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The Alfa Romeo Giulietta is a sporty Italian hatch that competes with the Peugeot 308 and Volkswagen Golf. In Veloce form, it has the Alfa 4C's amazing 1.75T CARACTERISTIQUES. ALFA-ROMEO GIULIETTA Veloce. MOTEUR. Type : 4 cylindres en ligne, 16 soupapes. Position : transversal AV. Alimentation : Injection directe, double variateur de phase continu + turbocompresseur avec système Scavenging et intercooler. Cylindrée (cm3) : 1742. Alésage x course (mm) : 80 x 80,5. Puissance maxi (ch à tr/mn 1969 Spider Veloce 1750. Steve Thomas, Gilford, New Hampshire. Steve Thomas bought his Spider nearly 20 years ago. He wanted a toy to play with and, having lived in Italy when he was younger, gravitated to the Alfa Romeo. He restored the car largely himself and first got it back on the road in 2001. TEST RABLJENOG: Alfa Romeo Giulietta je solidan kompakt bez izraženih nedostataka. Premda vlada mišljenje da Alfin slogan Cuore Sportivo opravdavaju jedino visokoturažni benzinci, i rabljena dizelska Giulietta može biti izvor zadovoljstva. Izgleda šarmantno i vraški dobro leži, pa lijepo nosi sportsku karmu marke. I najvažnije nije se Denne testkører er forelsket…men prøver at kontrollere følelserne. Alfa Giulietta er uden konkurrence klassens smukkeste og både kører og lyder, så englene synger. Køreoplevelsen er til fem stjerner, men prisen trækker ned, så vi ender på fire. FAKTA: Alfa Romeo Giulietta MultiAir 170 Distinctive. Vejl. pris, inkl. lev.: 343.680 kr. Site De Rencontre Gratuit En Europe. 50% off Breakdown Cover Sale Get covered in our half price Breakdown Cover sale from just £ a month.* We're the UK’s best breakdown provider as voted by Auto Express drivers Andy EnrightIntroductionThere are really only two types of genuine car enthusiasts. Those that have owned an Alfa Romeo and those that have owned many. Of course, there are some people who get a bit frightened at the prospect of a used Italian car, but fear not. The days when Alfa build quality was something that of a vague concept have long since gone. As a person whose first car was an Alfa Giulietta in the Eighties, I can state this quite unequivocally. Granted, it wouldn't be hard to better that car's reliability record, but its latter day namesake is a car I wouldn't hesitate in relying upon. Here's what to look for when choosing a used hatch ( petrol, petrol, diesel [Turismo, Lusso, Sportive, Veloce, Cloverleaf, Collezione special edition, FF6 special edition)HistoryWhen Alfa Romeo resurrected the Giulietta badge in 2010, it was in many ways a present to itself. The company celebrated its centenary in that year and wanted a model with a bit of charisma to act as a marker to progress. Those of you with long memories, or an itchy Google finger, probably know about the Giulietta launched in the 1950s. That was rather lovely. Those of you who recall your clutch slave cylinder falling off on the M27 will remember the somewhat frail, sports saloon from the Eighties. Okay, maybe that's just me. Whichever model you recall, the rebooted post-millennial Giulietta was absolutely nothing like anything that went before. It's a five-door hatchback and is targeted at the niche models in what car makers call the C-sector. This is the area of the market populated by VW Golfs, Ford Focuses and Renault Meganes, but the Giulietta wasn't aiming at mass appeal. Its importers set a target of 6,000 cars per year, compared with the 120,000 Focus models that churn out of dealerships. What Alfa wanted was the customer who was looking for something a little bit different. If you liked the style statement of an Audi A3 but didn't want to spend that sort of money, the Giulietta was a very interesting alternative. It didn't take long for Alfa to start improving the breed too. At launch, you chose between petrol engines of 120 or 170bhp, plus a hot 235bhp Cloverleaf. Diesel power came courtesy of a 105bhp or a 170bhp Now you don't need to have the marketing savvy of Steve Jobs to realise that there was a huge hole in the diesel engine range and that was promptly plugged in February 2011 with the introduction of a 140bhp diesel. October 2011 saw the introduction of the TCT twin-clutch transmission. Available with either the TB MultiAir 170 bhp petrol or the JTDM-2 170 bhp diesel engine, the TCT offered Start&Stop to help save fuel