TZ3 Stradale based on the Chrysler Viper and immediately named by the international press as the first American Alfa Romeo, for this new double anniversary the theme was instead 'SZ'.

TZ and SZ boast two different design languages but both dress the Zagato concept of Granturismo. The design of the prototype Giulia SWB (short wheelbase) Corsa, is, therefore, a natural evolution of the Alfa Romeo SZ models starting with the Codatronca version, born in 1961, and which dominated its GT Class in 1962 - 1963 up to the more recent S.Z. whose front end inspired the front treatment of the very recent Tonale.


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Alfa Romeo Giulia SWB Zagato Announced

After a few teasers, the Alfa Romeo Giulia SWB Zagato has been revealed. Sadly, there’s just one being made for an exclusive collector.

The Italian styling house Zagato has revealed this one-off creation. Essentially, its a two-door sportscar based on the Alfa Romeo Giulia, but with a shortened wheelbase, engine from the GTAm and a manual transmission.

Sadly, there’s going to be just one of these and its a one-off creation designed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first collaboration between Zagato coachbuilders and Alfa Romeo. This vehicle is headed to a German collector who has an extensive collection featuring many Alfa Romeos as well as Zagato Aston Martins.

Using a manual-equipped Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio as a donor car, Zagato got to work and shortened the wheelbase and upgrading parts to GTAm spec. The 2.9-litre biturbo V6 cranks out 397 kW and power goes to the rear wheels via a 6-speed manual gearbox. It may share many parts from the Giulia (and headlights from the Tonale SUV), but the bodywork is brand-new and designed in-house.

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Alfa Romeo Giulia SWB Zagato Announced

After a few teasers, the Alfa Romeo Giulia SWB Zagato has been revealed. Sadly, there's just one being made for an exclusive collector.
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Zagato Turned the Alfa Romeo Giulia Into a Glorious Two-Door Coupe

Alfa Romeo will celebrate 100 years of their coachbuilt partnership, with this one-off, two-door Giulia.

A partnership is a beautiful thing, especially when it lasts several decades, or in this case, 100 years. Something lasting that long, deserves a special gift, way above the nice dinners, or a trip abroad. What it needs a special-made car, like the Alfa Romeo Giulia, made to celebrate 100 years working with the likes of coachbuilder Zagato.

The Italian design house, which has previously re-worked cars from companies such as Aston Martin and BMW, decided it was time to tackle another car in Alfa Romeo’s lineup. Over the years, the two companies have co-created cars like the excellent Alfa Romeo SZ and the glorious Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale by Zagato. Now, the pair has worked again once more to create a one-off two-door sports car based on the Alfa Romeo Giulia.

The one-of-a-kind Alfa Romeo Giulia SWB Zagato, was conceived by designers from Zagato alongside Alejandro Mesonero, head of Alfa Romeo design. The car started out as a Giulia Quadrifoglio with its twin-turbo V6 engine. Once Zagato got its hands on the car, it shortened the whole car to “optimize its overhangs and wheelbase.”

Once shortened, Zagato went about transforming the family sedan into a sports coupe. That meant cloaking the car in a retro-inspired, carbon fiber body that drew influences from past Alfa Romeo collaborations.

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Zagato Turned The Alfa Romeo Giulia Into A Glorious Two-Door Coupe - Jalopnik

A partnership is a beautiful thing, especially when it lasts several decades, or in this case, 100 years. Something lasting that long, deserves a special gift, way above the nice dinners, or a trip abroad. What it needs a special-made car, like the Alfa Romeo Giulia, made to celebrate 100 years...
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No hybrid Giulia or Stelvio planned for Alfa Romeo, only future EVs

Straight to full EV for both the Giulia and Stelvio since Alfa Romeo claims the Giorgio platform on which they are based is not suitable for mild electrification.

It is difficult to determine if this is good or bad news since vocal Alfa Romeo loyalists are fiercely against electrification. Such is the nature of dealing with a brand that was birthed on the racetrack and eventually tailored around enthusiasts in its 110+ year existence. Regardless, that is the next step for the Italian marques luxury sedan and SUV although both models are poised to have their replacements be purely electric.

Unlike the all-new, handsomely styled Tonale which has architectural provisions for hybridisation, the Giorgio platform on which the Giulia and Stelvio are based is not suitable for any form of electrification. Head of Product, Daniel Guzzafame went onto the record to confirm that the two luxury derivatives in the lineup will not be electrified in their current form.

The justification for this is that adapting the current layout of the platform to accommodate the models for a plug-in hybrid powertrain would be too costly. A 48V mild-hybrid would be plausible but the reduction in CO2 would make it negligible in comparison to the greater asking price.

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No hybrid Giulia or Stelvio planned for Alfa Romeo, only future EVs

Straight to full EV for both the Giulia and Stelvio since Alfa Romeo claims the Giorgio platform on which they are based is not suitable for mild electrification.
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Nearly new buying guide: Alfa Romeo Giulia QV

This nimble saloon has all the charm and theatre of a four-door Ferrari, with none of the impracticality

If we could dream any dream we wanted to dream, we all probably would have a relatively affordable and wondrously good-looking four-door Ferrari parked on our driveway.

It would be the sort of car in which we could have immense fun yet also use every day without fear of impaling ourselves, going bankrupt or having to force our families to catch the bus and meet us at the other end.

Since 2016, the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio has been providing the answer to that dream. It looks a bit like a four-door Ferrari saloon might look. It has a glorious 503bhp twin-turbocharged 2.9-litre V6 with plenty of Latin character. It’s fabulous, hugely romantic and completely irresistible to any enthusiast with a centilitre of petroleum in their veins.

On the road, it lives up to all that promise, and then some. The engine is indeed a dream, with an instantaneous throttle response and huge power. It sends that shove through an eight-speed automatic gearbox, and the Quadrifoglio can cover the 0-62mph sprint in just 3.9sec and go on to a top speed of 191mph. And it can be eco-friendly, too, because Advanced Efficiency is one of the four driving modes you can choose from, along with Natural, Dynamic and Race.

All those clever chassis electronics help the Quadrifoglio corner wonderfully, too. It feels light and nimble, with super-quick steering and plenty of grip. In fact, it’s all quite delightful, with handling that is multi-adjustable and supremely entertaining. It rides well also, possessing a suppleness rare in cars of such performance.

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Nearly new buying guide: Alfa Romeo Giulia QV | Autocar

This nimble saloon has all the charm and theatre of a four-door Ferrari, with none of the impracticality
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