What It's Like to Drive an Alfa Romeo?

It is true what they say: Power is nothing without control. In fact, too much power without control is nothing short of a complete waste. Now, what if it was possible to have both power and more control than you've ever experienced?

Step right this way to Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo's roots and history are steeped in motorsports. While speed and power are paramount when racing, if the driver easily loses controls, or worse lacks confidence in the race car, then there's no sense in racing at all. Alfa Romeo has raced quite a bit and won very often.

It is with this experience and desire to provide the driver with an uncanny driving experience that has pushed Alfa Romeo engineers to develop some of the best-driving vehicles in their respective segments. Both the Giulia and Stelvio are about balance, poise, and control. They also happen to be powerful.

Love to drive? Look no further

Having a mighty car or SUV is critical to satisfy the primordial craving we all have to dominate. On this topic, Alfa Romeo provides owners with a 280-horsepower turbocharged 2.0-litre 4-cylinder that also delivers 306 lb.-ft. of torque. Those who need more can always turn to the incredible Quadrifoglio models and their 505-horsepower twin-turbocharged V6 engine. Both mills are the most powerful "standard" engines in their respective segments.

As you sit behind the steering wheel, knowing the kind of power you have access to, will build anticipation. And an Alfa Romeo will never disappoint. In fact, it will exceed your expectations and by quite a margin.

With the engine online, the Alfa DNA or DNA Pro Drive Mode selector set to the mode to suit your mood, prepare to relearn what it is to drive. From the very first throttle input and the initial tug at the steering wheel, you will suddenly feel empowered.

These Alfa Romeos are delivered with a chassis tuned to, at least it would have you believe, read the driver's mind. The connection to the front wheels, the suspension, and the engine is so direct that it seems as though the vehicle knows what you want before you do.

The secret is in the vehicle's balance, how all components are meant to complement each other. In fact, so intuitive is the driving experience, the driver's involvement, that you may find yourself thinking the world around you is moving far too slowly. Alfa Romeo would like to remind everyone to always obey traffic laws.