An SUV with soul? 2024 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio road and track review
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- Опубліковано 7 чер 2024
- The Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio's a bit of a bloomin' mouthful, and it's certainly getting on a bit, but a raft of updates for 2024 aim to make it feel more modern, more slidey and generally more entertaining. Join me as I explain why I think it's either the BEST or very nearly the best SUV for keen drivers, on road and on a tiny hamster-size race track.
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I have never seen a serious more genuine smile on your face since you began this channel !!! looks like a car you would own and genuinely love. Respect Steve.
The wheel design sitting over red calipers is absolutely spot on, they look a pleasure to clean.
I have a 2023 Giulia QV for a year and before that I had the 2017 for almost 3 years. Never a single trip to the repair shop or Alfa dealer for anything. Amazing vehicle. I did have the Stelvio QV for almost a week but ended up liking the Giulia better and I also liked the Sport Ti better so I ended up also buying a Stelvio sports TI which I kept for 4 years and put 46K miles on it. Never a single issue.
Out of curiosity, what didn't you like about the Stelvio QV?
@@JIKI900 it felt very heavy and not nimble. The mpg was not in the acceptable range for me because I was driving to Wisconsin very frequently for work so needed a long range car. The Stelvio Ti felt very light and nimble. So ended up buying the Ti for long range and the Giulia and Audi R8 for fun.
And why don’t you see more Stelvios on the road. The motoring press’ sycophantic obsession with overrated German stuff, and ….Alfa’s only interested in producing sporting drivers; it matters not a jot to Alfa whether their cars have big cup holders, latest infotainment systems and bling attached. Not many buyers out there are petrolheads these days…..more’s the pity.
I’m coming up 3 years with my 2021 Misano Blue Stelvio Quadrifoglio and it’s not missed a beat. Still a dream and a joy to drive, and still very unique on the roads.
Oh man I'm so envious - the best colour! Glad it's served you well!
Hey Tim, had a Giulia QV for 2 years exactly. It’s been perfect 👌
Forza Italia🇮🇹🇮🇹👍👍👍. I have owned a 2022 Stelvio and I currently own a 24 Giulia. Brilliant cars, that handle extremely well and are so fun to drive.
Been waiting for this one. Awesome work as usual Tim!
Thank you!
Another great review! I wish we could get this in the states.
Tim you are enjoying yourself far too much ! There'll be tears before bedtime :)
Great car, great fun. With your sense of style coupled to that mature image it can only be a matter of time before Alfa approach you to be one of their product ambassadors!
Great video!! Genuinely thinking about trading out of our x5
Who wouldn't love a "Karmen Hard On" sound system? :)
I am enjoy thanks Tim 😮
I didn’t realise how much I like these!
I love the red, and the wheel design is a classic 🛞
The static paddles are perfect for road based activities, and I don’t even mind the dry carbon!
The thing I like best though……..
…. is just how pert and cohesive it looks 👀
It neither has, nor needs an air dam, vented side skirts, double splitter and tripple diffuser.
Carmelo Giannone sketched it, then did what most designers can’t. He put the bloody pencil down!
Delizioso piatto di pasta!
Molto bene
I ran one of the early cars (2019) for 18 months - just laugh out loud quick and fun on the road, the noise (mine had the tweak where the valves were open in lower modes not just race albeit i think they changed that in later cars). Boot is a decent size, although the sub woofers encroach into the boot and the grills get smashed up on tip runs. Decent mpg when not hooning which isn’t very often! as the Quad wills you to drive quickly. Biggest issue for me was the suspension, maybe its improved in recent facelifts but even in comfort on the motorway it just wouldn’t settle down - I needed the car to do some big distances and i just found it a bit tiresome. What a bit of kit though as a rapid daily..and only a minor issue with the battery / control unit in 18 months.
I've just started driving a Stelvio Veloce as my daily driver and agree about the boot not being quite as big as you'd like (I've just done a camping trip with the kids and we ran out of space in the car). Also the ride is borderline crap in the Veloce - as you say, it's always jiggling. I'm also only getting 27mpg out of the 2.0-litre 280hp engine in mine… so barely any better than the V6!
I have one of these, and I love it. I want for nothing with it, it’s glorious.
Love my 2018 misano blue. Upgraded from a tuned 19 Giulia ti sport. Honestly handles better and gives more confidence in the mountain roads.
The kbb is only like 34k!! Insane value.
Have a 3rd party warranty until 110k miles with a $100 deductible.. covers everything.
Brilliant vehicle
If only I knew what trail braking meant! Stunning looking car and clearly great fun to hoon. I always want Alfa to poach a German to do their interiors. A joy to watch as always Tim and hoping you shot this after the Triumph vid.
Great review. I'll never trust Alfa Romeo again unfortunately, having been burnt...a lot. Still, if anything was going to lure me back to the trauma of ownership, it'd be this Stelvio! Lovely vehicle...
Deriva a quattro ruote con formaggio! I adore Alfa and i fight a daily battle with myself on buying one.
Suv magnifico
nice Red Wings
Thanks! I absolutely love them, they're like slippers. I do get them resoled every year... think they're coming up to 5 years soon. 10/10, a purchase for life
@@TimRodieDrivesStuff Totally understand. Got three pairs myself
If it’s a great car and going to be the last petrol Stelvio, then they should remember the BMW 635CSi - it kept on in production for 14 years !
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10:29 next Giulia and Stelvio will be Electrified, not fully Electric - confirmed by Jean Philippe Imparato
Great videom thank you Tim!
What about the Qv ones ?
@@manoszervas9613 sorry i mean not just full electric line up, but also electrified versions
per la deriva della ruota con formaggio
Bene
Karman Hardon again (@ time 4:05 ) !? I am beginning to think its not an accident :)))
It's genuinely the only way I can say it now without pausing to think 🤔
I'm not against performance SUV, but do prefer the styling of the giulia, but the stelvio looks a lot more practical.
Have only driven one performance SUV, a 2009 cayenne GTS and don't understand why performance SUV cop the amount of slack that they do, can be a versatile vehicle of done right. It was a really nice car/suv to drive, and this is coming from a hatch fan who dailys a 1 ton hot (old school hot hatch flavour, despite people arguing saying its only a warm hatch)
Yeah, I agree. And to be honest the Cayenne is probably the only other SUV that really holds a candle to the Stelvio for me...
Thay was a good video/review of that bright orange GTS cayenne
Hmm, cayenne GTS vs stelvio Quadrofoglio comparison, would be an interesting video. How much SUV do you get for you money 🤔
Love this vehicle and clearly you do too. If I could afford it, I'd pick this over the sanitised Germans anyday.
Karman Hardon sound system 😆
I now have an in-built dyslexia for that brand…
deriva a quattro ruote con formaggio
How did they make an suv look that good? Drool.
I know its a tad bigger, but I think the F Pace SVR is the only genuinely attractive suv, and it comes (came😢) with that thunderous V8, so Jag for the win.
But i am glad you like this as its still alright
best looking suv but, then again, it is an suv 😁 soo, no.
Tim, great review. You said it 'buy an estate'....It is still an SUV and [without being rude] still looks odd and wrong. Just buy a BMW 3 Series Touring. End of. ..... Loving the channel.
The next stevio will be electric 👎👎👎👎
Typical Italians! They installed the steering wheel on the wrong side!
Lol😂 at risk of sounding like Evo magazine... Yea those chaps take themselves Abit too seriously sometimes....
This video is the reason I have trust issues with other videos.