RE: Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio: UK Drive

[andy97]

Saw about a dozen Stelvios on this press test on Friday; I was in one of the Ur quattros going in the opposite direction. Great day!

[Futse]

Ares said:

Futse said:

RRS SVR has actually 65 horses more. Was in one for part of the weekend. What a machine :-)
It is 30k more, but it's a different car as well. Giulia should be a competitor for the F-Pace SVR and upcoming Velar SVR.

I agree on the RRS.....and the F-Pace starts at £75k and I bet the Velar will be well north of that.

(and the Giulia is the saloon )

Oops, Stelvio instead of Giulia of course, sorry and thanks for pointing out ;-)

Velar will be a bit more expensive than the F-Pace indeed, in Belgium about 5k in € for similar engines

Edited by Futse on Monday 29th October 12:15

[SturdyHSV]

TegTypeR said:

Gameface said:

Rather misleading byline too.

"Everything seems good on a perfectly surfaced road in the UAE; Scotland is a different matter..."

Leads one to believe that it struggles on UK roads, only for you then to heap praise on it.

My thoughts exactly!

And another, read the whole thing waiting for the massive flaw exposed whilst in Scotland.

Presumably the byline was talking about the road surface? That it's perfectly surfaced in the UAE, and a different matter in Scotland?

Oh no wait, it is that everything (as in, every vehicle) seems good in the UAE, and is a different matter in Scotland. I get it now!

[Blanchimont]

I really like these.

The standard versions also look pretty good, the 280hp turbo petrol will most likely be my next daily, for me and the mrs.

Joe Achilles did a decent review on Youtube, seemed to rate it quite highly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqYwF6pYUT0


My local Alfa dealer seems to be really good. Popped in to have a look at one a few weeks back whilst the mrs car was in for a service.

got a rough PCP cost, with a 5k deposit the monthly was roughly £400 for the 210 diesel. Didn't seem too bad as it host pretty much every option ticked, apparantly.

[Ares]

Futse said:

Ares said:

Futse said:

RRS SVR has actually 65 horses more. Was in one for part of the weekend. What a machine :-)
It is 30k more, but it's a different car as well. Giulia should be a competitor for the F-Pace SVR and upcoming Velar SVR.

I agree on the RRS.....and the F-Pace starts at £75k and I bet the Velar will be well north of that.

(and the Giulia is the saloon )

Oops, Stelvio instead of Giulia of course, sorry and thanks for pointing out ;-)

Velar will be a bit more expensive than the F-Pace indeed, in Belgium about 5k in € for similar engines

Edited by Futse on Monday 29th October 12:15

Yeah - so the Stelvio is about right cost wise at £70k!

[rykard]

we got the speciale 2.2D after testing driving a few, CRV/Forester XT/GLC, it handles so well and just wants to go. It would be interesting to drive a petrol 280 or QF.. though..

[dibblecorse]

Love those seats .....

Hate the fact PH need to position the article as a dig with the headline ..... you'd never have used that for a VAG/BMW/Porsche article

[anonymous-user]

Matt Bird said:

TegTypeR said:

Gameface said:

Rather misleading byline too.

"Everything seems good on a perfectly surfaced road in the UAE; Scotland is a different matter..."

Leads one to believe that it struggles on UK roads, only for you then to heap praise on it.

My thoughts exactly!

We've had a little tweak of that now - thanks for pointing out.

Hats off for making that change

Injection a whole lot more balance into things.

[Ares]

dibblecorse said:

Love those seats .....

Hate the fact PH need to position the article as a dig with the headline ..... you'd never have used that for a VAG/BMW/Porsche article

And a negative tone throughout the article.

Alfa should just give them a 2.2 diesel next time.

[Fire99]

Ares said:

dibblecorse said:

Love those seats .....

Hate the fact PH need to position the article as a dig with the headline ..... you'd never have used that for a VAG/BMW/Porsche article

And a negative tone throughout the article.

Alfa should just give them a 2.2 diesel next time.

[marks148]

I couldn't wait for this to come and 70k for an alfa is a bit steep anyway. So i bought the wife a new 2.0 super 280ps petrol in April and it is not too shoddy at all.

