(engines accelerating and passing)
- [Voiceover] The punchy and potent Giulia
was the only four door at this year's
Best Driver's Car.
No matter, as it really is a sedan
that drives like a sports car.
The 2.9 liter twin turbo V6,
essentially a Ferrari V8 with two cylinders cleaved off,
produces a potent 505 horse power
which is then sent to the rear wheels
via a ZF eight speed automatic transmission.
By now we're all well aware of
how great this torque vectoring Italian
drives on the street.
Let's see what Randy makes of it on the track.
(engine roars)
(engine accelerating through the gears)
(tires squealing on bend)
(engine accelerating)
(radio chatter from headphones)
(engine accelerating)
(tires squealing on bend)
(radio chatter from headphones)
(engine accelerating)
(tires squealing on bend)
(engine accelerating)
- [Randy] This Alfa is quick!
(engine roars past)
What a four door!
What defines the Alfa for me
is, its handling changes a little bit.
It has a real racy feel,
it's a lot of fun,
it's fast,
but I got to say I'm not a big fan of the variation.
I don't like it when, one moment,
I have this really good steering response,
and the other moment,
I have a pretty big under steer,
and the front kind of dies.
Also the braking was doing something similar.
It takes a fair amount of pedal effort,
it's not a system that seems to
bang home with just two toes,
there's that little bit of variation
that I think is
electronic things operating,
not stability control,
maybe,
a very racy, very sporty family sedan
that is tempered just a little bit
by the fact that things change.
It's not super consistent.
And I love the grille.
- [Voiceover] The Alfa's lap time
is basically where we expected it to be.
One minute 39.65 seconds puts it
ahead of performance sedans like the BMW M3
and the Cadillac ATSV, but behind
big brawlers like the CTSV.
All of us love the Giulia's laser sharp steering,
ample forward thrust and sports car reflexes.
While sixth place may not seem
like much to some people,
if you examine the five cars
that placed higher in our competition,
you'll see that sixth is quite the victory
for a four door from Alfa Romeo.
(engine roars past)