Giulia and Stelvio are the vital models for the Italian brand, though its 4C Spider is still around for those who reminisce about open-top Alfas – or want to own a scaled-down, budget-priced carbon-fibre supercar.
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.
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. There is no other event like it in Australia, and it has been designed to duplicate exactly how the 102-year old event is run in Italy...
Alfa Romeo has bolstered its Stelvio line-up with a new mid-tier performance variant to bridge the gap between the core range and the full-fat Quadrifoglio – but is it any good?
In the automotive world, the design work that is done behind closed doors inside the automakers' styling centres is a well-kept secret. The reality is that we get to see only a tiny portion of the sketches created during the development of a car, and that is after the unveiling takes place...
Automotive icon Alfa Romeo has awoken from its slumber. Does the new Stelvio crossover do enough to disrupt the ever-growing premium SUV market and give the German brands a fright?
With the medium SUV segment already brimming with premium Europeans, the 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio will need to be something really special to compete in a crowded market.
The Alfa Romeo Giulia QV possesses the best V6 engine in the business, combined with razor-sharp dynamics and amazing ride quality – but it's let down by a mediocre interior.
