Alfa Romeo Giulia Sport 2021

The Alfa Romeo Giulia is special in a way that is rare in the motoring world. It has an unfakable X factor that is a mix brains, brawn, and bulk sex-appeal.

But I’m getting ahead of myself.

Let’s start with the range which gives us 3 models: a base model “Sport”, a midrange Veloce, which is the is the sweet spot, and range-topping Quadrifoglio, a head-banging thug of a thing. While the Quadrifoglio may be a thug, but is a thug in a dinner suit and velvet slippers.

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The Body

The voluptuous exterior is nothing short of breathtaking.

4 door saloons are nothing new to Alfa. The Giulia nameplate goes back many decades, on and off. It is crafted in Italy at the Piedimonte San Germano factory, and was designed by Marco Tencone. It first appeared in the 2016 model year, and 5 years is normally geriatric as far as car makers go. Giulia looks as if it debuted yesterday, such is the fresh and unique look.

There is nothing else like it on the road.

The front and rear are sculptured works of art with not a straight line to be seen. The silhouette has a coupe-like look, with doors featuring deeply recessed carving, but the crowning glory is the magnificent Alfa shield grille topped by a revised badge. This Giulia was the first Alf Romeo for have the new insignia.

As an aside, Alfa Romeo is part of the Fiat Chrysler group, who recently joined Peugeot Citroen for form the giant Stellantis group consisting of some 13 brands. The FCA Giorgio platform underpins Giulia saloon, the leggy Stelvio SUV, as well as the new Jeep Grand Cherokee, as unlikely as the latter sounds.

Despite the American connections, Alfa has stayed Italian to its roots. While the same can’t be said of some of the other recent models, Giulia does justice to her predecessors such as the 156 and 159.

It would be churlish of me not to mention the delicious wheels. The delicate momo-esque alloys look like a 5-leaf clover, with hints of the quatrefoils found in ancient religious architecture.

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The cockpit

The cabin is a skilful coalescence of art, design, technology, and comfort.

For a mid-size car, space is snug, as it is in most Alfas. It might be a 4-door saloon, but it has sport car roots. GT cars once had to have engines the size of small suns, and cost the GDP of a Pacific nation. Giulia is reasonable by comparison, with seats so comfortable, continent hopping would be a doddle.

Modern convenience sits behind a façade superb Italian design. OK, Italians do a lot of hand waving and wine drinking, and much of it is while pen is on paper. It is quite the surprise then, that Giulia is not just all petticoat and no knickers. It’s been thought about, carefully.

Switches were curated before being placed as carefully as rare relics knicked from the Vatican.

For me, the highlight was not the 8.8” integrated display, or the tasteful centre console replete with DNA switch. No, for me, it is the humble START button on the left-hand side of the steering wheel. There are Ferrari-like touches in the instruments too.

Driver assistance and safety features can be fettled through the central touch screen, and there are dial controls down on the centre console if you don’t fancy dirtying up the façade of the dash for grubby fingerprints.

Seating hugs the front passengers, with powered settings, and heating to keep your nethers toasty. Sports settings hug your love handles even tighter.

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The Drive:

The Giulia Sport has a detuned version of the 2.0L, 206kw Veloce engine. Ignoring that hideous misdemenour for a moment, 147kw/330Nm is plenty for a quick scarper. You might want the 375kw of the big Q if you’re thinking of a Giulia as your next get-away car.

Having said that, driving Giulia is a balance of poetry, ballet, and fine art. The machinery feels flawless, and at least during our lengthy road trip, didn’t need big hugs after every turn, contrary to the Italian car-maker’s reputation.

Even in this modest-motored model, the drive is epic.

0-100 is seen off in 6.6 seconds, so it’s no slouch. The power gets to the back wheels via the 8-speed Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen gearbox. It’s probably just as well the gear box is designed and made by ZF, but that’s a story for another time.

If the exterior is joyous, and the cabin is delicious, the drive can only be described as spiritual.

Once you press the button, a sexy 60’s rasp sets the tone for the rest of the performance. Every single drive is an event.

The experience is different to what you might feel in a German car for example. The Germans are technically perfect. The machines function brilliantly, but it is all a bit robotic. Italian cars have soul, there is no other way to put it. It is this soul that creates personality, and that’s fine while she is in a good mood.

As you reverse out of the parking spot, the cameras keep an eye on proceedings. You get some idea of how tight the steering feels in the first few metres. It gets better the further you go, and I suspect that feeling will never diminish.

Drive modes dial in extra fun, and I’d be lying if I said i didn’t dig around for “Corsa”, but alas.

The acceleration is brisk, and straight-line performance sublime. In normal mode, you waft along in regal splendour, making the bijou cabin decidedly limousine-ish.

Then, you hit the corners and boom-baby-boom.

You wind on the lock, then change direction with surgical precision. You make the usual allowances for the subtle foibles of the turbo, and bang out another bend. Even in quick succession, you feel like you could bang them out all day without turning a hair. Bends done and dusted, you’re back to nanna mode.

The highway stint up the M1 showed the true calibre of this flexible package. I took this leisurely spin up to Newcastle to collect David, who had been badly let down by a big pothole, a low profile tyre, and Mini’s insistence on not installing a spare wheel, even in the EV models.

I didn’t have to worry about tyres, I had a spare. And, I didn’t have to worry about charge, I had a petrol engine. And finally, I didn’t have to worry about getting tired, David drove back to Sydney.

Conclusion:

Alfa Romeo Giulia is not perfect. It is this imperfection that the source of the joy, and is where the soul resides.

It feels alive, and commands respect, which passers-by supply in bucketloads. FCA has suffered from reliability issues which they claim to have fixed. Longer warranties help, but no one wants to be left roadside in the rain, on a cold winter’s night.

Giulia is beguiling, and I defy you to find anyone who thinks otherwise. She is the perfect Bond girl.

2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sport

  • Price:- $63,950
  • Engine:- 2.0L 4cyl Turbo
  • Trans:- 8sp automatic, rear wheel drive
  • Power:- 147kw/330Nm
  • 0-100:- 6.6 seconds
  • Econ:- 6.0L/100k

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