Photo: Alfa Romeo-Il cuore ha sempre ragione
When Andrea Bocelli comes to Milan to sing at the launch of a compact executive sedan, that’s a tell-tale sign the 2016 Alfa Romeo is something special indeed. Nevermind the QV’s twin-turbo V6 tower-of-power developed with Ferrari know-how. On this occasion, we’ll talk about the Giulia QV’s cabin.
As far as interior design is concerned, we’ve been offered a great deal of beautiful cabins in recent times. Volvo’s XC90 and the Mazda CX-3 comes to mind, but the latest offering from Alfa Romeo has an edge, an appeal we can’t get our heads around. 10 photos from the Alfa Romeo-Il cuore ha sempre ragione Facebook page should be enough to make you understand what’s what. First of all - those damn seats.
The youngest rival for the BMW M3 and Mercedes C63 comes with front seats that boast an epic carbon fiber structural frame, with the weave displayed on the seatbacks. Despite the carbon fiber treatment, it’s fairly easy to see that the bolsters and the padding are thick enough for a comfortable driving experience.
Sitting on a carbon fiber shell wrapped in Alcantara and super-fine leather is special enough, but then you look at the 6-speed manual transmission’s shift knob. Yep, that’s real carbon fiber, not the fake stuff boy racers buy on Amazon. And would you look at that steering wheel, boasting a red start-stop engine button, Alcantara, metal, and carbon fiber inserts. Eye candy wrapped up in flair is the name of the game.
But you know what? Focus for a moment on the tiniest of details like the stitching, interior door handles, shape of the rear door card, simplicity of the key fob, and rear air vents. From our point of view, these things taken together work as good as mustard and ketchup on a hot dog.
One of the bad points worth highlighting is the apparently uncomfortable rear middle seat. Then again, it’s a small price to pay considering that this is a QV-branded compact sedan with 510 horsepower on tap. QV aside, we sure hope that the entry-level version of the 2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia won’t disappoint either.
The youngest rival for the BMW M3 and Mercedes C63 comes with front seats that boast an epic carbon fiber structural frame, with the weave displayed on the seatbacks. Despite the carbon fiber treatment, it’s fairly easy to see that the bolsters and the padding are thick enough for a comfortable driving experience.
Sitting on a carbon fiber shell wrapped in Alcantara and super-fine leather is special enough, but then you look at the 6-speed manual transmission’s shift knob. Yep, that’s real carbon fiber, not the fake stuff boy racers buy on Amazon. And would you look at that steering wheel, boasting a red start-stop engine button, Alcantara, metal, and carbon fiber inserts. Eye candy wrapped up in flair is the name of the game.
But you know what? Focus for a moment on the tiniest of details like the stitching, interior door handles, shape of the rear door card, simplicity of the key fob, and rear air vents. From our point of view, these things taken together work as good as mustard and ketchup on a hot dog.
One of the bad points worth highlighting is the apparently uncomfortable rear middle seat. Then again, it’s a small price to pay considering that this is a QV-branded compact sedan with 510 horsepower on tap. QV aside, we sure hope that the entry-level version of the 2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia won’t disappoint either.
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