Alfa Romeo Giulia (952)

This article is about the 2016 model. For the model produced during the 1960s and 1970s, see Alfa Romeo Giulia.
Alfa Romeo Giulia

A Giulia Quadrifoglio on display at the 2015 International Motor Show Germany
Overview
Manufacturer Alfa Romeo
Production 2016–
Assembly Cassino, Frosinone, Italy[1]
Designer Centro Stile Alfa Romeo under Marco Tencone[2]
Body and chassis
Class Compact executive car
Body style 4-door sedan
Layout Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive[3]
Platform Giorgio[4]
Powertrain
Engine 2.9 L F154 V6 twin turbo petrol[5]
2.0 L I4 turbo petrol
3.0 L V6 twin turbo-diesel
2.2 L I4 turbo-diesel
Transmission 6-speed manual
8-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,820 mm (111.0 in)[6]
Length 4,639 mm (182.6 in)
Width 1,873 mm (73.7 in)
Height 1,426 mm (56.1 in)
Kerb weight 1,374 kg (3,029 lb) (DIN) 2.2 diesel
1,524 kg (3,360 lb) (DIN) QV[7]
Chronology
Predecessor Alfa Romeo 159
Standard Alfa Romeo Giulia at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show
Standard Alfa Romeo Giulia at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show

The Alfa Romeo Giulia (Type 952) is a mid-size car produced by the Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo. It was premiered in June 2015, with market launch scheduled for February 2016,[8] and it is the first D-segment offering by Alfa Romeo after the production of the 159 ended in 2011.[9] The Giulia is also the first high volume production Alfa Romeo in over two decades to use a longitudinal engined rear-wheel drive platform, since the 75 was discontinued in 1992.[10]

History

The Giulia has been the subject of a long gestation and delayed launch dates, reportedly due to the design being sent back to the drawing board by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) CEO Sergio Marchionne.[11]

The Alfa Romeo Giulia is the first model in the brand's relaunch plan, which involves a €5 billion investment for an eight car line-up and a worldwide sales targets of 400,000 by 2018—up from 74,000 in 2013.[12][13] It is underpinned by an all-new, longitudinal-engined, rear-wheel drive platform developed for Alfa Romeo—codenamed "Giorgio".[8] Development of the Giulia, and indeed of the entire "Giorgio" project, has been overseen by Ferrari technical director and secondee, Philippe Krief.[8]

The new Giulia was unveiled to the press at the Museo Storico Alfa Romeo in Arese, on 24 June 2015, at an event which involved only the top-of-the-range Quadrifoglio and a rendition of Nessun Dorma by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.[14] The occasion coincided with company's 105th anniversary,[12] which also saw the company debuted a restyled logo for all future Alfa Romeo models.[15] The Giulia was also presented under the new La meccanica delle emozioni slogan ("the mechanics of emotions" in Italian).[16]

The car was designed at the Centro Stile Alfa Romeo, by a team headed by Marco Tencone[2] and including Senior Exterior Designer, Andrea Loi.[2][17][18] along with Interior Chief Designer, Inna Kondakova and Senior Interior Designer, Manuele Amprimo.[2]

The car is assembled at FCA Italy's Cassino Plant in (Frosinone), in central Italy.[1] Pre-series production emerged in late August 2015, with full production and sales originally scheduled for November 2015 and February 2016, respectively.[8] The production of Giulia started in 19th April 2016.[19]

Models

The restyled company logo, which debuted with the new Giulia

The Giulia uses a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, featuring an even 50% front and 50% rear weight distribution.[3] Suspension is independent all-around, of the double wishbone type at the front and multilink at the rear.[3] All Giulia models employ a carbon-fibre drive shaft as well as aluminium alloy shock towers, suspension components, front wings and doors.[20][21] Four-wheel drive models will also be offered.[3][22]

Besides the high-performance Quadrifoglio's twin turbo 90° V6, the engine line-up will comprise turbocharged six- and four-cylinder petrol engines, as well as six- and four-cylinder turbodiesels.[20] A four-cylinder and a V6, the latter different from the Quadrifoglio's and with a 60° angle between the cylinder banks,[8] will be built in FCA Italy's Termoli plant.[23]

