Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio - Anyone Ordering One

[StoatWithToast]

I'm very interested in one. Mel is also quite keen, which is very rare.

A big use for ours would be as a GT workhorse between SW France and London, so a boring question for an amazing car...

Has anybody got any real world MPG on their's yet?

The 58l tank seems a bit too small! If I thought I'd be able to get the 49.6mpg they state as extra urban then I'd be ok as that'd be 1,000+ km / 630 miles between (squeaky) fill ups. But I'll not be using 4 cylinders and sitting 100km/h for those loooong journeys!

450 miles would still work for us - right now we have to fill up every 250 miles or so (the Elise has a small tank, the Scooby drinks fuel like the world is running out of it and the XI ... well, we'd never drive the XI all the way down there).

[StoatWithToast]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

Ive seen my first one at a local dealer, and its bloody lovely.

The carbon brakes are and the carbon seats properly lovely

Two things struck me:

-If intending to use as a potential GT/touring car, the boot is on the small side.

-Rear leg room was cramped

I shant be having one, as they cost €125,000 here, but boy have Alfa made something special

Front leg-room is massive though - 5'10" or less in the back was fine with me (6'0") in the front. A smaller person in the front would free up some leg room in the back. But I'd not fancy being there for a long time myself.

At the London preview they had an M3 next to them to compare - the boot was almost exactly the same in shape and size - probably a beetle deeper from back seats to boot lid was all. Droppable back seats are easy to spec in the BMW though - I've not yet seen an option for the Quadrifoglio.

My main worry is tank size - stopping for a refuel is an extra 15 minutes (more if you have to go inside to pay) and over 1,500 km they add up fast. I want the limiting factor to be our bladders instead

[waynedear]

omniflow said:

ecain63 said:

There is an Italian based tuner that is well rated, but Autolusso appears to be very well regarded in the Alfa world and is just along the road from me. Makes sense really.

I have to disagree with that. There are other Alfa specialists who are genuinely well regarded. Autolusso just happen to be very good at digital marketing. They have VERY close links with the Alfa Owner forum, such close links that I personally question the amount of love shown for them on there.

I would not use AL for all the tea in China and India

[TA14]

waynedear said:

omniflow said:

ecain63 said:

There is an Italian based tuner that is well rated, but Autolusso appears to be very well regarded in the Alfa world and is just along the road from me. Makes sense really.

I have to disagree with that. There are other Alfa specialists who are genuinely well regarded. Autolusso just happen to be very good at digital marketing. They have VERY close links with the Alfa Owner forum, such close links that I personally question the amount of love shown for them on there.

I would not use AL for all the tea in China and India

[ecain63]

Fair play, reviews off the Alfa club are usually well measured. I'll think again.

On another note....

Anyone just ordered or on the cusp of ordering?

I have a dealer contact with a car on the same lorry as mine. Arrives this week so could be on the road for 1st march. It's available if you're interested. Message me for details.

Comp Red
Tints
Red Calipers
19" Dark 5 Holes
Convenience
Power Seat
HK Audio
Upgrade steering wheel

Beats the new road tax too!

Eddie

[generationx]

StoatWithToast said:

I'm very interested in one. Mel is also quite keen, which is very rare.

A big use for ours would be as a GT workhorse between SW France and London, so a boring question for an amazing car...

Has anybody got any real world MPG on their's yet?

The 58l tank seems a bit too small! If I thought I'd be able to get the 49.6mpg they state as extra urban then I'd be ok as that'd be 1,000+ km / 630 miles between (squeaky) fill ups. But I'll not be using 4 cylinders and sitting 100km/h for those loooong journeys!

450 miles would still work for us - right now we have to fill up every 250 miles or so (the Elise has a small tank, the Scooby drinks fuel like the world is running out of it and the XI ... well, we'd never drive the XI all the way down there).

Last night I drove from SE UK to western Germany. I did a quick check at one point on the autobahn and it would appear that, in "A" mode and going at around 125mph I was seeing approximately 17.5mpg. One tank would only just do Folkstone to Cologne (around 255 miles). At that speed anyway...

[StoatWithToast]

generationx said:

Last night I drove from SE UK to western Germany. I did a quick check at one point on the autobahn and it would appear that, in "A" mode and going at around 125mph I was seeing approximately 17.5mpg. One tank would only just do Folkstone to Cologne (around 255 miles). At that speed anyway...

