Alfa Romeo Stelvio

[Neil Choi]

503bhp 2.9-litre V6 twin-turbo
My wife will have one.
New tow car.

[oz3litre]

I don't get SUVs personally. They are not one thing or the other. Most are just slightly jacked up and bloated sedans with little more room in them and no off road ability. Why do women seem to be so fond of them? That being said, the Stelvio looks like it might be attractive, unlike almost all of the others with the exception of the Evoque. I wonder what sort of towing ability it will have.

[aggie57]

I doubt it'll have much towing capacity.  Better to stick with the Disco Neil.

[aggie57]

Why do women seem to be so fond of them?

Visibility.  Try driving a sports car or even a sedan in the land of F-150's and RAM pickups.

[poohbah]

That's the reason my wife prefers them.

We always had wagons as the family hauler til about 10 years ago when we bought our first 4WD. Missus won't consider anything else now - she likes the visibility and sense of safety from a higher ride. Her only criticism of our Subaru is that it isn't as tall as the big 4WDs. But since we (me, wife, 2 kids) walked away almost unscathed from a T-boning by a red-light runner in the Forester, which rolled us and wrote off the car, she knows its as tough as they come. So we bought another one.

[lombardi]

Quel lavoratore che parla sul video e Napoletano , gli stessi che anno costruito la Alfa sud a Pomigliano  D'Arco.

A far cry from the glory day's of Arese.

All the stelvio is , a sports Jeep in disguise.

If i want a 4x4 Alfa i prefer the 33 FWD sportswagon with a real alfa motor, 1.5 twin carburatore.

more Sad news that the Giulia in oz only avail in auto, not very Alfa..

[Colin Edwards]

Methinks the Stelvio is a high COG version of the  Giulia QV.

[aggie57]

Methinks the Stelvio is a high COG version of the  Giulia QV.

Correct, built on the Giulia platform.  Nothing to do with Jeep according to FCA.

[alfamisa]

Methinks the Stelvio is a high COG version of the  Giulia QV.

Correct, built on the Giulia platform.  Nothing to do with Jeep according to FCA.

Correct, according to "fact".

Whilst on "fact" as opposed to more myths, Stelvio (as with Giulia and Giulietta) is built in Cassino, Frosinone in Lazio. Nothing to do with Pomigliano d'Arco.

Furthermore, there are an infinite number of opinions as to what is or isn't "very Alfa", one thing is for sure this is 2016 not 1916 nor 1986...todays 8sp auto is quicker than the manual in every way, including fastest lap at the "ring".

Per me questo è sufficiente e basta.

[kaleuclint]

Very torn at the moment between Ghibli and Levante.

I really don't like SUVs and what they stand for, but Levante has a nicer interior in some respects, the 20 inch wheel option is more sensible than the 21s I'd get for the Ghibli, and it can carry a dog!  Pity there's no petrol engine available in RHD but I'll live with that. 

The thing is that Maserati also offers two sedans, a coupe and a cabrio - as opposed to a sedan and two hatchbacks in the Alfa dealers.  First reinforce longstanding brand values with coupes and cabrios, then extend the range into SUVs...

[lombardi]

Io lo so dove' Frosinone, sono laziale , o vissuto tutta la mia vita a Ostia ,sul mare vicino fiumicino.

Sogno nei vecchi tempi quando le macchine erano proprio umani , no come mostri adesso.

Quel nuovo Suv solo aiuta alle mamme ricche prendere i bambini da scuola , sto suv sono piu pulite delle macchine sportive.

Viva L'Italia

[alfamisa]

Bravo lombardi. Auguro vivamente Viva l'Italia, quindi dobbiamo votare "Si"

PS

The thing is that Maserati also offers two sedans, a coupe and a cabrio - as opposed to a sedan and two hatchbacks in the Alfa dealers.  First reinforce longstanding brand values with coupes and cabrios, then extend the range into SUVs...

You obviously didn't get the memo...4C & 4C spider. What did I say fact instead of myth...

But as you're from ausalfa, two things are clear a) you're a newb to Alfa and b) you don't have any idea what you're saying.



Vote "Si"

[kaleuclint]

You obviously didn't get the memo...4C & 4C spider. What did I say fact instead of myth...

Alfa heritage isn't in mid-engined sports cars really (myth), so no brand values being reinforced there.  4C is a low volume 'halo' model powered by an engine going out of production, designed to gather attention to the brand.  Problem being there's nothing to bring attention to apart from the legacy Giulietta and Mito ranges.  That's a fact.

Also there hasn't been a 4C in my local Alfa showroom for months.  And the sedan (Giulia) isn't there either.  Maybe if the effort that went into the 4C had been directed towards getting the Giulia into production earlier then my dealer might have something to sell in volume and attracting far more new owners to Alfa?

[lombardi]

Mio Figlio a votato no e io si , Boh , Ma lui non guida un Alfa ,lui a una bi eme vuu, devo cacciare da casa

[Darryl]

You obviously didn't get the memo...4C & 4C spider. What did I say fact instead of myth...

Alfa heritage isn't in mid-engined sports cars really (myth), so no brand values being reinforced there.  4C is a low volume 'halo' model ...

Surely the second sentence contradicts the first. Based on the second the 4C is in line with Alfa's heritage of low volume halo mid-engined sports cars? Ok, its not a stradale based on a race model. But that is the image/heritage connection - and you can see it....