parthiban Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 How lovely is this? Can totally see myself having one of these at some point if it turns out to be decent, rear looks a bit Skoda to me weirdly but the rest looks great - 500hp and RWD is the Alfa we've been waiting for for years! http://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-eurocars/alfa-romeo-giulia--official/32434 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Don't they do a 4WD as well..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 amazing car. will be great value once its about two and a half years old. the residuals on these cars are terrible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted June 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 amazing car. will be great value once its about two and a half years old. the residuals on these cars are terrible! That's what I'm counting on! I'm guessing it has to be cheaper than a Maserati Ghibli so it could already be very keenly priced to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 I thought Alfa were going down the pan. A long time dealership in Chesham closed this year and some of the cars we measured for them ( new ) were dire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted June 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 I thought Alfa were going down the pan. A long time dealership in Chesham closed this year and some of the cars we measured for them ( new ) were dire. Since the 4C they seem to be rejuvenated - instead of building crappy Fiat based FWD cars, they seem to be moving towards performance oriented cars. Makes a whole lot more sense to me, at the moment they have nothing between Fiat (mainstream) and Maserati (high end) to compete with the likes of BMW and Audi. I think the 4C is actually doing quite well despite not having the best reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Don't you think the Bora put them back a bit on the respect table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted June 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 I don't even know what a Bora is, when was that around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 I nearly got it right...... Brera not Bora that's a VW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted June 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Ahh right, yeah the Brera was a bit dismal to drive but a beautiful car. But if they start building proper RWD chassis combined with those looks they could be on to some winners! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 I hope so...... The Brera was a classic plastic pig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/alfa-romeo/giulia/86267/new-alfa-romeo-giulia-revealed-official-pictures#0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 All those images and just one of the interior? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 All those images and just one of the interior? Maybe not finalised? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 knowing Alfa Romeo, they will make the engine/drivetrain/outside amazing but the interior/driving position will be not so good, specially for the taller driver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 knowing Alfa Romeo, they will make the engine/drivetrain/outside amazing but the interior/driving position will be not so good, specially for the taller driver I've not tried one yet but have been told that the newer generation of Maseratis are now much better in that respect, so hopefully the same logic is being applied to Alfa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Maserati are a great car but boy is the suspension hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Maserati are a great car but boy is the suspension hard. Which one? I tried out a Granturismo before getting the 360 and it was very comfortable - in fact a bit too comfortable for what I wanted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 I found most of them were a hard drive which is great for high speed driving/ cornering but out roads are far from friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 I've never driven a Maserati; the last Alfa Romeo I drove was a hire car and I loved the handling but the driving position was a nightmare for me. Hopefully they have solved this; I doubt I would ever fork out for this car new but a couple of years old it may be worth looking at. These sports cars are amazing but with the mega expensive rims and low profile tyres you know that on our roads you are going to be spending a few quid on repairing and replacing rims and tyres. The size of the pot holes here always guarantee that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 I think the older generation still have a bitter taste from Alfa myself included and let's face it this new one is hardly a bargain so i wouldn't risk my money on it....... Yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 I think the older generation still have a bitter taste from Alfa myself included and let's face it this new one is hardly a bargain so i wouldn't risk my money on it....... Yet. Buying new wouldn't be smart, but 3 years of traditional Alfa depreciation and this could be a stonking buy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Will this car be more or less than 50k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 £50k sounds about right for the hot version given what a BMW M3 costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 So about 22k after three years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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