05-12-2016, 05:51 PM | #1 |
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M2 vs. Alfa Romeo Giulia
http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20160...ling-guilia-qv
Lighter than the M3 and in fact, 40 kg (88 lbs) lighter than the M2, with 503 pure-italian-Ferrari DNA infused ponies... Is is the one then? Down sides? the car seems to big for my taste, price may be significantly more than the M2. Thoughts? |
05-12-2016, 10:38 PM | #4 |
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I wasn't aware they have a ZF 8 speed option until check out that BBC article. If they solve the reliability issues, Giulia certainly stands a more attractive car than M4/3/2 to me.
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05-13-2016, 02:31 AM | #5 |
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I love Alfa's historical connection with Ferrari and some vintage Alfa's in general, I find this a great car vs M3/5, beautifully shaped , a mini Maserati so to say.
BUT I don't believe the weight of the car, unless there is some real life proof. Even GT3/458/488 weigh more than advertised. Cheers Robin |
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05-13-2016, 07:26 AM | #6 |
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I looked into this car very much! Its great..but no M2 competitor..4 doors and 70k...seems more like M3/M5 level. Plus..fiat...historically they have had SO MANY mechanical issues.
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But the thing is BEAUTIFUL and sounds AMAZING
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I personally despise the way this thing look as much as the new Lexus ISF. Front reminds me of an owl, and rear looks like a carbon copy of the Mazda6. But like I said in the M3/4 subforums, the more performance sedans, the better (especially when they are offered with MT)
If anything, I'm more interested in the Jaguar XE-R if I was looking to buy non German.
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I wasn't aware of canadian pricing being for Gulia, can you please share your source?
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The GM indicated pricing starting in the high 70's, with a regular (i.e. most common options) Giulia QF going for around $95-100K. |
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05-15-2016, 05:45 PM | #13 |
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they just released the first drive on youtube. Not too much info however, but still looks promising.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBBHouaYTpo |
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Read my thread here and you will find lots of info on the Giulia, including the QV....
http://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1260569
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The only weight that we can trust is the German official weight. And the Giulia QV is 100 pounds heavier than the M3 (with standard equipment). Note that the M3 in Germany is very basically equipped whereas the QV has far lesser options. See below. EU Weight (Weight of Car with 90% fuel, 68 kg driver, 7 kg cargo) for Giula QV (as per the german brochure): 1655kg or 3649lbs EU Weight for M3 (as per BMW Germany): 1610kg or 3549lbs. M3 is lighter by 100lbs. But this needs to be taken with a grain of salt as manufacturers always put the weight of their cars WITHOUT optional equipment. For example the M3 in Germany comes with 18 inch wheels (19 for the Alfa), does not have sat nav, premium sound system, memory seats etc which add to the total weight of the vehicle. The Alfa does have them all as standard...
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Don't be too excited about the Julia QV. First reviews show:
- that this is - felt - no 500 hp car. - built quality at present is questionable (no wonder - it's an Alfa and brand new) - high boost turbo motor has a lot of lag in lower revs |
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