In Search of More Grip: 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia AWD Tested

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VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, all-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan

PRICE AS TESTED: $51,490 (base price: $40,990)

ENGINE TYPE: turbocharged and intercooled SOHC 16-valve inline-4, aluminum block and head, direct fuel injection

Displacement: 122 cu in, 1993 cc
Power: 280 hp @ 5200 rpm
Torque: 306 lb-ft @ 2000 rpm

TRANSMISSION: 8-speed automatic with manual shifting mode

DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 111.0 in
Length: 182.8 in
Width: 73.2 in Height: 57.1 in
Passenger volume: 94 cu ft
Trunk volume: 13 cu ft
Curb weight: 3660 lb

C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 5.5 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 14.1 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 27.4 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 6.7 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 3.6 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 4.3 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 14.1 sec @ 100 mph
Top speed (governor limited, mfr’s claim): 149 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 186 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad*: 0.79 g

C/D FUEL ECONOMY:
Observed: 23 mpg
75-mph highway driving: 32 mpg
Highway range: 480 miles

EPA FUEL ECONOMY:
Combined/city/highway: 26/23/31 mpg

*stability-control-inhibited