Does the 2019 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio have the most horsepower for a production SUV? In a word, no. We live in a world where having 505 horsepower under the hood of your SUV doesn’t even place you in the top three. Let that sink in.
So, if horsepower alone can’t get you in the door, what can? What about …
"If building a true performance vehicle, why not start with something that sits a little closer to the deck? Because marketing."
Counterpoint: Because that's what people are buying; given that CUVs rule the market these days and the Stelvio is outselling the Giulia.
What's it actually like to drive? Is it enough better than the Macan to make it worth all the extra money?
No problem having a high performance truck. But could they use some other special designation?
I guess I'll be happy if there's a Veloce version of the car, but not the truck...
guy at my gym has one.. boy does it sound good... that's all I got.
Are these as nightmarishly unreliable as the Giulia? A guy that several people in my SCCA chapter know actually owns to Giulia Quadrifoglios so that he has one to drive while the other is in the shop. I'm not even joking.
Did you get to drive it before it broke down? Sunburn from all the dashboard warning lights?
A friend of mine recently got one in pearl white. It's rather understated visually for how fast it is, at least in white. The comparison with the Macan is an interesting question. My unthinking reaction is that the Macan seems a lot less special, but I wonder if it feels that way too. I've never driven either vehicle. I once chased a Macan around some mountain roads in Banff in a rented Rav4. That was pleasantly pointless, unless it somehow unconsciously contributed to the fact that i now own a Porsche SUV which I'm pretty happy about. Hmmmm.
We've yet to have a Macan show up in the parking lot, sadly. As for the Alfa, it picked up a nail in the tire and that was that. When I moved it before they came to pick it up, it was stumbling as it tried to idle. Smoothed out as it warmed up. I can confirm that it sounds nice, at least.
NickD said:Are these as nightmarishly unreliable as the Giulia? A guy that several people in my SCCA chapter know actually owns to Giulia Quadrifoglios so that he has one to drive while the other is in the shop. I'm not even joking.
Asking the real question here.
I drove my friend's dads Giulia Quadrifoglio and it was amazingly fast and epic to drive. I tried to talk my wife into leasing a regular Stelvio but the interior space was not enough for the family. The lease specials on the Stelvio and Giulia are very tempting, usually around $299 a month. I love the idea of having one, I just don't think I would want one long term.
The looks - awesome
the sounds - awesome
the price and reliability- walks away
Brett_Murphy said:NickD said:Are these as nightmarishly unreliable as the Giulia? A guy that several people in my SCCA chapter know actually owns to Giulia Quadrifoglios so that he has one to drive while the other is in the shop. I'm not even joking.
Asking the real question here.
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a23145269/alfa-romeo-giulia-quadrifoglio-reliability-update/
I keep getting the name mixed up with this sweetener stuff.
MotorsportsGordon said:Brett_Murphy said:NickD said:Are these as nightmarishly unreliable as the Giulia? A guy that several people in my SCCA chapter know actually owns to Giulia Quadrifoglios so that he has one to drive while the other is in the shop. I'm not even joking.
Asking the real question here.
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a23145269/alfa-romeo-giulia-quadrifoglio-reliability-update/
I know the Giulia is terribly unreliable. I was curious if the Stelvio was better or more of the same.
I tried to talk my wife into leasing a regular Stelvio but the interior space was not enough for the family.
Regular Stelvio is one thing, regular Giulia even worse in a way. I may be the only person who benchraces these things but I sort of think any Giulia under the Quadrifoglio loses comparison to a Stinger GT. Am i crazy?
If I absolutely had to choose a high-horsepower SUV, I'd go with the G 63. Under 100k? Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk.
NickD said:MotorsportsGordon said:Brett_Murphy said:NickD said:Are these as nightmarishly unreliable as the Giulia? A guy that several people in my SCCA chapter know actually owns to Giulia Quadrifoglios so that he has one to drive while the other is in the shop. I'm not even joking.
Asking the real question here.
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a23145269/alfa-romeo-giulia-quadrifoglio-reliability-update/
I know the Giulia is terribly unreliable. I was curious if the Stelvio was better or more of the same.
Same platform and mechanicals etc so i doubt its anymore reliable.
I see these pretty much daily around here. And every time I see it, I have to look twice, since it looks like every other boring CUV out there. Pathetic Alfa's design house coudln't make something that looks unique.
The bar has come up over time. A Urus looks unique... take that as you will...
There are a bunch of these running around town now. The real question is since nobody actually uses these thing for track /autocross work why not just get the Maserati Levante and get the better name for 20K less then this thing.
Vigo said:The bar has come up over time. A Urus looks unique... take that as you will...
The Urus (and the Juke) make me think that if Pontiac introduced the Aztec today, it might be a smash-hit.
Cool, another car to add to the list of “never own it if it’s out of warranty” car when people ask me about new cars (BMW, Audi, Range Rover)
So... how's the reliability of these things?
In reply to amg_rx7 (Forum Supporter) :
Several car mags had one as a long term tester with predictable results. They have horrible reliability, apparently they can't do more than 2-3 laps without shutting down on track, along with all spots of bad stuff happening on the street.
In reply to docwyte :
I'm not surprised.
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