Limited edition Luna Rossa gives Giulia wings

Alfa and Maserati special division yields the most aerodynamic Quadrifoglio yet...

By Stephen Dobie / Friday, 9 January 2026 / Loading comments

The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadfoglio shows no sign of stopping, even after an entire decade without vast evolution, and this Luna Rossa – limited to ten units – makes sure the spirit of the old GTAm gets to live on too. It’s the work of Bottegafuoriserie, a tie-up between Alfa and Maserati’s ‘few-off’ divisions to enable more spectacular stuff like the 33 Stradale or MCXtrema. A Good Thing, then.

“Bottegafuoriserie brings together the excellence of Alfa Romeo and Maserati to become a shining light in Italy’s Motor Valley,” declared the November 2025 announcement. “This newly established initiative combines the wealth of legacy and forward-looking vision of two of the most iconic names in Italian automotive history.” As well as helping certify classics and uphold their history in appropriate museums, the programme will benefit motorsport endeavours and – hurrah! – yield additional, spectacular limited editions for the road. So-called ‘few-offs’ are “the sartorial heart of Bottegafuoriserie”, we’re told; “high-emotion vehicles that push the boundaries”.

Yet another Giulia Quad special may not be the first thing we’d commission, then, but who doesn’t want to ogle this thing? Not least when its carbon fibre body kit isn’t merely for show – you’re eyeballing the most aerodynamically efficient Giulia yet. Its front dive planes, side skirt appendages and those monstrous twin rear wings combine to offer five times the downforce of the standard production car, we’re told, with up to 140kg at its new, 186mph top speed. That’s 4mph down on standard, should anyone care, though a match for the mighty GTAm.

“Every detail has been designed to guide the air with precision,” says Alfa, “reducing turbulence and exploiting every useful vortex to generate stability and efficiency.” Crucially, the Luna Rossa’s aero profile is distributed “harmoniously” in a way which echoes its base car, ensuring the general (and gorgeous) handling balance ought to have stuck around. The 520hp twin-turbo V6 up front is untouched, too, and remains linked to the mechanical locking diff unleashed with the Quadrifoglio’s 2024 update.

And those wings? They’re a visceral link to the foils of the Luna Rossa AC75 racing yacht that competed in the 37th America’s Cup, this Giulia sharing its name with the Italian team who campaigned it. On the boat, dual appendages lift the craft onto the water. Here the aim is to smear the car into the tarmac.

Should you require more nautical styling cues for your large, undisclosed outlay, the Sparco seats wear upholstery inspired by the floatation devices worn by the AC75’s crew, while a section of the yacht’s original sail is machined and integrated into the dashboard. Yes, really. A bold, hand-painted colour scheme and red 19-inch wheels complete the ‘red moon’ makeover. It’s probably no surprise to learn that Alfa Romeo is an official sponsor of Luna Rossa as it heads into the 38th America’s Cup, which appropriately heads out of Naples in 2027. Want one? They’re already sold. Better give the Bottegafuoriserie folks a call now if you want your name down on whatever comes next…