Revealed: 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia :Comments

[William Maley]

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After some leaked photos made their way on the internet yesterday, Alfa Romeo introduced the Giulia at the company's museum today.

 

The design looks to be a fusing of the 8C supercar and the 159 sedan. Alfa says the Giulia is around the “technical architecture” of the car. An example of this is the short overhangs as the engine and other parts being mounted between the front and rear axles.

 

Now this particular Giulia is top of the line Quadrifoglio Verde (QV for short) which will take on the likes of the BMW M3 and Cadillac ATS-V. A turbocharged 3.0L V6 boasts 503 horsepower and features a cylinder-deactivation system to improve fuel economy. 0-60 takes about 3.9 seconds. Power will be heading to the rear wheels.

 

Alfa says the Giulia boasts 50/50 weight distribution. Although no weight is mentioned, the Giulia is built with lightweight materials such as aluminum and carbon fiber. The suspension is comprised of double wishbones up front and multilink setup in the rear.

 

There will be other engines available - a new range of turbocharged four-cylinders - and all-wheel drive.

 

We'll likely learn more details about the Giulia in the coming months. As for when we'll be seeing the Giulia, sometime next year is what many are reporting at this time.

 

Source: Alfa Romeo

 

 

Press Release is on Page 2

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World preview of the Alfa Romeo Giulia

• Perfect blend of the new Alfa Romeo paradigm and maximum expression of the 'meccanica delle emozioni', the new model encapsulates 105 years of style excellence and Italian technology.
• Its distinctive design expresses three quintessential features of Italian design: sense of proportions, simplicity and high quality surface finish.
• The new Alfa Romeo badge, now refreshed while preserving its legendary shape and unmistakable style, stands out in the middle of the famous front trefoil nose.
• The entire 'creation' centers around the driver and the promise of exhilarating driving experiences with sensitive steering, responsive acceleration and prompt shifting and braking.
• Rear or four-wheel drive is more than just a tribute to the most authentic roots of the Alfa Romeo legend: it is also a technical solution which guarantees high performance and astounding fun.
• State-of-the-art, innovative engines: a six-cylinder 510 HP, inspired by Ferrari technologies, the brand's new powertrain reference, will be introduced on the Quadrifoglio version.
• Performance is thrilling: from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.9 seconds.
• Perfect weight distribution (50/50 across the two axles), sophisticated suspensions (the front is an Alfa Romeo exclusive) and the most direct steering on the market.
• Unique, exclusive technical solutions, like Torque Vectoring for outstanding stability control, Integrated Brake System for considerably reducing braking distance and Active Aero Splitter for active high-speed downforce management.
• Alfa Romeo Giulia combines extraordinary engine performance and the ample use of ultralight materials, like carbon fibre, aluminium, aluminium composite and plastic, to obtain the best weight-to-power ratio (lower than 3kg/hp).
• The model was introduced to the international press in the renovated Alfa Romeo Museum in Arese, Italy ,which will reopen on June 30 for enthusiasts and researchers worldwide.
  

The Giulia, the top-of-the-range model sporting the legendary Quadrifoglio badge, was introduced to the international press at the Alfa Romeo Museum in Arese, near Milan, today.

 

It was a special event and a celebration of Alfa Romeo's over one century of history: in fact, today the brand celebrates its 105th year of auto making, a goal which it shares with a very select club of manufacturers, which is even smaller when considering the brand's worldwide sales successes and its racing victories.

 

A.L.F.A. (standing for 'Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili', which translates as 'Lombard Automobile Factory, Public Company' in English) was established on June 24, 1910. Today, on June 24, 2015, a new page of the brand which never ceases to surprise is being written by introducing a new model, a genuine manifesto which concentrates past, present and future and is one of the most brilliant examples of automobile excellence.

 

There could be no better venue for this splendid event within the event than the new Alfa Romeo Museum in Arese. The brand's 'home' will be opening its doors to the general public again on June 30. The renovated facility hosts Alfa Romeo's most famous and innovative creations. These cars have written some of the most important pages in automotive history and are, still today, sources of inspiration for young Alfa Romeo designers.

 

These include an elite team of engineers, designers and stylists known within FCA as the 'Skunks', a sobriquet used in industries in the USA to identify the best squads to whom the most delicate and technologically innovative missions are entrusted. Sharing a common love for Alfa Romeo and its unique concept of cars as 'mechanical creations' which transcend the realm of necessity to verge on that of the most authentic emotions and not just 'useful means of transport', the 'Skunks' have one goal: to create the Alfa Romeo of the future respecting the heritage resulting from the work and pride of thousands of people - engineers, factory workers and managers - who have taken turns in the factories, offices and on the race tracks.

