A brilliant car, but not a 'Sunday' car. I think if I'd have had it as an only car I'd have had a very different opinion of it, but it just went very quickly, very easily with very little drama - and required pushing way past what is safe/acceptable on modern roads to exploit 500bhp and lots of rubber.
Positives were it was a brilliant looking car, not BMW/RS shouty, but still had presence, even more so with the Comp Red paint. Interior was well designed, if a little cheap in places (improved in MY21). Steering was super sharp and as a daily car it was just a very nice place to be, with a beautifully smooth engine and gearbox. Which is also my critique because....
Negatives were that it lacked that 'drama' - firmness, feedback, noises, madness. Harry described it as a "Velvet Glove" which is pretty much spot on. In fact, I recently re-watched Harry's video and I pretty much agree with everything he says. "It's a 9/10 car....but doesn't feel as special as a £70k Alfa needs to feel"
If I needed a 4 door saloon, the Giulia would absolutely be my choice, and would happily recommend one. But I'd go with a well-specced Veloce. Still got all the looks, but 300bhp is more than enough, yet still get all the other nice bits (dampers, LSD) and cuts out a lot of the big bills (active aero, big brakes, expensive services).
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I think the last do it all car I had was the VXR8, and that's going back!
