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The Alfa Romeo Giulia is the first Italian car to win the coveted automotive title, awarded by automotive experts after a two week testing process and thousands of miles of driving. “Its sense of design, safety features, fuel efficiency, and value jumped out at the judges,” says Rechtin. “Every single judge’s notes said ‘I love this car.’” Alfa Romeo boasts a 107 year history of automotive design and style, perfecting the art of speed. The Giulia is available in three options, ranging from 280hp to 505hp. “Alfa Romeo has always been a driver’s brand,” says Reid Bigland, Head of Alfa Romeo. “As we designed the Giulia, we created phenomenal value relative to other competitive premium luxury sports sedans. Our standard features include real leather seats, passive entry, remote start, and rear park sensors, things that Audi™, BMW™, Mercedes™ and Jaguar™ offer as options.” In a car that can reach 190 miles per hour, safety is essential. A full suite of driver assistance systems is available if needed, including forward collision warning with full stop, lane departure warning, and adaptive cruise control, engineered and embedded without detracting from the driver’s connectedness to the vehicle. Fuel economy is rated at 33mpg in the two wheel drive Giulia, 31mpg in the all wheel drive version. The Quadrifoglio model with its 505hp and 0 to 60 time of 3.6 seconds still rates at 24mpg highway. “At Alfa Romeo, we want people to again embrace the driving experience, to look forward to driving to work,” says Bigland. “With the Alfa Romeo Giulia, and also the Alfa Romeo Stelvio SUV, we’ve created vehicles with responsiveness, with a superior fun-to-drive quotient, and really broken away from the pack of premium sports sedans, both in performance and value.”
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