MOTOR Magazine Australia

ALFA ROMEO GIULIA SPORT

Ratin 4.0

ENGINE 1998cc inline four, DOHC, 16v, turbo

POWER 147kW @ 5000rpm

TORQUE 330Nm @ 1750rpm

0-100KM/H 6.6sec (claimed)

WEIGHT 1394kg • PRICE $63,950 + ORC

LIKE: Entry price; general sporty vibe; surprisingly inspired dynamics

DISLIKE: Slim warranty; clunky infotainment; patchy cabin execution

THE GIULIA SPORT is Alfa Romeo’s affordable pitch at midsized luxury European motoring.

Parked up, at fifty paces, it looks six-figure rich. And it’s easy to imagine that was exactly its Italian maker’s game plan when an augmented Sport supplanted its no-name predecessor in the latter part of 2020.

The former ‘just Giulia’ was re-specced as the Sport with an upmarket spin, arguably the most handsome four-door on terra firma made sexier still with larger 19-inch Dark finish five-hole rolling stock, black trim and bright red Veloce-grade brakes.

Inside, impossibly

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