 

The new Alfa Romeo logo

 

Alfa Romeo Giulia perfectly embodies the brand's new paradigm remaining loyal to its century-long tradition: not by chance, only who has a great past can face the challenges of the future. The respect for the brand's proud history is demonstrated also by the original badge - designed by Robilant Associati - that the new model will show to the world for the first time: the emblem has been renewed and modernised on the outside while, the distinctive shape and style elements which have made it an admired symbol the World over remain untouched.

 

'La meccanica delle emozioni'

 

Five are the elements which made Alfa Romeo one of the world's most desirable automotive brands: distinctive Italian design, state-of-the-art, innovative engines, perfect 50/50 weight distribution, unique technical solutions and the best weight-to-power ratio. These are the indispensable ingredients for creating an Alfa Romeo.

 

Just sitting in the new Alfa Romeo is like entering a new dimension which centers around the driver, firing emotions and the promise of exhilarating driving experiences. Merit goes to the sensitive steering, the responsive acceleration and the prompt shifting and braking. Additionally, rear or four-wheel drive is more than just a tribute to the most authentic roots of the Alfa Romeo legend: it is also a technical solution which offers high performance and astounding enjoyment.

 

In Alfa Romeo, this is all summed up by the words 'la meccanica delle emozioni'. This bold, distinctive pay-off will be publicised worldwide in Italian only to pay homage to the homeland where the legend was born over one century ago. Still today, the brand carries Italian-made pride on everyday roads, on the most famous race tracks and in the hearts of millions of enthusiasts in the four corners of the Earth.

 

Distinctive Italian design

 

An Alfa Romeo springs from the perfect balance of heritage, speed and beauty which makes it the highest expression of Italian style in the automotive world. The new Giulia is no exception because it encapsulates three particularities of Italian design: sense of proportions, simplicity and care for surface quality. This is the 'skin' that Alfa Romeo stylists have modelled with painstaking care on the mechanical parts.

 

In particular, the proportions are based on the technical architecture of the entire car: for Alfa Romeo the key elements were the 50/50 weight balance and rear wheel drive. In order to balance the weights perfectly, the engine and the mechanical parts are arranged between the two axles. This is why the Giulia has very short overhangs, a long bonnet and front wings, a retracted passenger compartment 'settled' on the drive wheels and muscular rear wings which visually mark the point where power is unleashed onto the road. All this translates into a very generous wheelbase - the longest in its category - but contained in one of the most compact bodies. These proportions draw the dynamic shape of an ellipsis in plan view. Furthermore, the rounded angles and the enveloping pillars convey momentum to the car creating a 'teardrop-shaped' profile which is reminiscent of the Giulietta Sprint, one of the most beautiful cars ever made.

 

A second aspect of the Italian style is 'simplicity' which enshrouds what is in fact the most complex creative processes in industry: designing a car. It is up to style to conceal the long, complex work behind a simple, natural line which enhances elegant shapes and sophisticated Italian taste. This approach permeates the entire history of Alfa Romeo expressed by means of clean, taut lines. For this reason, the new Alfa Romeo boasts a strong identity drawn in few simple strokes: a line gouged along the sides which marks the doors and envelops the handles and, naturally, the legendary trefoil nose, possibly the most famous and recognisable style element in automotive history.

 

Finally, Italian style is characterised by a high quality surface finish which means creating rich, harmonious reflections across the volumes. The end result is the new Giulia, a sculptured shape reminiscent of a big cat just about to pounce. The same inspiration is found inside the car. Everything is clean, essential and centers around the driver, such as the controls grouped on the small steering wheel designed to adapt to all driving styles. And more. The driver's position was 'cut' as a fabric with a diagonal tunnel, a slightly undulated dashboard and cleverly oriented instruments which convey the impression of a tailor-made suit with hand-crafted care and premium materials: carbon fibre, wood and fabrics are chosen for their visual and tactile pleasantness and assembled in such a way to make the human touch visible.

 

State-of-the-art, innovative engines

 

State-of-the-art, innovative engines are another characterising element of a genuine Alfa Romeo. For this reason, a unique engine in terms of technology and performance, destined to become the new benchmark of the brand, has been created for the Quadrifoglio version.

 

The six-cylinder turbo petrol tuned by engineers with Ferrari background delivers 510 HP and exhilarating performance: for instance, it accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in only 3.9 seconds. Incidentally, despite the sensational power and torque output, the new engine is surprisingly fuel efficient and implements an electronically controlled cylinder deactivation system. Obviously, as all next-generation petrol and diesel engines, this six-cylinder is made entirely of aluminium to reduce weight particularly on the front axle of the car and make that genuinely Alfa Romeo sound.

 

Perfect weight distribution

 

A peculiarity of the new Giulia is the astute management of weights and materials to obtain a perfect 50/50 distribution across the two axles. This is fundamental to secure the typical Alfa Romeo driving satisfaction and reached by tweaking the layout and arranging the heavier elements in the most central position possible.