The first models on sale from February 2016 will be the new 2.2 L Multijet II turbodiesel and the 2.9 L V6 Quadrifoglio.[8] A 2.0 L MultiAir2 turbo petrol engine was announced at the time of the Giulia Quadrifoglio making its North American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2015.[24] A 3.0 V6 Multijet II twin turbo diesel was also confirmed in December 2015.[25]

The Giulia will be offered as Giulia and Giulia TI trims in USA, some versions are available with Alfas Q4 all-wheel-drive system and with new eight-speed automatic transmission with available column-mounted paddle shifters (shift time less than 100 milliseconds). The eight-speed automatic transmission is co-developed with ZF.[26]

Giulia Quadrifoglio

The high-performance Giulia Quadrifoglio ("four-leaf clover") was the first model in the new Giulia range to be revealed, in Italy in June 2015. It made its official world debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Motorshow.[27]

The Quadrifoglio is powered by an all-aluminium, twin-turbocharged 90° V6 petrol engine, with a single-cylinder displacement of just under half a litre,[8] for a total of 2,891 cc (176.4 cu in). This engine was developed exclusively for the Quadrifoglio by Ferrari technicians[21] and it is related to Ferrari's own twin-turbo F154 V8.,[8] sharing the California T's bore of 86.5 mm (3.4 in) and stroke of  82.0 mm (3.2 in).[7] It produces 510 metric horsepower (375 kW; 503 bhp) at 6,500 rpm,[3] and 600 N·m (440 lb·ft) of torque between 2,500 and 5,000 rpm,[8][28][29] and its turbo boost pressure reaches up to 35 pounds per square inch (2.4 bar) at the peak.[30] Thanks to cylinder deactivation (with the ability to switch off three of the six cylinders),[8] this model achieves a fuel consumption of 8.5 litres per 100 kilometres (33 mpg-imp; 28 mpg-US) and CO2 emissions of 198 g/km, in the combined cycle.[28]

According to Alfa Romeo, the Giulia Quadrifoglio can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.9 seconds[21][22] and come to a standstill from that speed in 32 meters, when fitted with carbon ceramic brakes.[31] This model has also lapped Nurburgring's Nordschleife circuit in just 7:39.0, which is record for a saloon car.[32]

The Quadrifoglio weighs 1,524 kilograms (3,360 pounds) (DIN) for a power-to-weight ratio of 3 kg/PS.[33] This is achieved thanks to the Quadrifoglio sharing the other models' composite and light alloy construction, as well as featuring a roof and engine bonnet made of carbon fibre.[20]

Rear view of a Giulia Quadrifoglio with racing kit

From the front, the Quadrifoglio distinguishes itself from the rest of the range by a specific front bumper—with a carbon fibre splitter and enlarged air intakes for the twin intercoolers and for the brakes—and by a bonnet pierced by two cooling outlets for the engine bay. On the sides, the front wings also have outlets to extract air from the wheel wells, and bear Quadrifoglio badges; the side skirts are specific to the model, as are the 19-inch[8] alloy wheels. At the rear a low-profile carbon fibre spoiler is applied to the boot lid, and a rear diffuser makes up the lower half of the bumper, flanked by quadruple exhaust tips. Working in conjunction with the faired-in underside, the diffuser is fully functional in generating downforce—as at the front is the "Active Aero Splitter",[33] which can vary its angle of attack by 10°, moved by electric motors.[8] Alfa Romeo claims these active aero features to be firsts in the Giulia's market segment[8] and are able to generate up to 100 kg of downforce at 300 km/h.[31] The Giulia Quadrifoglio has a drag coefficient (Cd) of 0.32.[7]

Mechanically, this model is fitted with a torque vectoring rear differential,[22] able to send 100% of the torque to the left or right wheel,[34] and, on the model which debuted in July 2015, a six-speed manual transmission.[8] The braking system uses carbon ceramic rotors,[21] six-pot front and four-pot rear calipers, and auxiliary rear calipers for the parking brake. The electronic stability control and the traditional brake servo are combined in a single electromechanical system.

