the company is planning a Giulia GTA as a part of the brand’s 110th anniversary.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nThe move would put an extra 120 hp into an already bonkers compact luxury sedan. It would also chop out 44 pounds from the European-spec model. The car would be an insanely speedy machine. It’s unclear how Alfa will make this weight loss. Likely through extensive use of carbon fiber.<\/p>\n
If the report from MoparInsiders is accurate, then the car will be a limited-production run model and sold only in Europe\u2014a shame for any North American Alfa-lovers. It could be offered to other markets, but I think the chance of that is rather slim.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nI’ve driven the current Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio. I spend a blissful weekend with it one time where I managed to eliminate quite a bit of tire tread and really let the Ferrari-sourced 2.9-liter turbocharged V6 engine do its thing. I cannot imagine what the car would be like with 120 more horses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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