I am biased having owned 9 alfas since being a student so it was a no brainer for me. Performance is great and it looks different for a soft roader (from the front at least). Wind noise on the door seals is pretty high though due to the odd seal design and way louder than her previous Range Rover. Economy on short runs is tragic though - c. 20mpg and on a long run to France i scraped 29mpg - no idea where the 46 comes from in the test docs.

i have only seen one other on the road and that is a pleasant change.

[Chestrockwell]

marks148 said:

I couldn't wait for this to come and 70k for an alfa is a bit steep anyway. So i bought the wife a new 2.0 super 280ps petrol in April and it is not too shoddy at all.

I am biased having owned 9 alfas since being a student so it was a no brainer for me. Performance is great and it looks different for a soft roader (from the front at least). Wind noise on the door seals is pretty high though due to the odd seal design and way louder than her previous Range Rover. Economy on short runs is tragic though - c. 20mpg and on a long run to France i scraped 29mpg - no idea where the 46 comes from in the test docs.

i have only seen one other on the road and that is a pleasant change.

You struggle to get 29 in a 2018 2.0 turbo? That’s insane, there must be something wrong with yours, otherwise what’s the QF like! :O

[Ares]

Chestrockwell said:

marks148 said:

I couldn't wait for this to come and 70k for an alfa is a bit steep anyway. So i bought the wife a new 2.0 super 280ps petrol in April and it is not too shoddy at all.

I am biased having owned 9 alfas since being a student so it was a no brainer for me. Performance is great and it looks different for a soft roader (from the front at least). Wind noise on the door seals is pretty high though due to the odd seal design and way louder than her previous Range Rover. Economy on short runs is tragic though - c. 20mpg and on a long run to France i scraped 29mpg - no idea where the 46 comes from in the test docs.

i have only seen one other on the road and that is a pleasant change.

You struggle to get 29 in a 2018 2.0 turbo? That’s insane, there must be something wrong with yours, otherwise what’s the QF like! :O

I agree....I got 11km/l (c32 mpg) in my QF on a run from Calais to Provence via a lot of stops en route. Even on the 3500 mile total road trip, 3-up with a tonne of luggage, including UK driving, Italian and Swiss Alps, high speed autostrada and a lot of Italian B-Roads, I averaged 9.6km/l - c27mpg

[Plug Life]

LOL

[Esceptico]

I don’t like the look of SUVS but this is the SUV whose looks I dislike the least.

[smilo996]

It’s a struggle to see what the Stelvio offers over a Giulia in terms of driving appeal, though that's largely a redundant concern for buyers who wouldn't countenance a four-door saloon.......what a sad reflection on the cirrent car buyers.
Great article though.

[Ares]

smilo996 said:

It’s a struggle to see what the Stelvio offers over a Giulia in terms of driving appeal, though that's largely a redundant concern for buyers who wouldn't countenance a four-door saloon.......what a sad reflection on the cirrent car buyers.
Great article though.

A little surprised that this needs explaining...but....it doesn't offer anything additional in driving appeal. It's not intended to? It doesn't pretend to?

What it does is offer increased practicality in a package that still retains a good degree of driving appeal.

[Ed.]

andy97 said:

Saw about a dozen Stelvios on this press test on Friday; I was in one of the Ur quattros going in the opposite direction. Great day!

Were you south of Glenshee on Thursday? I saw a couple of red Quattros in convoy with an rs4 and sq5? Looked good.

[andy97]

Ed. said:

andy97 said:

Saw about a dozen Stelvios on this press test on Friday; I was in one of the Ur quattros going in the opposite direction. Great day!

Were you south of Glenshee on Thursday? I saw a couple of red Quattros in convoy with an rs4 and sq5? Looked good.

They were on their way to the hotel near Perth from Aberdeen way, I think.

I came up from the East Midlands.

In all there were 11 Ur quattros, the RS4, the SQ5, an A3, and a Coupe quattro. We were up towards Glen Coe on Friday, when I saw all the Stelvios, and Inveraray/ Loch Long/ Loch Lomond on Saturday. Usually travelling in 3 groups.

We were taking part in our annual quattro owners club tour.

[DeltaEvo2]

The only SUV to consider.