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The make sense. starts to our test car felt the Alfa engine on This is where numbers 118bhp diesel tug than its Alfa’s more 1.6-litre, a fair bit corners the fun one like it had and through the the car a suggested, ed steering made either, and Alfa’s too badly nicely weight lets you choose doesn’t roll to pilot. It mode switch (whichAll-weather driving cky. D.N.A drive Natural and Dynamic, with, if a little gimmi y n betwee fun to play twisting countr it modes) is away from ay and you’ll find Giulietta a motorw fairly insulated Take the plonk it on feel cabin is roads and ly well. The the car doesn’t copes relative road noise, and speeds. and from wind or twitchy at higher the Alfa Romeo’s s of flies in together, too nervou are a couple really quite close are Yet there – making pedals table The comfor ointment. The biggest aren’t hugely position. and the seatsawkward driving g wheel. for a slightly , is the car’s steerin a significant size, – issue, thoughits large, chunky d from view Thanks to speedometer is blocke and 80mph. the 30mph your speed portion of the part between glimpse of ous one specifically, trying to catch a a danger This made process at best, and ng an annoyi at worst. turbodiesel MONEY car VALUE FOR of Alfa Romeo’s JTDM-2 inexpensive Opt for one this will be a fairly2.0-litre, 173bhp and ption powerful engines, the most d fuel consum to run. Even returns a claime ed cycle. still our diesel car on the combin we had in 65.7mpg diesel engine fuel economy figure of ed , 1.6-litre The 118bhp a claimed combin grams of CO2 per 99 vehicle test car carries g, and returns exempt from 74.2mp that it is figure of meaning of kilometre, good level excise duty. tas come with a fairly helps justify the most new Giulia too, which All Giuliet tag for the ties to its bestequipment, price rd close 0 model standa the car’s ive £18,70 one of the entry-level emphasise nment arguably slightly expens rd kit on the year. which is ect infotai Standa sale this face saloon – an Uconn radio, basic car. to go on attractive creen, DAB 16-inch alloys, looking cars y, though, that dull and now h touchs includes tivity and a five-inc the Unfortunatel r that is largely s However, system with smartphone connec interio . LIVE servicesuch and tired as well. system fitted hides an Bluetooth s for internet access feel quite features nment starting to Uconnect infotai one of the cabin’s , d, and carry LIVE service is hone enable Deezer and TuneIn touchscreen across the range from are smartp rd n connectivity. streaming as standa ing features. a let-dow as music and Twitter be a bit of r, at the check-in few redeem the interior may Facebook car’s exterio But while around re it to the is in the ONE? driving compa who be D BUY oking when you will still has always WHO WOULta will appeal to anyone day you is both good-lo Alfa badge end of the l, and on The Giuliet family hatch that Romeo. The is a bit specia a for that in an Alfa foibles, market something exception. its many left-field. no adorned to drive. and slightly this car does have ta this is rather fun too. the Giuliet Even though y likeable, and economical, Y oor coupé g him it is still entirelengine, it’s pretty PRACTICALIT a three-d 98, makin right SPACE AND it might look like s – a classic With the payers £235,8 highest paid door handle the or car. Even though At the one of a five-do hidden rear in the UK. thanks to cue – this is in fact fool you into policemen shedding police en .co.uk was Alfa styling shouldn’t let that in the back. Stephen Eighte shortfall. CE unbridgewells time he you space er, mesoft a budget GLAN of rear A Howev bags into the newsdesk@ti there are FACTS AT charge of the jobs, citing e does cut isn’t as thinking is in line tic rooflin year in legroom ble ‘Everything guidance That drama a family hat, and his first full the Chief Consta from G be somew 120hp three JTDM-2 force national £21,150 headroom you think it might find it a slightlyDURIN ’s police set’ with almost Super 1.6 as county PRICE:Pughsley, took endently Giulietta entitled to abundant result, adults might journeys Romeo and indep AlfaHe was also a of Kent, Alan s. MODEL: 118bhp g in on longer than leave. sit holiday hatch. As to producin paid bank e car diesel be more months’ has off for : 1.6-litre days uncomfortabl 15 and wasgearboxThe time off n should points also help to extra eight ENGINE by the to 2014-20 d manual an gh childre ing newsrelates – althou described ISSION: Six-spee al s, top as been Isofix mount The figure r seats. second TRANSM d to a nationh in ten Alliance ation catered for. e child booste data release of Inform it is rather TaxPayers’ . New : 0-62mp MANCEm newsa Freedo accommodat boot space, res-worth of among under PERFOR ‘indefensible’s receive ed to this comes to paper 350-lit of 121mph When it and confirm -road. 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