Meanwhile, in September 2016 the Alfa Romeo Giulia
Quadrifoglio set a faster lap time of 7:32 and became the fastest four - door, road - legal production car around the Green Hell.
The Giulia
Quadrifoglio set the lap record for fastest four - door production sedan and the Stelvio Quadrifoglio for the fastest production SUV.
Back in 2016, the Giulia
Quadrifoglio set a lap time of 7 minutes, 32 seconds around the «Ring, making it the fastest production sedan (at the time) to lap the circuit.
Not exact matches
Even in the dubious, unregulated world of Nurburgring records, the Type RA NBR Special's saloon - car record,
set by Richie Stanaway, can't be compared to the ones
set by the Alfa Romeo Giulia
Quadrifoglio (7 min 32sec) and Volvo S60 Polestar (7 min 51.1 sec), because it's certainly not a production car.
The high - performance
Quadrifoglio version of the Alfa Romeo Giulia (pictured) was
set to arrive later this year, but refinements to the car's chassis and safety systems have supposedly delayed the car's European launch until mid-2016.
On UK roads there isn't the same noticeable change in the ride between the softest
setting and the intermediate level that you get when you select Dynamic mode — it stays firm and tense; much less forgiving than the Giulia
Quadrifoglio, but still not uncomfortable.
A
set of Pirelli winter tyres have also been homologated for the Stelvio
Quadrifoglio.
Taking a regular Stelvio, itself one of the few SUVs with some character a driver can engage with, Alfa Romeo's engineers, led by Roberto Fedeli, whose CV includes Ferrari's 599, F12 and 458 Speciale, and the Giulia
Quadrifoglio,
set about developing not only a rival to the Macan Turbo, but a class leader, too.
The
Quadrifoglio variant is
set to butt - heads with the 464 - hp 2016 Cadillac ATS - V, the 503 - hp Mercedes - AMG C63 S, and the 425 - hp BMW M3.
It would have been nice to see a non German car in the test, specifically the Giulia
Quadrifoglio lighter but as powerful as the C63 and with the balance of the M3 it does
set the standard for the class - looks better too!
The DNA
settings adjust the throttle response and the turbo - boost pressure, and on the Ti Sport and
Quadrifoglio, the suspension response as well.
Alfa Romeo has announced pricing for the Giulia
Quadrifoglio in Australia, and it's
set to be more expensive than the equivalent BMW — where the BMW F80 M3 is priced at $ 139,615 (RM 452,293), the Italian -LSB-...]
The Giulia
Quadrifoglio is expected to
set you back around $ 70,000, but official pricing hasn't yet come down the pipeline from Alfa Romeo.
The 510 - hp Giulia
Quadrifoglio is
set to go in production on March 31, with deliveries to Italian dealers to begin by late May or early July.
Porsche succeeded and bested the Alfa Romeo Giulia
Quadrifoglio's then - record -
setting lap by a whole second.
Like in the Giulia, the drive - mode system has dynamic, natural and advanced efficiency modes, adjusting accordingly the turbo - boost pressure, throttle response and (on the Ti and
Quadrifoglio) suspension
settings.
If these spyshots are anything to go by, the Alfa Romeo 4C is
set to receive the fabled
Quadrifoglio Verde makeover, which should involve several aesthetic as well as performance enhancements.
The madcap result is the Stelvio
Quadrifoglio seen here, which faithfully reproduces the blueprint
set down by the Giulia
Quadrifoglio saloon but adds a driven front axle and substantially more ground clearance to the mix.
The Stelvio
Quadrifoglio was driven by Fabio Francia, the same driver who also
set the track record for the fastest four - door sedan on the Nürburgring with the Giulia
Quadrifoglio.
September 28, 2017, Windsor, Ontario - Just ahead of its North American launch, the 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio
Quadrifoglio has claimed the title of world's fastest production SUV,
setting a new benchmark lap time at Germany's legendary Nürburgring.
Just ahead of its North American launch, the 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio
Quadrifoglio has claimed the title of world's fastest production SUV,
setting a new benchmark lap time at Germany's legendary Nürburgring.
Just ahead of its U.S. launch, the 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio
Quadrifoglio has claimed the title of world's fastest production SUV,
setting a new benchmark lap time at Germany's legendary N rburgring.
