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Meet the first ever Alfa SUV. The Alfa Romeo Stelvio has been something of an inevitability for a while, such is the importance of a hiked-up car to premium carmakers, and the Los Angeles motor show as seen it unveiled at last.Your thoughts will immediately turn to its styling. It certainly has some; the front end is very blatantly inspired by the Giulia, while the rear end has glimpses of Porsche Macan in its proportions, with Alfa styling elements bubbling away at the surface.At 4.6m long, it"s on par with a Macan too, though it"s notably wider, topping two metres. Live near a width restrictor? Might want to find a new route to work.As the loopy quad exhausts might tell you, it has been unveiled in range-topping Stelvio Quadrifoglio form, which means a more assertive bodykit than standard, with flashes of carbon inside and out.It also means a 503bhp 2.9-litre V6 turbo engine, developed with Ferrari know-how, and nothing short of spectacular in the Giulia Quadrifoglio. It"s linked to the eight-speed auto also seen in the saloon, and retains a Race mode, however incongruous that appears in an SUV.There will be more mainstream engines, too. Alfa has confirmed a 276bhp 2.0-litre petrol turbo, and you can bet your boots stylish rather than utilitarian, we"re betting that there will be diesels, too. Those will sell in the biggest numbers in Europe.
Date written: 15 Nov 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5806
Meet the first ever Alfa SUV. The Alfa Romeo Stelvio has been something of an inevitability for a while, such is the importance of a hiked-up car to premium carmakers, and the Los Angeles motor show as seen it unveiled at last.Your thoughts will immediately turn to its styling. It certainly has some; the front end is very blatantly inspired by the Giulia, while the rear end has glimpses of Porsche Macan in its proportions, with Alfa styling elements bubbling away at the surface.At 4.6m long, it"s on par with a Macan too, though it"s notably wider, topping two metres. Live near a width restrictor? Might want to find a new route to work.As the loopy quad exhausts might tell you, it has been unveiled in range-topping Stelvio Quadrifoglio form, which means a more assertive bodykit than standard, with flashes of carbon inside and out.It also means a 503bhp 2.9-litre V6 turbo engine, developed with Ferrari know-how, and nothing short of spectacular in the Giulia Quadrifoglio. It"s linked to the eight-speed auto also seen in the saloon, and retains a Race mode, however incongruous that appears in an SUV.There will be more mainstream engines, too. Alfa has confirmed a 276bhp 2.0-litre petrol turbo, and you can bet your boots stylish rather than utilitarian, we"re betting that there will be diesels, too. Those will sell in the biggest numbers in Europe.
Date written: 15 Nov 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5806