Alfa Romeo's 3 Series-fighting Giulia sedan to offer rear-wheel drive, slew of ... - Digital Trends
Alfa Romeo has high hopes for its upcoming Giulia sedan. Primarily aimed at the BMW 3 Series and the Audi A4, the Giulia will be Alfa’s first compact sedan in several years and its first rear-wheel drive sedan in over two decades. Since the Giulia has a lot to live up to, Alfa is leaving nothing to chance and a new report indicates it will inaugurate several brand new engines that will eventually power other members of the company’s lineup. The headline-grabber will be a 1. 8-liter four-cylinder engine fed with two turbochargers, a smaller one that spools up at low rpm and a bigger one that kicks in at higher engine speeds. At the other end of the spectrum, Alfa’s answer to the potent M3 will be a hot-rodded version of the Giulia called Quadrifoglio Verde powered by a twin-turbocharged 3. 0-liter V6 rated at over 480 horsepower. Related: Alfa Romeo 4C Spider bows in Detroit. The Giulia will be offered with both manual and dual-clutch transmissions, though Alfa understandably predicts that the take-up rate for the automatic will be a lot higher in the United States. Source: www.digitaltrends.com
