Back in the 1950s, with the world still recovering from World War II and getting ready to enter the 'Space Age', a new interest for aerodynamically efficient cars sparked the automotive world. In the US, design pioneer Harley Earl was busy creating the new 'spaceship' trend with the GM LeSabre concept (1951)...
The Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio is a fast and ferocious beast designed to dethrone its German mega-SUV rivals.
Usually, we explore concept cars launched several decades ago, but for this instalment we felt the need to talk about a car that was unveiled earlier this year at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show - the Alfa Romeo Tonale. The first Alfa Romeo with a hybrid powertrain is (at least for now) just a design study, even though we all know it's a sign of things to come from the Italian brand...
The Stelvio Q is yet another hot SUV that's more performance oriented than it is off-road focused. It looks stunning, but it's mighty fast too.
It may've been only a short spin in anger, but CarAdvice.com Managing Editor, Trent Nikolic, has come away from the Stelvio Quadrifoglio... mighty impressed.
Australia is indeed a lucky country. For the second consecutive year, one of the oldest motorsport events in the world, Targa Florio, has left Sicily in Italy, and touched down in Victoria. Here, Mandy takes a spin in both the powerful new Alfa Romeo Giulia Q, and the legendary 1970 Alfa Romeo 105 Giulia Sprint GT 1300 Junior.
Read the full article here. Australia – it's the country where there's always an insect, animal or sea creature trying to kill you. It's also the country that once housed a thriving car industry. But, instead of crying over spilt milk, we're showing the world one last time why the constant fear of death has inspired our local engineers to build a car that's itching at the chance to chew you up and spit you out...
Read the full article here. Not even a torrential downpour was enough to dull our enthusiasm as we made our way towards Brescia, for the start of one of the world’s most celebrated historic road races, Italy’s Mille Miglia. It’s an International automotive extravaganza dating back to 1927, when the first 1000-mile loop kicked off from Brescia in Italy’s north, down to Rome via Rimini, and back up to Brescia via Parma...
Want a circa-$100k mid-engined sportscar experience and don't want a Porsche 718? We check out the 'alternative' baby supercars in the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider and Alpine A110...
If you’re looking for the most visceral journeys, short or long, from a practical mid-sized performance sedan, should you look to Alfa Romeo, Audi Sport, BMW M or Mercedes-AMG?
Compact luxury sedans remain a vital part of the business case for any serious player in the premium car market. While luxury car-makers seek to diversify and future-proof by making small entry cars and more crossover SUVs, sedans still sit at the heart of what their makers represent. Brand loyalty aside, the BMW 3 Series is the definitive luxury compact sports sedan...
Alfa Romeo Australia has confirmed a limited allocation of 4C Competizione sports cars will be headed Down Under, featuring a number of enhancements over its 'standard' counterpart. Priced from $119,900 plus on-road costs, the special-edition 4C is limited to just 10 units in Australia and commands a $30,000 premium over the regular 4C coupe...
Alfa Romeo has recalled the 2017-2019 Giulia and Stelvio, over concerns about an over-reading fuel gauge. According to the company, the "instrument panel shows more fuel than what is actually present in the fuel tank". If drivers run out of fuel, the engine will cut out, putting drivers and other road users at risk of an accident...
The Alfa Romeo Stelvio update has been spied again, this time during hot weather testing in southern Europe. Despite the presence of camouflage tape all over the front and rear bumpers, it's genuinely difficult to discern many changes between these prototypes and the vehicles available in showrooms today...
Alfa Romeo will bring a combined the ultra-limited NRING Giulia and Stelvio to Australia, celebrating the performance of its hottest cars around the famed Nurburgring Nordschleife. Just three Stelvio and four Giulia NRING models will make the trip to Australia, priced from $189,900 (+$40,000) and $182,900 ($37,000) before on-road costs respectively, Both models are finished in matte grey exterior paint, a carbon-fibre grille insert, carbon mirror covers, and carbon-ceramic brakes with red calipers...
This review of my 2014 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.4T Progression (manual) is one that will hopefully convince you that I was somewhat logical for making my purchase. My role involves a reasonably long commute and it was one that I may as well have been asleep for prior to my conversion to Alfa ownership...
"Did you hit your head on something?" That was the first thing my former boss, a Holden workshop manager, asked me back in August of 2014 when I told him I had bought a car, and showed a picture of a [slightly faded] red 2003 Alfa Romeo GTV V6 that had just come off a car transporter from Queensland that morning. He was not the only one who doubted my mental health that day...
This is a long-term review of my 2016 Veloce. I purchased the car as I have wanted a hot hatch for a while and preferred Italian design over the Golf GTI. I like the exterior design of the Giulietta; it's certainly quite distinctive from other hatches of this genre in my opinion. The interior technology is a bit lacking in comparison to other makes...
Full disclosure – I owned this car with my son 11 years ago, and it is no longer in our possession. Recently, I came across this photo and it brought back a flood of memories. I thought I would share. As a parent you kind of hope that one day your children will reward all stress and headaches they give you by taking an interest in your passions...
