2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia vs. 2021 Volvo S60

Passion is an element that is often left behind by manufacturers when they market a premium mid-size sedan. Many brands tend to take the "safe" road by offering bland exterior designs and run-of-the-mill engines and materials.

Alfa Romeo, on the other hand, dares to go the extra mile by combining the results of its victorious motorsport achievements and Italian craftsmanship into technologies and features that benefit every vehicle in its lineup.

The Giulia is one of those vehicles. It encompasses the best of Alfa Romeo's passionate design leadership and innovative racing technologies - all embedded in a passionate sedan that is completely out of the ordinary.

Here, we compare it with the 2021 Volvo S60.

Extraordinary style with the 2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia

Lining up both sedans side by side can be quite revealing. The passionate lines and aerodynamics on the Giulia make it more attractive and bold, while the boxy and basic appeal of the S60 makes it more inconspicuous.

But objectively, the Giulia is available with a wider selection of exterior colours that are richer, as well as the available Nero Edizione, Lusso and Carbon appearance packages that further improve the style factor.

Advanced dynamics and exclusivity in the 2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia

The 2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia is built around motorsport experience. Its Sprint, Ti and Ti Sport trims are powered by an all-aluminum, 2.0-litre, direct-injection turbocharged engine that produces 280 horsepower and an impressive 306 lb-ft of torque. This engine is mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission. When mated to the available steering column paddle shifters, this gearbox can shift gears in less than 100 milliseconds.

The Volvo S60's T5 base powerplant is also a 2.0-litre engine. It outputs 250 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque - which is less power and torque than the Giulia's base engine.

Next up for the S60 is the T6 option. It deploys a bit more horsepower than the Giulia's base engine; however, the torque takes a dive - and that has an impact on driving dynamics.

The Giulia's Quadrifoglio variant is record-breaking. It is powered by a Ferrari-derived, 2.9-litre, 505-horsepower V6 twin-turbocharged engine that offers a best-in-class power-to-weight ratio of three kilograms per horsepower.

This unit not only has more horsepower than the all the remaining S60 engine options, it also enabled the Giulia Quadrifoglio to set a Nürburgring record lap time of 7:32, the fastest ever by a five-passenger production sedan.

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