To celebrate 110 years of Alfa Romeo, the Italian brand revealed the ultimate Giulia sedan and revived the iconic GTA name in early March 2020. There'll be just 500 units sold, making it quite collectable.
The 2.9-litre biturbo V6 sourced from Ferrari has been given some tweaks, with power now rated at 403kW, from 375 kW and 600 Nm.There's a new Akrapovic titanium exhaust system, identified by the large central exhausts. Performance figures are decent, with a 0-100 kph of 3.6 seconds –faster than the standard car's 0-100 kph in a claimed 3.9 seconds. The Giulia GTAis around 100 kg lighter than the standard Giulia QV it is based on.
Alfa Romeo has launched the GTA configurator and customers can now order their cars. Alfa Romeohas launched a number of Centro Stileliveries from the classic GTA racers and customers can opt for one. There'll be just 3 colours on offer,GTA Red, Trophy White and Montreal Green, just like the Italian flag and customers can spec colours forbrake calipers, roll bar, seat belts and stitching.
Customers are in for a treat as the purchase process looks incredibly personalised. They'll get aBell helmet in special GTA livery, a tailor-made Goodwool car cover and a driving course at the Alfa Romeo Driving Academy. If you opt for the GTAm, you'll also get afull Alpinestars race suit, gloves and shoes. And if you want to christen your car with a cross-European road trip, you can opt to collect the vehicle from theAutodelta workshop in Balocco, Italy.
At this stage, the Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA is not confirmed for the South African market, but Alfa Romeo UK has supplied pricing for theGiulia GTA and Giulia GTAm at €176,500 and €181,500 OTR respectively. At the current exchange rate in the first week of May 2020,that puts the vehicles at R3 607 144.91 and R3 709 330.32. In comparison, the standard Alfa Romeo Giulia QV retails forR1 430 244.
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