Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio - Anyone Ordering One
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I think it depends on the vintage of your 911
Certainly in my view the Quad steers better with more feel than a 991 and whilst I haven't owned one of those I have driven them a lot on customer days at SStone and on the road.
For me it was one of the highlights of an all round great fun car. Just my opinion but I thought the steering wasn't that far off my Mclaren which I consider pretty high praise.
Certainly in my view the Quad steers better with more feel than a 991 and whilst I haven't owned one of those I have driven them a lot on customer days at SStone and on the road.
For me it was one of the highlights of an all round great fun car. Just my opinion but I thought the steering wasn't that far off my Mclaren which I consider pretty high praise.
As per my other thread, had my QV delivered last week. In love. Only way I can describe it.
Toying with the exhaust remap to allow full valve in Dynamic mode, (although starting to warm to the Ferrari-style burst of exhaust on half throttle).
What cost has anyone paid? Being quoted £400, but sure just a few months ago it was half that?
Thanks in advance!
Toying with the exhaust remap to allow full valve in Dynamic mode, (although starting to warm to the Ferrari-style burst of exhaust on half throttle).
What cost has anyone paid? Being quoted £400, but sure just a few months ago it was half that?
Thanks in advance!
Ares said:
As per my other thread, had my QV delivered last week. In love. Only way I can describe it.
Toying with the exhaust remap to allow full valve in Dynamic mode, (although starting to warm to the Ferrari-style burst of exhaust on half throttle).
What cost has anyone paid? Being quoted £400, but sure just a few months ago it was half that?
Thanks in advance!
£295Toying with the exhaust remap to allow full valve in Dynamic mode, (although starting to warm to the Ferrari-style burst of exhaust on half throttle).
What cost has anyone paid? Being quoted £400, but sure just a few months ago it was half that?
Thanks in advance!
NJS Pershore - Celtic Tuning dealer
RSK21 said:
Ares said:
As per my other thread, had my QV delivered last week. In love. Only way I can describe it.
Toying with the exhaust remap to allow full valve in Dynamic mode, (although starting to warm to the Ferrari-style burst of exhaust on half throttle).
What cost has anyone paid? Being quoted £400, but sure just a few months ago it was half that?
Thanks in advance!
£295Toying with the exhaust remap to allow full valve in Dynamic mode, (although starting to warm to the Ferrari-style burst of exhaust on half throttle).
What cost has anyone paid? Being quoted £400, but sure just a few months ago it was half that?
Thanks in advance!
NJS Pershore - Celtic Tuning dealer
Ares said:
What are your thoughts on it?
Don't have the car anymore but it worked just fine.Milltek told me at Goodwood that they are developing a valve controller which I think will be available with their exhaust system soon. It will probably cost more but might be worth a quick call to them also.
You could also do what Gus suggests but I liked the "switchability"
There is also a german company that offers a keyfob remote to control the valves, by electronically controlling a vacuum valve etc.
Some M3 owners have used them. It was about £400 I believe, but it looked a bit messy to me.
I like Milltek products traditionally, but the standard exhaust sounds so good with the flaps open I can't see that much merit on spending £3K or more on a new system.
They did a great job with the standard exhaust I think, perfectly judged when the flaps are open.
Did I mention I like having my "flaps" open
Some M3 owners have used them. It was about £400 I believe, but it looked a bit messy to me.
I like Milltek products traditionally, but the standard exhaust sounds so good with the flaps open I can't see that much merit on spending £3K or more on a new system.
They did a great job with the standard exhaust I think, perfectly judged when the flaps are open.
Did I mention I like having my "flaps" open
I've just popped over 7,000 miles with mine and no problems at all. I took it to the Nurburgring (as a spectator) yesterday for the Oldtimer GP and saw at least ten other QVs (including one UK car on a private plate - anyone here?) in various spec's as well as plenty of "normal" versions in the Alfa area. Word is spreading in Europe at least...
Not the QF. However, I'm going to arrange a test drive of the 2.0 280HP Veloce. As a big Alfa devotee, the Veloce appeals to me more as a daily driver. The QF is great if you want to drive around with your hair on fire, but for daily school runs and taking auntie Maud to get her shopping every Friday fortnight, the Veloce is more civilized.
velocerosso said:
Not the QF. However, I'm going to arrange a test drive of the 2.0 280HP Veloce. As a big Alfa devotee, the Veloce appeals to me more as a daily driver. The QF is great if you want to drive around with your hair on fire, but for daily school runs and taking auntie Maud to get her shopping every Friday fortnight, the Veloce is more civilized.
