Stelvio: Quadrifoglio, does anyone have one?

Stelvio: Quadrifoglio, does anyone have one?

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Muppet007

Original Poster:

442 posts

52 months

Thursday 2nd May
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I've got my eye on a Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2.9 V6 BiTurbo 510 Quadrifoglio.
I quite fancy something stupid smile

I'm going to go and test drive a 2020 model next week but thought its worth asking what its like living with.

Reliable?
Real world MPG? My current car does 20ish mpg on my normal drives (short country roads) and 25-30mpg on motorways
How big is the boot, hard to tell in the image, is it usable space?
Fun?
Anything to watch out for?
etc smile

Cheers

r159

2,326 posts

81 months

Thursday 2nd May
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I can only comment on the boot, it’s not bad, nearly 1m2, nice flat floor. My lump of a Labrador seems to be happy in it when we go out. It’s as handy as a B9 Audi Avant.

nekrum

578 posts

284 months

Thursday 2nd May
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Hi

I have the Giulia Qudrifoglio and a friend has the Stelvio, simply put, epic!.. we have both owned various fast German and Japanese stuff before, only car I’ve owned that I’d genuinely consider a keeper..

Head over to https://www.alfaowner.com/ and you won’t go wrong..

Muppet007

Original Poster:

442 posts

52 months

Friday 3rd May
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Thanks both!

username_checksout

110 posts

7 months

Sunday 5th May
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Had a Giulia Quad, 'twas epic. Now own a Stelvio (280bhp) and it's great. The thought of 4wd and practicality of the Stelvio with the power of the QF is a bit of a no-brainer.

If my typical driving involved less pottering, fewer short runs and longer trips on decent roads I'd have picked a QF Stelvio, but I had a rare moment of sensibleness and realised it would be utterly wasted on me.

Go for it, you'll love it.

Muppet007

Original Poster:

442 posts

52 months

Thursday 9th May
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username_checksout said:
Had a Giulia Quad, 'twas epic. Now own a Stelvio (280bhp) and it's great. The thought of 4wd and practicality of the Stelvio with the power of the QF is a bit of a no-brainer.

If my typical driving involved less pottering, fewer short runs and longer trips on decent roads I'd have picked a QF Stelvio, but I had a rare moment of sensibleness and realised it would be utterly wasted on me.

Go for it, you'll love it.
I did, so I went for it. smilesmilesmile
Just waiting to here back on delivery date after the few bits that needed sorting are sorted.


interstellar

3,778 posts

153 months

Thursday 9th May
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Any pics from the advert or a link?

Muppet007

Original Poster:

442 posts

52 months

Thursday 9th May
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interstellar said:
Any pics from the advert or a link?
Not yet, advert has been pulled.

I'll post some as soon as I can smile

Yomamaisasnowblower

322 posts

24 months

Sunday 12th May
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I've also been thinking about these. Anyone have an opinion on getting the revised version that was released around the end of 2020? Think it has improved infotainment and some gremlins sorted but not sure about what else. Thanks.

username_checksout

110 posts

7 months

Tuesday 14th May
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Yomamaisasnowblower said:
I've also been thinking about these. Anyone have an opinion on getting the revised version that was released around the end of 2020? Think it has improved infotainment and some gremlins sorted but not sure about what else. Thanks.
Don't believe the tales about the infotainment system being sub-par on earlier cars. This seems to be trotted out by rote by nearly every review. From late 2018 onwards it was tweaked and is perfectly fine, then upgraded again to include touchscreen.

Personally, I wouldn't want to be driving while trying to look where I was jabbing on the dash. I find the control dial much easier.

Muppet007

Original Poster:

442 posts

52 months

Saturday 18th May
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Picked it up yesterday.
8 miles into a 120 mile journey home and a stone cracked the windscreen (about a 10 inch crack).
Had it less than 10 mins.

That sucked.

Apart from that the car is pretty epic smile


r159

2,326 posts

81 months

Saturday 18th May
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Muppet007 said:
Picked it up yesterday.
8 miles into a 120 mile journey home and a stone cracked the windscreen (about a 10 inch crack).
Had it less than 10 mins.

That sucked.

Apart from that the car is pretty epic smile

Glad you’re enjoying it, just got a crack in my windscreen too, it’s a pain in the arse.