New Giulietta: Alfa does it again

Alfa Romeo has revived again the glorious name of Giulietta, a successful mid-50s model that put the Milanese manufacturer in the map of volume production. The new Giulietta is a promising compact 5-door car with front wheel drive, based in a new Fiat-group architecture. The flexible platform will also be used in several Fiat and Chrysler future models, including 4X4 ones, and is focused in structural rigidity, aural comfort, climatization efficiency and, especially, weight saving. It also boasts a good compromise of ride comfort and road behaviour, with a multi-link rear suspension. A wheelbase of 2.63 m and overall length of 4.35 set this car well ahead of the superseded 147, with an approach of better usefulness for families.

The Giulietta has unmistakably Alfa Romeo looks, a sleek profile with a Cd of 0.31, and should please almost any Alfa lover. The cabin is also appealing and reasonably roomy, with a 350-liter boot in the C-segment average. Two petrol and two diesel engines spanning from 105 to 170 hp, all of them with Star&Stop function,  are coupled to 6-gear manual transmissions. Alfa is particularly proud of its 1.4 Multiair 170 hp version, lively in performance and with a combined fuel consumption of 5.8 l/100 km, not far from a diesel’s. The sporty option is the Quadrifoglio Verde. This Giulietta has a turbocharged 1.75 engine with 235 hp, flexible and with a reasonable fuel consumption, on top of powerful. The QD has a special, stiffer suspension, not at all uncomfortable, that is an option in the other versions.