It took Alfa Romeo a while, but the Giulia now has a price tag. In its domestic market, the compact executive sedan starts at €35,500. If you want the mad Giulia Quadrifoglio, that’ll be €79,000.
The Cloverleaf doesn’t hold any more secrets for Alfisti like you and me. Instead, you might be surprised to find out that other than the Giulia Quadrifoglio, there’s no other gasoline-fed Giulia available to buy. Instead, we’ll have to settle for a 2.2-liter JTDm diesel engine.
According to the Alfa Romeo Italia configurator, €35,500 or $40,440 at current exchange rates will buy you the 2.2 Turbo 150 CV. The 148 HP oil-chugging model drinks fuel at a rate of 4.2 liters per 100 kilometers combined (56 U.S. miles per gallon). For an additional €2,500 over the suggested retail price, Alfa Romeo will exchange the six-speed manual box for an eight-speed automatic transmission.
Bear in mind that the manual-equipped Giulia 2.2 JTDm makes do with 380 Nm (280 lb-ft) of maximum torque. Go for the automatic and you’re offered 450 Nm (332 lb-ft) to play with. Both base models are limited to 220 km/h (136 mph) and 100 km/h (62 mph) comes in 8.4 and 8.2 seconds, respectively.
Step up to the Super trim level and the 2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia 2.2 JTDm drinks the same amount of diesel and delivers the same amount of torque depending on the transmission option. The manual-equipped Giulia Super with the 148 hp turbo diesel engine costs €38,000, the same money Alfa Romeo charges for a base Giulia with the automatic. The 177 HP (180 PS) variant of the oil-chugging motor starts at €40,500 for the stick shift and tops at €43,000 for the eight-speed automatic.
As expected, the fastest 2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia 2.2 JTDm is also the priciest. The crème de la crème of the lineup accelerates to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 7.1 seconds, a tenth faster than the manual, and keeps on doing it until the speedometer reads 230 km/h (143 km/h). By comparison, a BMW 320d sedan costs €40,870 in Italy and prides itself on 187 HP (190 PS) and 400 Nm (295 lb-ft) and a 0 to 62 mph time of 7.2 seconds.
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
Would you like AUTOEVOLUTION to send you notifications?
Google News