The Alfa Romeo Stelvio is Alfa Romeo's first SUV. It got its name from the famous Stelvio road pass, a 'pilgrimage center' for cyclists and motorcyclists. It is considered a road that everyone must travel at least once in their life. One way or another. Time will tell if it lives up to its famous name, and the Alfa promises the best driving characteristics among premium SUVs. The body is light, the center of gravity is low, and the chassis offers plenty of driving dynamics. There will be three versions, the most sporty, the Quadrifoglio, will have more than 500 horses! With it, Alfa challenged its German rivals.
Alfa Romeo Stelvio it is Alfa's first SUV, in which he has high hopes, as he bears the burden of the brand's revival (for him, they have highest sales expectations, which is logical given the current popularity of SUVs), which started with a new one Giulio. It is a smaller prestigious SUV based on the Giorgio platform, which he shares with Giulio.
It measures in length 4.68 meters, and in height 1.65 m, which is in the range of the Porsche Macan. It is true that the drive is sent to the rear two wheels as standard (only the sports version has a four-wheel drive in the genetic code), but with less traction, it will with vector torque distribution half of the power is also redirected to the front wheels. For the sake of two clutches, the Alfa Romeo Stelvio will also distribute the torque vectorially on the rear axle.
The most sporty version, Quadrifoglio, will be a real monster. With Giulio Quadrifoglio, he also shares, in addition to 'underwear' 2.9 liter V6 engine , which can mobilize 510 hp (375 kW). It can accelerate from a city to 100 km/h in no time 3.9 seconds. Credit also goes to the eight-speed automatic transmission, which requires precise gear changes 100 milliseconds. You will be able to chase her up to 285 km/h.
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The two models are slightly less intimidating Alfa Romeo Stelvio and Alfa Romeo Stelvio Ti (Turismo Internazionale). The latter will carry a two-liter V4 petrol engine under the hood with 280 hp (206 kW). Alfa promises superior driving characteristics that have never been seen before.
Alfa's first sport utility vehicle sizzled and oozed more than three decades. Already in 1984 have created a seven-seater in Milan with the help of the design house Zagato Alfa Z33 prototype with Tempo Libero designation (translated as leisure), a kind of stylistic predecessor of today's SUVs. With the Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Alfa attacks the sports SUVs of BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche, Jaguar and Lexus. Pallet safety and comfort equipment is comparable to the range of equipment that comes with the Giulia. It also follows the design guidelines of its interior, which is reflected both in the infotainment system, steering wheel gear levers, the driving mode selection button as well as chopped steering wheel. The Alfa Romeo Stelvio will be available in the second half in 2017. It is the first in a series of SUVs. Until in 2021 she was supposed to get a smaller and a bigger brother. The price is not yet known.
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