 

The suspensions are as essential for optimal ride as weight distribution. In particular, a multilink solution ensuring top performance, driving pleasure and comfort has been chosen for the rear axle. On the front, instead, a new double wishbone suspension with semi-virtual steering axis was developed to optimise the filtering effect and guarantee rapid, accurate steering. This Alfa Romeo exclusive keeps the constant caster trail on corners and can tackle high lateral accelerations as a result of the always perfect footprint.In any situation and at all speeds, driving Alfa Romeo Giulia with the most direct steering ratio available is natural and instinctive.

 

Innovative, exclusive technical solutions

 

As a further expression of the Alfa Romeo engineering culture, the design, the build and the choice of materials of the chassis and the suspensions is always perfect. As a consequence, it was decided that electronics should only be used to make the driving experience guaranteed by excellent basic mechanicals even more exhilarating.

 

This is demonstrated by the exclusive technical solutions present on the new car, like Torque Vectoring with a double clutch to allow the rear differential to control the torque delivery to each wheel separately. In this manner, power transmission to the road is improved also in low grip conditions. So, the driving is safe and fun without ever having to run up against an invasive stability control system. The Integrated Brake System - an innovative electromechanical system which combines stability control and a traditional servo brake for instantaneous brake response and consequent record-breaking stopping distances in addition to the all-important weight optimisation - is being introduced on the new Alfa Romeo.

 

Together with an excellent Cx, a perfect balance of forces on corners and downforce behaviour, the new model has Active Aero Splitter, a front system which actively manages downforce for higher performance and better grip even at high speed. These state-of-the-art systems are all governed by Chassis Domain Control, the 'brains' of the on-board electronics which assigns the specific task of optimising performance and driving pleasure to each one.

 

The new Alfa Romeo Giulia also features a renewed Alfa DNA which modifies the car's dynamic behaviour according to the driver's selection: Dynamic, Natural, Advanced Efficient (energy efficiency mode implemented for the first time on an Alfa Romeo) and naturally Racing (on high performance versions).

 

The passenger compartment of the new car offers the best in terms of quality, safety, equipment and comfort with a specific, profoundly Alfa Romeo style element: the centrality of the driver.

 

Not by chance, all the main controls are incorporated in the steering wheel as on a Formula 1 car, while the human-machine interface consists of two simple, user-friendly knobs for adjusting the Alfa DNA selector and the infotainment system.

 

The best weight-to-power ratio

 

To obtain an excellent weight-to-power ratio (remarkably lower than 3kg/hp), Alfa Romeo Giulia combines extraordinary engine performance and the ample use of ultralight materials throughout. For example, carbon fibre was chosen for the propeller shaft, the bonnet and the roof and aluminium was picked for the engine, brakes, suspension (including front domes and front and rear frames), in addition to many other body components, such as the doors and the wings. Furthermore, the rear crossmember is made of aluminium composite and plastic.

 

In order to decrease the total weight, the braking system was tweaked using aluminium elements and carbon ceramic discs and the seats have a carbon fibre structural frame. Despite all this weight optimisation, the car boasts the best torsional rigidity in its class to guarantee quality over time, acoustic comfort and handling even in conditions of extreme stress.

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[Drew Dowdell]

Lexus who?

Audi who?

BMW who?

Infiniti who?

[G. David Felt]

Ugly Grimace car, waste of money that should have been spent on current products fixing their problems. AKA Transmission, etc.

[FAPTurbo]

Wow. 

 

This will be everyone at the Alfa display at every autoshow and dealership in 2016:

[Stew]

That thing is a beauty!

[Susimi]

The new 3 series looks nice...

 

Come on, it's a dead-ringer for one. The only thing I like about this is the colour.

[regfootball]

MULE

 

this looks like a Chinese company practicing faux design   YUK

[oldshurst442]

 

http://allparnews.com/index.php/2015/06/alfa-romeo-launch-in-progress-29035

 

from the link above to possibly explain Chrysler's possible usage of platform:

 

" An electromechanical brake system (possibly to arrive at Chrysler under the trademark “gravity control”) combines stability control with the brake booster for faster response."

 

"Alfa Romeo is launching the new Giulia in Milan, Italy, at this time. The midsized rear wheel drive car has conventional/modern styling in rear and side views, and the grille conforms to traditional Alfa Romeo shapes"

 

"There have been conflicting reports as to how much Chrysler engineering is involved, but it is extremely likely that the underpinnings and dimensions will be modified and used by Dodge and possibly other Chrysler brands."

[oldshurst442]

So...do I like this Red Headed Hottie? Testarossa in Italian...