in urban traffic. The three-year warranty was upgraded to a five-year deal in April 2012 while in August of that year the Sportiva trim was added to the line up. A real rarity arrived in May 2013 when Alfa Romeo sold six Giulietta TB MultiAir 170 bhp FF6 Limited Editions, commissioned to celebrate Alfa Romeo's involvement in the high speed, Fast and Furious film franchise. There was also a Collezione special edition launched at the same time. The Giulietta was updated with a facelifted car at the start of 2014. What You Pay (used_pay)What You GetThe Giulietta takes the styling cues of the MiTo and transfers them, rather successfully it has to be said, to a bigger car. It is very colour sensitive, though so think long and hard when choosing your vehicle. The overall silhouette of the car is nothing radical but the detailing is beautiful. I don't think I've ever seen a pair of rear doors so artfully disguised, the blade-thin shutlines disappearing into the rear wheelarch line and the door handles hidden in the window frame. The rear three-quarter view is maybe the prettiest, with the Brera-style tail and the rising waistline of the car giving it a muscular, purposeful stance. You'll need some decent alloy wheels on it to do it justice though. It gets even better inside. The fascia features the classic Alfa cowled dials and, dependent on how much money you've spent, some lovely leather trims. The pedal set looks great and the sweep of the dashboard with its high quality instruments inset into it also looks the part. Some of the materials are still not quite up there with a Golf but the Alfa counters with a bolder design that makes the experience look very special indeed. There are a number of telling detail touches too. The bonnet release catch is switched to the right for right-hand drive cars, and the bonnet raises on hydraulic struts to display a very neatly finished engine bay. There's a massive range of adjustment for the steering wheel, which is just as well as the driving position feel quite high set. There's tonnes of headroom up front but, as is often the case with hatchbacks of this size, the back is a little tighter on legroom. You won't need to pack light, though, because round the back, there's a decent 350-litre hatch. Build quality seems very impressive with excellent refinement and a solid record for the engines. Alfa Romeo was confident enough to offer 18,000 mile service intervals. What To Look For (used_look)What You PayPlease contact us for an exact up-to-date to Look ForThe Giulietta has fared reasonably well in terms of reliability with a strong score in customer satisfaction surveys. It's not mixing it with the Civics, Corollas and Golfs of this world, we wouldn't pretend that for a moment, but it's certainly no clogger. Small faults have been reported by owners, such as loose body kit trims, gear knobs that can rotate or come off, a tendency for the Blue&Me infotainment system not to pair with Bluetooth handsets reliably and Start&Stop systems that resolutely refuse to stop. Nothing too catastrophic there. If you can, go for one of the post-April 2012 cars and take advantage of that longer transferable Parts(approx based on a 2011 Giulietta excl. VAT) Parts are a bit more expensive than you'd expect to pay for many similarly-sized cars. A clutch assembly will run you around £190 and an alternator should be close to £145. Brake pads front and rear are about £60 and £50 the RoadIf you ignored Alfa Romeo in the past because you figured the cars were fun to drive but hardly built for the longer term, the Giulietta may well change your opinion. Not only does it feel solidly reliable but the driving experience feels a good deal more mature. The range of engines is also hard to beat. They're all turbocharged units, as is the fashion these days, as they add power while keeping emissions in check. There are a trio of diesels, a with 105bhp and units good for 140 or a healthy 170bhp and then there's a trio of petrol engines. These kick off with a 120bhp step up to the impressive 170bhp MultiAir unit and top out with the pacy 1750cc Cloverleaf, which develops 235bhp. There's not a bad powerplant in the range, but the MultiAir is definitely worth the price premium over the entry-level engine. The MultiAir system means plenty of power and torque available from low revs. The ride is well-judged