Alfa's high-power reboot - Automotive News
German premium competitors launch mainstream versions of their core models first and add high-performance variants later -- RS at Audi, M at BMW and AMG at Mercedes-Benz. The first version of Alfa's new Giulia sedan to reach the market will be the high-performance Quadrifoglio variant. The Giulia Quadrifoglio is powered by a 2. 9-liter V-6 twin-turbocharged engine derived from the 3. 9-liter V-8 that Ferrari uses on the new 488 GTB coupe. Quadrifoglio, which means cloverleaf in Italian, is a symbol used by racing Alfas during the company's 105-year often-glorious racing history. Marchionne said he will apply the same top-down Giulia Quadrifoglio approach to the next seven Alfas due in the coming years. Marchionne said the Giulia Quadrifoglio will go on sale in Europe by year end and in the U. S. in the first part of next year at a price "below 100,000 euros," equal to about $112,000. The BMW M3's U. S. sticker starts at $62,995, including shipping. The top-end Mercedes C class, the Mercedes AMG C63 S, nearly matches the Giulia Quadrifoglio's horsepower thanks to a twin-turbocharged 503-hp 4. 0-liter V-8. it starts at $72,825, including shipping. High-volume Giulia models, equipped with 2. 0-liter four-cylinder and 3. 0-liter V-6 twin-turbo gasoline engines as well as two diesels, will go on sale in. Source: www.autonews.com