The Stelvio
Quadrifoglio record was established by Fabio Francia, the same Alfa Romeo driver who also
set the track record for the fastest four - door sedan in the world on the N rburgring with the Giulia
Quadrifoglio in a time of just 7 minutes and 32 seconds.
We specifically engineered and designed the Stelvio
Quadrifoglio to
set world - class benchmarks and it did not disappoint with a world - record N rburgring lap time of 7 minutes and 51.7 seconds,?
That last
setting really puts an exclamation mark on the Stelvio
Quadrifoglio.
The British sports car broke the previous record
set by Alfa Romeo Giulia
Quadrifoglio by an impressive 11 seconds.
Giulia
Quadrifoglio As the «halo» model in the lineup, Giulia
Quadrifoglio highlights Alfa Romeo's performance and motorsport knowhow with a record -
setting 7:39 Nürburgring lap time — the fastest ever by a four - door production sedan.
As the «halo» model in the lineup, Giulia
Quadrifoglio highlights Alfa Romeo's performance and motorsport knowhow with best - in - class 505 horsepower, 0 - 60 mph in 3.8 seconds and a record -
setting 7:39 seconds around the legendary Nürburgring
To
set it apart from the standard Giulia and the range - topping Nurburgring lap record - holding
Quadrifoglio, the Veloce has unique front and rear bumpers, a rear diffuser with integrated twin tailpipes and 19 - inch versions of Alfa's classic five - hole design alloys will be an optional extra.
Marking 65 years from Italian F1 World Champion Nino Farina registering a lap record at Silverstone while driving the legendary Alfa Romeo 159 which was adorned with the iconic
Quadrifoglio badge, the 2016 range - topping Alfa Romeo Giulia
Quadrifoglio can now lay claim to another record - breaking accomplishment completing the lap on the National Circuit in 1:44.3 secs, matching the 1:44 secs
set by Farina in 1951.
The table's been
set for the 350 - horsepower Giulia to make a significant impression on the U.S. market, especially if the Ti and
Quadrifoglio variants live up to the hype they've been generating.
The Alfa Romeo Giulia
Quadrifoglio — Alfa's new BMW M3 basher — has
set a Nurburgring lap time of 7:39, a full thirteen seconds quicker than the BMW M4.
Here's the
set - up: Alfa Romeo Giulia
Quadrifoglio, BMW M3 Comp Pack, and Mercedes - AMG C63 S.
Alfa Romeo has claimed it has
set a new world's fastest production lap record for an SUV at the Nurburgring with its soon - to - be-launched Stelvio
Quadrifoglio (QV).
Growling v8 notes introduce the new Jaguar F - Pace SVR to the US market where it's
set to do battle with the likes of the Alfa Romeo Stelvio
Quadrifoglio and Audi SQ5.
So they've
set up a competition to promote the quite warm Alfa Romeo MiTo
Quadrifoglio.
Alfa has taken the Alfa Romeo MiTo
Quadrifoglio Verde,
set it in to attack mode and created a competition to win an Alfa day at Goodwood.
A unique rear splitter and
Quadrifoglio four - leaf clover badges visually
set the most potent Giulia model apart from base cars.
Rising up out of the base of the sportiest version of the model — the «
Quadrifoglio Verde», the legendary symbol that has distinguished some of the most «aggressive» Alfa Romeo products — the new MiTo SBK Limited Edition
sets itself apart with a few new elements that emphasise its impression of a car with a «vice-like grip on the ground»: from its side skirts to its rear dam, in addition to its 18» titanium alloy rims from beyond which the red of the Brembo brake calipers is evident.
Visually
setting the
Quadrifoglio apart from lesser Stelvios are hand - painted four - leaf clover badges on the front quarter panels, rear spoiler, side sills and aforementioned wheels.
«We specifically crafted the Stelvio
Quadrifoglio to truly
set itself apart among high - performance vehicles and it does not disappoint — whether being driven on the Nürburgring or on roads across North America.
Material choices such soft - touch plastics, carbon fiber accent trim, and a small - rimmed steering wheel with Alcantara and carbon fiber help
set the
Quadrifoglio apart from other Giulia models.