and body control is excellent. With Alfa's DNA drive select system set to 'Normal', it feels smooth albeit with slightly gluey steering. Push the switch forwards into 'Dynamic' and the car gets up on its toes, with the throttle feeling much sharper and the steering feeling quicker witted. We like the alert steering of Dynamic mode and the benign throttle of Normal mode but unfortunately, there's no way to combine those two settings. Still, as a way of endowing the Giulietta with two distinct personalities, it's a worthwhile fitment. The 235bhp Cloverleaf model does a good job of transmitting that power through its front tyres and can notch of the sprint to 60mph in just seconds before hitting a top speed of 150mph. The MultiAir isn't that much slower at seconds for the benchmark sprint and 135mph flat out; figures that are slightly quicker than the turbodiesel. The TCT twin-clutch transmission is one of the better examples of its type and takes the strain out of city driving without compromising performance on the open road. In other words, it's a very Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Giulietta plots a neat course. Some thought Alfa had played it a bit too safe with this car and was chasing the mainstream big hitters but spend any time with a Giulietta and you soon appreciate that it's anything but a repmobile with a charismatic badge on the back. There's real quirkiness here and a depth of character that's hugely appealing. It also rides very well, has proven itself acceptably if not impeccably reliable and offers some punchy but economical engines. If your heart always wanted a used Alfa Romeo but your head said no, the Giulietta is a very elegant compromise. Sławomir Herman 240 koni mechanicznych pod maską, masa własna 1320 kilogramów i przyspieszenie od 0-100 km/h w nieco ponad 6 sekund – tak w wielkim skrócie można scharakteryzować Alfę Romeo Giuliettę Veloce. Wielu z nas już zapomniało o tym modelu i o tym, że Włosi potrafią produkować samochody, które nie dość, że wyglądają emocjonująco, to jeszcze dostarczają takiej adrenaliny, że zapiera dech w piersi. Niedoceniane i zapomniane emocje Alfa Romeo Giulietta jest ostatnio niedoceniana. Szkoda, bo wersja Veloce z 240 konnym silnikiem potrafi rozgrzać umysły, a dźwięk wydobywający się z podwójnej rury wydechowej wprowadza niezłe zamieszanie na światłach. Nie wszyscy potrafią odczytać VELOCE i zadają pytanie co to jest za wersja? Odpowiadam krótko, tłumacząc przy okazji znaczenie Veloce: szybka. Szybko reagująca na polecenia Włoszka. Wywiązująca się ze swoich zadań wyśmienicie. Przy okazji dodam, że w cenniku Alfy Romeo jej nie znajdziecie, bo mamy do czynienia tylko z cennikiem dotyczącym wersji podstawowych (swoją drogą to dziwna polityka). Opcjonalnie występujące fotele (wersja testowana była w nie wyposażona) zaś widnieją w katalogu. Pamiętacie model 4C? To właśnie tam możliwości silnika robiły na nas ogromne wrażenie. Jednostka zawędrowała pod maskę Giulietty Veloce budząc w niej cały ciąg pozytywnych wibracji. Począwszy od stylizacji nadwozia, a skończywszy na wrażeniach zza kierownicy. A te są po prostu niesamowite. Zmienili tak niewiele, ale poruszyli każdy milimetr Niesamowite jak Włosi potrafią zagrać na emocjach. Zmienili tak niewiele, ale otrzymaliśmy coś, co elektryzuje w każdym calu. Nadwozie, koła i to wysublimowane – włoskie wnętrze. Do dzisiaj nie mogę zapomnieć jak duże wrażenie zrobiły na mnie fotele. Oczywiście Alfa oferuje różnego rodzaju warianty, ale ten ze zintegrowanym zagłówkiem i wlotami opasanymi chromowanymi listwami po prostu zabija pozostałe. Oczywiście styl włoski nie może nam przesłonić kilku minusów. Najdłuższy dotyczy multimediów. Oczywiście, że można się do nich przyzwyczaić, oczywiście, że po pewnym czasie obsługa radia przestanie denerwować i w końcu oczywiście, że Alpine mógłby bardziej się postarać. Alfa Romeo mogła też dać więcej miękkich materiałów wykończeniowych, ale to jest Alfa Romeo i to Veloce. Delikatnie podrasowane nadwozie Stylistycznie to jedno z tych aut, które nie od razu mówi „mam 240 KM pod maską”. Wprawne oko wyczyta z kół, tylnego dyfuzora, przednich świateł, bocznych lusterek i dźwięku, że coś tutaj jest na rzeczy. I lepiej nie prowokować rywalizacji podczas ruszania ze świateł. Giulietta Veloce nie da sobie w kaszę dmuchać. Wystarczy, że wciśniecie porządnie pedał