Thanks... But man! that's not what I want to hear! That's the same as now Mel now hates to speed though, so maybe doing a bit less, we'd see a bit more

Also - anybody got the extra cruise control stuff? What does that actually do? Watch Jeremy Clarkson in his GTI and saw it could almost drive itself on the motorway... if I could power nap for 100 miles at a time it'd be a much quicker feeling run

[generationx]

StoatWithToast said:

Thanks... But man! that's not what I want to hear! That's the same as now Mel now hates to speed though, so maybe doing a bit less, we'd see a bit more

Also - anybody got the extra cruise control stuff? What does that actually do? Watch Jeremy Clarkson in his GTI and saw it could almost drive itself on the motorway... if I could power nap for 100 miles at a time it'd be a much quicker feeling run

I specc'ed the adaptive cruise, and it basically works the same as my '14 Golf Mk7 - monitoring distances and adjusting speed/gap as required (this is adjustable). BUT like the Golf the cruise will only work under 100mph

[ecain63]

ecain63 said:

Fair play, reviews off the Alfa club are usually well measured. I'll think again.

On another note....

Anyone just ordered or on the cusp of ordering?

I have a dealer contact with a car on the same lorry as mine. Arrives this week so could be on the road for 1st march. It's available if you're interested. Message me for details.

Comp Red
Tints
Red Calipers
19" Dark 5 Holes
Convenience
Power Seat
HK Audio
Upgrade steering wheel

Beats the new road tax too!

Eddie

Sold

[Jesus]

What's the waiting time for these?

Will be changing our M3 in September, and whilst it's a long way off, we've been looking at the Macan GTS and I'd need to order now for possibly Sept / Oct delivery

Even an M3 Comp pack is around 20 weeks.

Taking the wife to look at the Guilin tomorrow.

[ecain63]

Jesus said:

What's the waiting time for these?

Will be changing our M3 in September, and whilst it's a long way off, we've been looking at the Macan GTS and I'd need to order now for possibly Sept / Oct delivery

Even an M3 Comp pack is around 20 weeks.

Taking the wife to look at the Guilin tomorrow.

They are quoting 10-12 weeks currently. Less than 100 will come to the UK in 2017 but there is no real queue currently.

[trickywoo]

Great Motortrend review here http://www.motortrend.com/news/alfa-romeo-giulia-q...

[Jesus]

Went to see one at my dealer today.
Didn't have time to drive it (will soon though), but started it up......bloody Hell I could get addicted to that.

Loved the look, the stance (innit bruv) -found the interior slightly at odds with the chunky exterior and it seems the sat nav screen is very small compared to the overall dash.

Primarily this would be the wife's daily, and whilst I think it looks stunning in the tricoat red, she's non plussed over it.

I specced it to £60,050, the value after 48 months just £18k..... a bit frightening, and that's Alfas own finance figure - no doubt the usual finance houses (Lombard, Alphera etc) will be even worse.

[likesachange]

Jesus said:

Went to see one at my dealer today.
Didn't have time to drive it (will soon though), but started it up......bloody Hell I could get addicted to that.

Loved the look, the stance (innit bruv) -found the interior slightly at odds with the chunky exterior and it seems the sat nav screen is very small compared to the overall dash.

Primarily this would be the wife's daily, and whilst I think it looks stunning in the tricoat red, she's non plussed over it.

I specced it to £60,050, the value after 48 months just £18k..... a bit frightening, and that's Alfas own finance figure - no doubt the usual finance houses (Lombard, Alphera etc) will be even worse.

£18k

I'd imagine it would leave you decent equity at that.

[trickywoo]

Jesus said:

I specced it to £60,050, the value after 48 months just £18k..... a bit frightening

It'll be worth way more than that. The fact I'd buy one at that price guarantees it

[XMT]

trickywoo said:

Jesus said:

I specced it to £60,050, the value after 48 months just £18k..... a bit frightening

It'll be worth way more than that. The fact I'd buy one at that price guarantees it

Would it not make it about right? Approx 30k after 3 years. 50% depn

[likesachange]

It's a tricky one to predict... going to be quite an exclusive car with a Maserati engine.. I'd say it could well be a 30k car in 4yrs

[trickywoo]

XMT said:

trickywoo said:

Jesus said:

I specced it to £60,050, the value after 48 months just £18k..... a bit frightening

It'll be worth way more than that. The fact I'd buy one at that price guarantees it

Would it not make it about right? Approx 30k after 3 years. 50% depn

A four year old C63 or M3 is still £30k+. The Quadrifoglio looks like the best performance saloon for years so all things being equal I can't see it being worth much less.

[Olivera]

ecain63 said:

They are quoting 10-12 weeks currently. Less than 100 will come to the UK in 2017 but there is no real queue currently.

Bearing this in mind, any updates on likely available discounts on list?

[XMT]

Olivera said:

ecain63 said:

They are quoting 10-12 weeks currently. Less than 100 will come to the UK in 2017 but there is no real queue currently.

Bearing this in mind, any updates on likely available discounts on list?

Anyone been able to buy a new one for 55/56k