Well, it has some nice Italian/Alpha Romeo curves in the design. It is pretty.
However, just like with Jaguars with me as of late...both this Giulia and Jaguars, they look good, they look nice...actually, they look more than good and nice...one could say sexy...I guess...but I cant bring myself to lust over them...
Elizabeth Hurley is Jaguars...(you know...British)
Jennifer Aniston is Alpha Romeo Giulia...(OK...she is half Greek and not Italian...the Greeks and Italians say...una faccia una razza...so...)
I dont lust over these chicks...I find them mildly attractive...would I sleep with them? If you twist my arm like REALLY hard I will...point is...they are beautiful...but they are not my style of hotness is what Im saying...  

 

[El Kabong]

Awesome front, awesome back, so-so middle, stupendous engine. If properly executed this could cause headaches for the competition in the segment. If they spread out the platform it will be a huge boost to Mopar's performance cred going forward.

But I dunno if it'll hit Sergio's sales targets all by itself.

[oldshurst442]

510 horsepower via a twin-turbo, V6 credited to Ferrari and Maserati.

RWD @ 510 HP.

AWD optional.

Diesel option....for Europe only via Maserati.

 

On paper...with its looks and the hardware...it looks like it will be a fine competitor to the Germans...but will people actually buy into this Italian dream? Both here and in Europe???!!!

 

Mopar, if allowed to use this platform...will benefit greatly...as will FCA in general...because our continent is patiently awaiting for the next generation LX cars.

And we all know that Chryco engineers do awesome things as of late when they tweak platforms for their usage. And this platform seems to be a great start for some great next generation LX cars...

I say this as Mopar people really really excelled with the old  M-B W211 platform.

Mind you...we dont really know what is underneath this Giulia platform. But that TTV6 Quadrofoglio looks like it means business. I betcha so do the underpinnings...

Edited June 25, 2015 by oldshurst442

[William Maley]

Awesome front, awesome back, so-so middle, stupendous engine. If properly executed this could cause headaches for the competition in the segment. If they spread out the platform it will be a huge boost to Mopar's performance cred going forward.

But I dunno if it'll hit Sergio's sales targets all by itself.

 

There are more Alfa Romeo models on the docket such as a flagship sedan, and a couple SUVs that are coming in the next couple of years.

[William Maley]

Ugly Grimace car, waste of money that should have been spent on current products fixing their problems. AKA Transmission, etc.

 

Umm dfelt, That's what Alfa Romeo is trying to do. The company hasn't had a sedan since 159 ended production a few years ago.

[aurora97]

Ciao Bella! Now if Alfa can get Sophia Loren to do the commercials....

[smk4565]

I think it looks ugly, but I have never been a fan of Alfa styling.  What I don't get though is they put the very distinctive Alfa Romeo front end on it, then the doors look like they came off the 3-series and the tail lights oculd have come from an Audi, Jag XE, Kia/Hyundai, they just look boring.

 

The V6 will make 503 hp only some of the time, part of the time it will be broken and in the shop.

[daves87rs]

I like.

 

Excuse while I change my shorts.......

[aurora97]

This engine may also be an indication for what might be powering the potential return of the Dino.

[Frisky Dingo]

That is not an attractive car. It looks like a cross between an Infiniti M and a Kia Optima. I'm sure it'll go like stink, but hard pass. I'll take any of the other players in the segment.

[Drew Dowdell]

Definately a sports car interior rather than a luxury car interior.  I still like it though.

 

[Thed]

If it tips the scales around 3300 LBS with a turbo four that can push around 300 HP this will shoot near top of the list pretty quick. 

[balthazar]

I don't find the nose to be particularly attractive. Many folks claim to have issues when the emblem floats to the top of the grille; I don't, except that here it's really 'hanging'.
The lower grilles shape & integration are stylistically crude IMO, as is the texture. And I foresee AR locking themselves into a very dated grille 'trademark' which may well put them in the same 'grounded on the rocks' boat that BMW has been in for a few decades now.

The rest is generic / nothing new.

[Cmicasa the Great]

Ugly. Almost reminds me of a 3 series, slightly larger, with an Alfa grille on the front. The engine power etc is impressive tho, but so are all Ferrari/Maserati engines IMO. The only thing I would question is whether that is a good idea taking the engine from those two.. being that typically they are some of the most maintenance needy engines on the market. 

[Drew Dowdell]

Ugly. Almost reminds me of a 3 series, slightly larger, with an Alfa grille on the front. The engine power etc is impressive tho, but so are all Ferrari/Maserati engines IMO. The only thing I would question is whether that is a good idea taking the engine from those two.. being that typically they are some of the most maintenance needy engines on the market. 

 

One really wonders how "Ferrari" it really is though.  I have similar suspicions about the V6 in the Ghibli.  I suspect it is a Pentastar with the cylinder bore reduced, slightly different heads, and turbo charging.... and then Ferrari did the calibration tuning.