gazu, a niebieska włoszka wgryzie się w asfalt tak, że rywal zanim zassie benzynę z baku, wy będziecie już 100 metrów przed nim. Nad przyczepnością przedniej osi czuwa elektroniczny system Q2, który szczerze mówiąc dzielnie dźwiga na swoich barkach oddawanie uczucia stabilności pojazdu w szybko pokonywanych zakrętach i na luźnej nawierzchni. Nie miałem do niego większych zastrzeżeń. Miło jest czasami pozwolić na to, aby tył trochę uciekł, przód wyjechał, a całość zmusiła do nieco większego wysiłku w przewidywaniu reakcji Giulietty. Wtedy jest naprawdę duży fun z jazdy. I tylko rozmiary kierownicy psują trochę sportowego ducha. Konkurencja vs Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce W tym zestawieniu Alfa daje najwięcej emocji. I to pod każdym względem. O ile w Golfie GTI poprawność niemiecka nie jest nas w stanie niczym zaskoczyć, to włoskie postrzeganie sportowego sznytu w Giuliettcie Veloce już tak. Ale jest to pozytywne zaskoczenie. Francuskie postrzeganie „mocnego kompaktu” najwyraźniej jest zarysowane w Megane Ewidentnie Renault chciało, aby nikt nie miał żadnych wątpliwości co do możliwości tego modelu. Zresztą 280 KM – 40 więcej niż w Alfie, wysyła jasny sygnał. Każdy kto patrzy na liczby od razu widzi, że w cenniku różnica 20 KM między Peugeotem 308 GTi, a Alfą to prawie 17 tysięcy złotych. 40 KM więcej w Renault to zaledwie 2 tysiące złotych. Wybór powinien być oczywisty – walka wewnętrza Francuzów przemawia na korzyść W całym ambarasie jest jednak jeszcze jeden ważny element – koszty utrzymania. Warto je prześledzić opierając się tylko i wyłącznie na podstawowych wydatkach eksploatacyjnych. To przecież one generują koszty – hamulce, olej, wizyty w serwisie. A tutaj – niespodzianka. Alfa jest prawie nie do pobicia. Pod tym linkiem znajdziesz informację na temat kosztów i eksploatacji konkurencji. Model Długość (mm) Szerokość (mm) Wysokość (mm) Bagażnik (l) Cena Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 1,75 240 KM 6TCT 4351 1798 1465 350 123 000 PLN VW Golf GTI TSI 245 KM 6MT 4268 1799 1482 380 129 550 PLN Peugeot 308 GTi 1,6 e-Tech 260 KM M6 4253 1804 1457 398 139 900 PLN Renault Megane TCe 280 KM 4372 1874 1445 294 124 900 PLN Skrzynia TCT trochę irytuje, ale w manualu spisuje się świetnie Nie chcę banalnie komentować tego, że Aflę Romeo się kocha albo nienawidzi. Szczerze mówiąc nawet minusy, o których wcześniej wspomniałem nie były w stanie sprawić, abym wkurzał się na Giuliettę Veloce podczas wspólnie spędzonych godzin i pokonanych kilometrów. Ten samochód wgryza się w pamięć bardzo mocno i dziwię się – tym, którzy nie są w stanie docenić włoskiej roboty – tak świetnie wykonanej, pięknej i wzbudzającej ogromne emocje. Bo Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce jest bardzo emocjonalna i taki stosunek powinien mieć do niej każdy właściciel. Dlatego powinien wybaczyć 6 biegowej, dwusprzęgłowej skrzyni TCT jej zawahania i kaprysy – szczególnie podczas automatycznego trybu jazdy. Bo podczas korzystania z łopatek przy kierownicy Giulietta Veloce pokazuje swój charakterek. A że potrzebuje średnio do tego prawie 10 litrów benzyny na każde 100 kilometrów – to chyba normalne. Tak samo jak to, że podczas normalnej jazdy komputer pokładowy pokazywał 7,5 litra na 100 km. Jaka noga i temperament takie zużycie paliwa. Veloce kosztuje, ale daje bardzo dużo emocji Ten samochód kosztuje 123 tysiące złotych. To naprawdę dobra cena za styl i możliwości jakie nam oferuje. Szkoda, że jest niedoceniany. Większość podnieca się niemieckimi produkcjami, które są trochę beznamiętne – oczywiście dobre, ale bez tego, co jest potrzebne, aby codzienne wsiadanie do środka sprawiało nam radość. Mam nadzieję, że Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce, choć na chwilę przeniosła Was do świata włoskiego czucia sportowych emocji i smaku stylistycznych kreacji modowych. I że będziecie o niej pamiętać. DANE TECHNICZNE Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce Silnik (rodzaj) Benzynowy Pojemność (ccm) 1742 Moc (KM) 240 Maks. moment obr. (Nm.) 340 – DYNAMIC Prędkość maksymalna (km/h) 244 Przyspieszenie 0-100 km/h (sek.) 6,6 Śr. zużycie paliwa (l/100 km) 8,8 Masa własna (kg) 1320 Dł./szer./wys. (mm) 4351/1798/1465 Pojemność bagażnika (l) 350 Pojemność zbiornika paliwa (l) 60 Plusy Stylistyka i subtelne dodatki zewnętrzne Czucie samochodu w zakrętach Świetna jednostka