Saturday 8th July 2017

Alfa Romeo vs BMW M vs Mercedes-AMG: PH Video

Can the Italian super saloon beat the Germans at their own game?

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Quadrifoglio Verde. Two words that have been associated with racing Alfas since the 1923 Targa Florio when Ugo Sivocci, a dear friend of Enzo Ferrari, decided to add the four-leafed clover to his race car to give him some much-needed luck.

Fast forward 94 years and that symbol once again adorns the flank of Alfa's latest creation, the Giulia QV. It'll need more than just luck if it wants to come out on top here though, as PH pits it against two cars that, till now at least, have been the be all and end all of super saloons. The BMW M3 Competition Pack and Mercedes-AMG's C63 S.

The C63 may have a great big V8, but it weights in as the heaviest of the trio, whilst the M3 has the least power, but holds 25 years worth of development over the Giulia. So, can the Alfa show up these two heavyweights at Anglesey? Watch the video here to find out!

 

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I would still take the Alfa even if it was playing silly buggers on the day! Even though I've owned BMW's all my life and I am something of a big fan, the M3 would be the last pick for me. Which just goes to show how something about this generation of M3/4 has never been quite there, for me at least.