Green cloverleaf motif features prominently, although Alfa has now dropped the ‘verde’ part from its old ‘quadrifoglio verde’ performance model nomenclature
Alfa Romeo's fast sports saloon receives minor updates but stays one of the most engaging and entertaining cars in the classTo the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, then: launched in 2017, very mildly revised in the spring of 2024, and still among the best sports saloons on sale in our eyes.But in among the range all still lies one of the most entertaining cars launched in the past decade.
Alfa’s engineers described the all-aluminium unit as being ‘inspired by’ Ferrari’s 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8. The fact that the motors share identical – and slightly oversquare – cylinder bore and stroke measurements, an identical 90deg bank angle, very similar compression ratios and turbochargers supplied by IHI would all suggest the relationship is closer than they let on.
No such dramas today. The Giulia’s seating position is straight and can be near or far and low or high. It has a perfectly sited steering wheel of brilliant size and girth, and which extends further than that of any rival. It’s even pretty round, by the standards of the class. Rear accommodation is acceptable, and this is a Giulia Quadrifoglio, so you can live with the fact it’s not better.There’s a reason that the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio’s interior foibles seem as petty as they are, and it’s to do with the way the car drives. The V6 fires to a purposeful, if not spiteful, idle, with the impression that air is being moved around in gruff amounts.
Turbo lag becomes negligible once you have 3000rpm or so wound on, and the V6 runs to a soulful 7300rpm, with a noise that’s smoother than V8s and more engaging than BMW’s straight-six.Its gearbox operates with greater smoothness than that in most alternatives, too. The Giulia mooches through gears with the ease of a tight torque converter auto, and is arguably better for it.
If anything, its ride and handling blend feels most like that of a sporting Jaguar , so it is set up beautifully for British roads.
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