napędowa Minusy Multimedia TCT w trybie automatycznym Za duża kierownica Cena wersja testowana Veloce 123 000 PLN wersja SPORT 1,6 Turbo Diesel JTD 120 KM TCT 106 000 PLN Skip to ContentSkip to FooterTi additions are expensive, certainly if you tick the option packs, but the Giulia remains an engaging sports saloon12 Jun 2019You don’t need 500bhp or more to enjoy a sports saloon. There are still companies doing more with less, and one of those is Alfa Romeo with its latest a basic Giulia is fun, but with styling inspired by the Quadrifoglio and the most powerful four-pot in the company’s armoury, we’d be lying if we said the Veloce Ti hadn’t grabbed our attention. The regular Veloce is already among our favourite sports saloons, and while the Ti is mainly a visual upgrade, it’s also an opportunity to refresh our transmission and 0-60 timeJust one engine and transmission combination is available – a 2-litre turbocharged petrol four-cylinder making 276bhp at 5250rpm, and 295lb ft of torque from 2250rpm. This, you’ll note, is identical to that of the regular Veloce, though given our experience with that car, that’s no bad thing.> Click here for our review of the BMW 330iIt certainly delivers strong performance, clearing the 62mph mark in only and eventually topping out at 149mph. You only get one option for reaching those speeds, that being an eight-speed ZF automatic gearbox, with power directed to the rear wheels that this is such a drag, given the ZF’s smooth, swift reputation, and Alfa’s fitment of some enormous aluminium gearchange paddles that wouldn’t look out of place on something from highlightsThe Veloce Ti’s specification niceties are predominantly visual, since mechanically the four-cylinder is unchanged from the regular Veloce’s. For the most part, these changes are designed to turn the Veloce into a Quadrifoglio, so you get the same 19-inch teledial alloy wheels, carbonfibre mirror caps and red brake calipers, and a choice of some Quadrifoglio-inspired reviews An optional Carbon Pack furthers the illusion, adding the range-topper’s distinctive carbon lip spoiler and side skirts, while carbon inserts also feature within, to go along with a pair of new Alcantara and leather sports it like to drive?The Ti, like all Giulias, drives as people imagine an idealised BMW 3-series to drive. Accurate steering, a lightweight (1429kg) chassis that seems to pivot around your hips, and a cornering attitude that can be adjusted with small movements of your right on all Giulias, the steering is light and ultra-responsive. Probably a little too darty for some, particularly on wet roads when a little more progression, weighting and information would be welcome to reassure you on turn-in, but at all other times you can flick the Ti around like it’s an MX-5. There’s a wonderful lack of inertia to the way the Giulia moves, enhanced by the way it seems to float over the road surface in the Normal mode on its settings the knob around to Dynamic, things do tighten up, but the suspension remains pliant, and Alfa provides a switch for returning the dampers to Normal, should you wish to combine the sharper throttle and gearbox mapping and slightly weightier steering with the gliding ride extra steering weight is certainly welcome, and Alfa’s 2-litre feels all the more responsive in Dynamic. It’s pretty good already in Normal – along with the Quadrifoglio, perhaps one of the best combinations of an engine with the ZF eight-speed we’ve experienced, with good throttle response and intelligent automatic gear selection – but clicking rapid shifts through with those beautiful alloy paddles in manual mode is even more of a still some shunting from the gearbox as it tries to swap cogs as quickly as a dual-clutch, but it’s less excessive here than in some other cars. And the outright performance is nothing to sniff at – the four-pot feels genuinely quick, and provided you’re in Dynamic there’s just enough induction bark to remind you that you’re driving a sports the brakes let things down to any real degree. The power is there, and the pedal is firm, but response can be inconsistent, particularly at lower speeds, and driving in an Italian fashion will see the hazard lights flashing in a panic before virtually every corner. The roads around Arese must flicker like a Christmas tree…Otherwise, the Giulia continues to do ‘sporty’ in a way we’d be happy to see much more often. Engaging when you’re in the mood, calm and comfortable when you’re not. It’s about as good as sports saloons currently and rivalsWith a starting price of £46,005, you’re looking at over six grand to turn your Veloce into a Ti, with the regular model costing £39,690. Going for one of the Quadrifoglio paint schemes isn’t cheap either, with Trofeo White being £2150 and Competizione Red coming in at £2500. Regular metallics, such as the Misano Blue of our test car, are a more palatable £ for active suspension and a limited-slip diff as part of the Performance Pack and you can add a further £1675, while the Carbon Pack is £1650. Go the whole hog and you can approach £55,000, and by that time we’d be wondering where we could find the extra for a £63,540 Quadrifoglio – but ‘options cost money’ is news to nobody, and the Giulia’s rivals can promise similar levels of financial rivals include things such as the new BMW 330i M Sport, which is £39,165 with an automatic transmission and similar performance, and the fine-driving Jaguar XE S (£39,415), which like the Alfa and BMW has four cylinders, but unlike that pair comes as standard with all-wheel a left-field choice? While it lacks the brand cachet of the above, Kia’s Stinger GT S is hard to ignore – £40,575 gets you turbocharged V6 power, a sub-five second 0-62mph time and a near-170mph top speed. 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The recipe is familiar too, with minor updates accompanying the new badge that aim to keep the friskiest version of the Giulietta ME ABOUT THIS CARThe QV badge has been retired for Alfa Romeo Giulietta, though the mechanical package lives on almost unchanged in the Giulietta Veloce. That means the same turbocharged inline four as before, as well as a performance-oriented chassis and price for the auto-only Giulietta Veloce is $41,900, a $100 discount on the price of the previous Giulietta QV TCT auto. With the model now in its sixth year – and still no replacement in sight – does the top-tier Giulietta still have what it takes to compete with other similarly-priced hot hatches ?STRENGTHSThe Giulietta Veloce, like the superseded Quadrifoglio Verde, is powered by the same turbo engine as the 4C: and it’s the best part about the car. Making 177kW and 340Nm of torque (in Dynamic mode) it packs a decent punch for its capacity, and sounds good when under load it’s quite an old car by now, the Giulietta’s Italian sheetmetal is still an attention-getter. Six years on from its showroom introduction, the Giulietta has been kept visually fresh through a modest front-and-rear cosmetic update that includes new grille details, headlamp jewellery, tailpipes and alloy wheel designs. Launch control is a handy feature to have if you need to make a fast getaway. Use it, and the engine/transmission combo effects a neat 4000rpm launch that sends the Giulietta to 100km/h in a swift through the sports-tuned suspension is excellent, though too-heavy steering in Dynamic mode spoils the experience somewhat. The Giulietta’s Pirelli rubber delivers good grip though, and the Veloce boasts a sporty character that keen drivers should Torque steer gets in the way of having fun, always threatening to pull you off your intended path even when the front wheels are dead straight. Hold on to that wheel tightly if you’re planning on a spirited journey through the Veloce’s twin clutch transmission is the only transmission available, but unfortunately it’s not much chop. It’s a shame, because the no-longer-available six-speed manual was such a delight to use – the TCT auto, by contrast, is jerky from standstill and not as fast through the gears as other strong as the Veloce’s is, it’s a fairly lazy motor at low RPM when the turbo is off-boost. That means there’s a momentary pause between flattening the accelerator and the engine delivering meaningful standard-fit Bose premium audio package is offensively bassy by default. We love our beats, but having to turn down the bass channel on a premium audio system is a little strange – and normally the opposite of what we’d – the front seats might be excellent, but the steering column doesn’t have enough reach adjustment, prompting an arms-straight-out posture that is neither natural or comfortable. Over-the-shoulder vision is also hampered by a thick B-pillar. The interior has other foibles too. Tiny cupholders and an undersized glovebox limit its everyday usability, while the lap section of the front seatbelts lie straight across backrest adjuster when you’re strapped in, making reclining your seat a real no reversing camera – a real oversight considering the view through the back of the Giulietta’s glasshouse isn’t exactly stellar. At least rear parking sensors are quality falls well short of expectations. Plastic quality and questionable fit and finish don’t align with Alfa’s premium brand image, and our tester had more than one piece of loose trim that made us doubt its long term Giulietta’s rear seat isn’t the roomiest one in the segment to begin with, but the Veloce’s is further compromised by the bulky backrests of the heavily-bolstered front seatsANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD CONSIDER?There are options aplenty if you’re looking for a fast five-door around the $40K mark, including the powerful Ford Focus ST, Mini Cooper S five-door and the yardstick Volkswagen Golf GTI. If you’re cool with a sedan, the Subaru WRX offers huge bang for your buck as well. COMMENTS Written by Tim Bowdler on 06 June 2019 This is the Alfa Romeo Giulietta – a hatchback with designs on tempting buyers from the usual suspects in this segment, namely the Volkswagen Golf, Audi A3 and the BMW 1 Series. The name Giulietta is a blast from the past – perhaps a sign Alfa Romeo is desperate to cash in on its beautiful 1970s namesake, but this latest offering simply does not have anything remotely resembling the Giuliettas from the Italian firm’s glory days. This car, a stylish hatchback replacing the 147, is entirely predictable. Looks-wise, it has the trademark upside-down triangular grille and the sculpted bonnet of the Mito and the 8C Competizione – it’s the new Alfa the rear, it looks much like an Audi A3 and in profile the rather unorthodox crease that rises up the rear side doors is the most notable feature. Alfa dines out on style, but although it is unique, it’s not a real range of engines Petrol engine choices include a unit with 120bhp or 170bhp and a with 235bhp that powers the flagship Cloverleaf version. Diesel choices include a unit with 105bhp and a with 170bhp. This was expanded as part of a series of 2014 model year updates to include a 150bhp version of the engine. An automatic gearbox is available with the 170bhp petrol and the 170bhp diesel engines. All cars feature stop/start technology and have been developed to be as efficient as possible. The is the saintliest, emitting just 114g/km of CO2 while returning a claimed on average. 2014 model year updates As well as the addition of the 150bhp diesel engine, the Giulietta has received a few other minor updates for 2014. These include an ever-so-slightly different front grille, new alloy wheel designs and new seats with deeper cushioning. Noise proofing has been improved slightly and DAB digital radio is made standard across the range. A touchscreen multimedia system incorporating Bluetooth, voice commands and satellite navigation is now available in 2016 The Giulietta received its next wave of updates in 2016. Design tweaks were very subtle indeed with a new honeycomb-style grille, revised headlamps, new alloy wheel designs and a redesigned badge among the big changes. Interior upgrades improve cabin refinement, plus standard equipment was revised to include an upgraded version of the UConnect Infotainment system which enables access to apps like Twitter and Facebook plus streaming music on the move. The only other big news from this facelift is that the 2015 118bhp diesel engine is now available with the firms TCT automatic gearbox for the first time. Choice of drive modes Like the smaller Mito, the Giulietta is fitted with Alfa’s ‘DNA’ switch. This has three driving modes depending on how sporty or otherwise you want the driving experience to be. Flicking to ‘D’ – for ‘Dynamic’ – significantly sharpens up the throttle response and the switch the other way and you find A – for ‘All Weather’ – which dampens things down a little and aims to make the car more manageable in driving rain or snow. Can the Giulietta offer buyers a tempting alternative to the premium hatchback regulars? Read on for our comprehensive Alfa Romeo Giulietta review.

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