Stelvio: Quadrifoglio, does anyone have one?

[Muppet007]

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

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

Cheers

[r159]

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]

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]

Thanks both!

[username_checksout]

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]

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.
Just waiting to here back on delivery date after the few bits that needed sorting are sorted.

[interstellar]

Any pics from the advert or a link?

[Muppet007]

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

[Yomamaisasnowblower]

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]

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.