Topic: Alfa Romeo Stelvio

[ChaosphereIX]

reserving this space for my upcoming drive in a Stelvio courtesy of the new Ottawa Alfa Romeo dealership - I am sure I will hate it, stupid sporty SUV things 

The local Italian car club will be at a test drive and tech session this Sunday at lunch, hope to have "Francesca" there, fresh from her camshaft transplant and exhaust work, to remind people what a real Alfa Romeo engine sounds like unfiltered 

Looking forward to the afternoon, will return to this space with my impressions and some pics of the vehicle.

[Ex-airbalancer]

And I thought I had no life  

[Dante]

reserving this space for my upcoming drive in a Stelvio courtesy of the new Ottawa Alfa Romeo dealership - I am sure I will hate it, stupid sporty SUV things 

The local Italian car club will be at a test drive and tech session this Sunday at lunch, hope to have "Francesca" there, fresh from her camshaft transplant and exhaust work, to remind people what a real Alfa Romeo engine sounds like unfiltered 

Looking forward to the afternoon, will return to this space with my impressions and some pics of the vehicle.

Don't we already know your impressions about SUVs from this very post and many other? Can this drive change them?

IF you now come back to tell us you were impressed with Alfa's SUV, we may ask you to issue an apology to all SUVs you've been bashing for years...

[ChaosphereIX]

AB dunno what you mean...my first meet of the year, it is a Sunday at lunch 

and yes, if I am blown away and put a deposit down on one, I will issue an immediate heartfelt apology to all you guys for my insufferable whining 

[mlin32]

Can you drive it back to back with a Giulia ?

[ChaosphereIX]

Can you drive it back to back with a Giulia ?

I am hoping for a QV, but will see. I have already driven a QV in Australia. Fantastic machine, stupid fast and infinitely capable way past my driving skills, that could only be made better with a manual transmission.

[SKYMTL]

I've been seeing quite a few Stelvios in the last few months.  However, my weekly grocery shopping haunt backs up to a Chrysler dealership that does mechanic work for the Alfa dealer next door.  The number of Stelvios sitting in their garage lot is shocking. 

[ChaosphereIX]

I've been seeing quite a few Stelvios in the last few months.  However, my weekly grocery shopping haunt backs up to a Chrysler dealership that does mechanic work for the Alfa dealer next door.  The number of Stelvios sitting in their garage lot is shocking.

may not be for repairs, but for pre-purchase safety, putting on custom order parts or rims or tires, detailing, etc.

we had many brand new cars on hoists or waiting to go on hoists at our GM lot - didn't mean they were broken at all

[SKYMTL]

I've been seeing quite a few Stelvios in the last few months.  However, my weekly grocery shopping haunt backs up to a Chrysler dealership that does mechanic work for the Alfa dealer next door.  The number of Stelvios sitting in their garage lot is shocking.

may not be for repairs, but for pre-purchase safety, putting on custom order parts or rims or tires, detailing, etc.

we had many brand new cars on hoists or waiting to go on hoists at our GM lot - didn't mean they were broken at all

That could be.  Then again, none of them looked straight off the dealer lot since most needed a good wash. 

[Great_Big_Abyss]

I've been seeing quite a few Stelvios in the last few months.  However, my weekly grocery shopping haunt backs up to a Chrysler dealership that does mechanic work for the Alfa dealer next door.  The number of Stelvios sitting in their garage lot is shocking.

may not be for repairs, but for pre-purchase safety, putting on custom order parts or rims or tires, detailing, etc.

we had many brand new cars on hoists or waiting to go on hoists at our GM lot - didn't mean they were broken at all

That could be.  Then again, none of them looked straight off the dealer lot since most needed a good wash.

Most cars I see on a lot are filthy. Environmental fallout covers the vehicles when they sit still for weeks on end.

[ChaosphereIX]

Stelvio drive: Drove the 4cyl. Felt like a Giulia on stilts.

Giulia is where it is at, damn that thing can handle even with the 4cyl and AWD. QV is nuts and I love it.

Conclusion: not converted one but, but if you need ground clearance, it drives like a jacked up Giulia. Compliment I guess?

[rrocket]

Stelvio drive: Drove the 4cyl. Felt like a Giulia on stilts.

Giulia is where it is at, damn that thing can handle even with the 4cyl and AWD. QV is nuts and I love it.

Conclusion: not converted one but, but if you need ground clearance, it drives like a jacked up Giulia. Compliment I guess?

The Autoextremist bought one for his personal ride.

[ChaosphereIX]

Stelvio drive: Drove the 4cyl. Felt like a Giulia on stilts.

Giulia is where it is at, damn that thing can handle even with the 4cyl and AWD. QV is nuts and I love it.

Conclusion: not converted one but, but if you need ground clearance, it drives like a jacked up Giulia. Compliment I guess?

The Autoextremist bought one for his personal ride.

[rrocket]

Stelvio drive: Drove the 4cyl. Felt like a Giulia on stilts.

Giulia is where it is at, damn that thing can handle even with the 4cyl and AWD. QV is nuts and I love it.

Conclusion: not converted one but, but if you need ground clearance, it drives like a jacked up Giulia. Compliment I guess?

The Autoextremist bought one for his personal ride.

He's slowly putting updates up. And you know he'll go bananas if something goes bad

http://www.autoextremist.com/on-the-table1/

[ChaosphereIX]

he is right, it does drive very good...better than I thought

I just dont see why get one, with the price premium, over a Giulia

[rrocket]

he is right, it does drive very good...better than I thought

I just dont see why get one, with the price premium, over a Giulia

Assloads of snow and atrocious Michigan roads is my guess.

[rrocket]

http://www.autoextremist.com/current/2018/4/11/a-giant-well-see.html

[ChaosphereIX]

he is right, it does drive very good...better than I thought

I just dont see why get one, with the price premium, over a Giulia

Assloads of snow and atrocious Michigan roads is my guess.

unless you are driving along roads that have been ploughed rather than steamrolled, still dont see why - a Giulia AWD cant take the very bumpy roads in Ottawa's east end, with huge potholes etc., just as well as the Stelvio

snow performance will be the same, same car underneath

[mlin32]

Stelvio drive: Drove the 4cyl. Felt like a Giulia on stilts.

Giulia is where it is at, damn that thing can handle even with the 4cyl and AWD. QV is nuts and I love it.

Conclusion: not converted one but, but if you need ground clearance, it drives like a jacked up Giulia. Compliment I guess?

That was my conclusion when I first drove the Giulia back when it first came out. It's for the ex-BMW enthusiasts, now that BMW makes rather spongy drivers cars.

[rrocket]

he is right, it does drive very good...better than I thought

I just dont see why get one, with the price premium, over a Giulia

Assloads of snow and atrocious Michigan roads is my guess.

unless you are driving along roads that have been ploughed rather than steamrolled, still dont see why - a Giulia AWD cant take the very bumpy roads in Ottawa's east end, with huge potholes etc., just as well as the Stelvio

snow performance will be the same, same car underneath

The sedans have lower profile wheels. Trust me when I tell you this is the difference between a dented rim and no damage in Michigan.