Inside, the dashboard is part-trimmed in leather and carbon fibre trim and the engine start button is located on the multi-function steering wheel. In addition, the driver is offered Alfa Romeo's "DNA" dynamic control selector, which is placed on the centre dashboard.[8] Driving modes include the traditional "Dynamic", "Natural" and "Advanced" modes, plus new "Efficient" (for increased fuel economy) and "Racing" (for high performance).[33]

The launch prices of the Quadrifoglio in Italy range from €79,000 to €95,000 for a version with full racing kit,[35] which includes carbon ceramic brake discs and ultra-light carbonfibre sport seats.[31]

Engines and performance

Engine/Transmission Displacement Max. power output
(CE)[7]		 Peak torque
(CE)[7]		 Top speed 0–100 km/h
(0–60 mph)		 Combined consumption
(CE)[7]		 CO2 emissions
(CE)[7]		 Regions
Petrol engine range
2.9 L 90° V6 24v Twin turbo Ferrari F154 MT6[8] 2,891 cc (176.4 cu in)[7] 510 PS (503 hp; 375 kW) at 6,500 rpm[29] 600 N·m (440 lb·ft) at 2,500–5,500 rpm[36] 307 km/h (191 mph)[29] 3.9 s[21]
(3.8 s)[37] 		8.5 L/100 km (33 mpg-imp; 28 mpg-US)[29] 198[29] Europe, North America
2.0 L I4 Turbo AT8[24] 1,995 cc (121.7 cu in)[38] 280 PS (276 hp; 206 kW)[24] at 5250 rpm 400 N·m (300 lb·ft) at 2,250-4,500 rpm[36] 250 km/h (155 mph)[36] (< 5.5 s [39])[24] Europe, North America
2.0 L I4 Turbo AT8 1,995 cc (121.7 cu in)[38]200 PS (197 hp; 147 kW) at 5,000 rpm 330 N·m (240 lb·ft) at 1,750 rpm 230 km/h (143 mph) 6.6 s[40] 5.9 L/100 km (48 mpg-imp; 40 mpg-US) 139 Europe
Diesel engine range
2.2 L I4 Multijet II[25] 2,143 cc (130.8 cu in) 210 PS (207 hp; 154 kW)[25] Europe
2.2 L I4 Multijet II AT8[25] 2,143 cc (130.8 cu in) 180 PS (178 hp; 132 kW)[25] 450 N·m (330 lb·ft) at 1750 rpm 230 km/h (143 mph) 6.8 s 4.2 L/100 km (67 mpg-imp; 56 mpg-US) 109 Europe
2.2 L I4 Multijet II ECO AT8[25] 2,143 cc (130.8 cu in) 180 PS (178 hp; 132 kW) at 3750 rpm[25] 450 N·m (330 lb·ft) at 1750 rpm 230 km/h (143 mph) 6.8 s 99 Europe
2.2 L I4 Multijet II MT6[25] 2,143 cc (130.8 cu in) 180 PS (178 hp; 132 kW) at 3750 rpm[25] 380 N·m (280 lb·ft) at 1750 rpm 230 km/h (143 mph) 7.2 s 4.2 L/100 km (67 mpg-imp; 56 mpg-US) 109 Europe
2.2 L I4 Multijet II MT6[25] 2,143 cc (130.8 cu in) 150 PS (148 hp; 110 kW)[25] 400 N·m (300 lb·ft) at 1500 rpm 221 km/h (137 mph) 8.0 s Europe
2.2 L I4 Multijet II AT8[25] 2,143 cc (130.8 cu in) 150 PS (148 hp; 110 kW)[25] 400 N·m (300 lb·ft) at 1500 rpm 221 km/h (137 mph) 7.6 s Europe
2.2 L I4 Multijet II MT6[25] 2,143 cc (130.8 cu in) 136 PS (134 hp; 100 kW) at 4250 rpm[41] 400 N·m (300 lb·ft) at 1500 rpm n/a n/a 105 Europe

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