It's brilliant. The 200bhp version is slightly disappointing - in fact, the diesel subjectively feels quicker - but the 280 is much better. Not bad on fuel, either but I can't give you exact figures. Tidy handling, well-suspended too.velocerosso said:
Not the QF. However, I'm going to arrange a test drive of the 2.0 280HP Veloce. As a big Alfa devotee, the Veloce appeals to me more as a daily driver. The QF is great if you want to drive around with your hair on fire, but for daily school runs and taking auntie Maud to get her shopping every Friday fortnight, the Veloce is more civilized.
I use my QF for school runs. It's very civilised if you put it in N mode or even A if it's particularly wet or slippy out. That's the beauty of it. It's not just a weekend blaster. You can use it every day. The different modes are brilliant and really transform the car. D and Race obviously add the spice!We've just return from an Alfa Giulia Qv experience day at Millbrook Proving Ground - a nice gentle drive up in N, and then a brilliant time hooning around!
4 runs on the Alpine circuit - huge fun, could have gone round all day!
2 runs 0-100-0 on the mile the brakes are more than immense!
2 vmax runs on the mile (less than a mile with roadworks) - 160mph and then braking with no drama
8 laps of the bowl - effortless!
10 minutes testing oversteer on the doughnut ring - great fun with someone elses car!
Thank you Alfa, a great 90 minute experience, and then driving back in N, well some of the way!! ; )
4 runs on the Alpine circuit - huge fun, could have gone round all day!
2 runs 0-100-0 on the mile the brakes are more than immense!
2 vmax runs on the mile (less than a mile with roadworks) - 160mph and then braking with no drama
8 laps of the bowl - effortless!
10 minutes testing oversteer on the doughnut ring - great fun with someone elses car!
Thank you Alfa, a great 90 minute experience, and then driving back in N, well some of the way!! ; )
smarty156 said:
I use my QF for school runs. It's very civilised if you put it in N mode or even A if it's particularly wet or slippy out. That's the beauty of it. It's not just a weekend blaster. You can use it every day. The different modes are brilliant and really transform the car. D and Race obviously add the spice!
TBH, I also think the Cloverleaf running costs would be beyond my means. And living in Surrey every darn 'A' road has speed cameras every couple of miles.I think the Veloce is a great compromise.
littleredrooster said:
It's brilliant. The 200bhp version is slightly disappointing - in fact, the diesel subjectively feels quicker - but the 280 is much better. Not bad on fuel, either but I can't give you exact figures. Tidy handling, well-suspended too.
That's interesting about the 200 brake version. On paper, the 0-62 times is quoted at a tad under 7.0 secs. That isn't too shabby given the 159 3.2 JTS has a quoted time of 6.7. However, cornering of the 159 feels like a tug boat, and doesn't compare to my Busso power plant.There's another issue: I would need to sell my other two Alfas before putting pen to paper on the Veloce (the wife would go bonkers if I didn't).
velocerosso said:
TBH, I also think the Cloverleaf running costs would be beyond my means. And living in Surrey every darn 'A' road has speed cameras every couple of miles.
I think the Veloce is a great compromise.
Fair comment. The Veloce is 2/3rds the cost and would use less fuel (although the Q.V. is very good considering). I think on most days on normal roads the Veloce is plenty.I think the Veloce is a great compromise.
velocerosso said:
Not the QF. However, I'm going to arrange a test drive of the 2.0 280HP Veloce. As a big Alfa devotee, the Veloce appeals to me more as a daily driver. The QF is great if you want to drive around with your hair on fire, but for daily school runs and taking auntie Maud to get her shopping every Friday fortnight, the Veloce is more civilized.
The Quadrifoglio is a fantastic daily driver, it's its best feature in my opinion. Maud and the kids will love it. Put it in A or N and it wafts around like a Jag. The only issue is the low ground clearance which makes speed bumps a pain, but you just have to be careful. Gassing Station | Alfa Romeo, Fiat & Lancia | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff