Giulia QV Ceramic brakes

[topgunkos]

Hi,
I am looking seriously into ordering a MY 2024 Giulia QV. I'm really tempted by the carbon brake option. I've never had them on a car before but the idea and the looks do appeal. Would be interested to hear peoples experiences and whether they decided to spec them on their cars.

[robsco]

They are awesome brakes, but bear in mind they need temperature in them before they start to work properly. The Alfa ones in particular are bad, I remember the first time I drove a Giulia with ceramics and couldn’t believe how poor the brakes were until they’d been used a bit. Once you know you’ll make allowances. Perhaps they improved this for the later cars, my experience was of the very first cars.

Also note the cost of replacement was about £12k for a full set 5 or 6 years ago, so more now. If you’re buying new then that shouldn’t be an issue, but worthy of consideration.