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LOOK AT ME: Alfa Romeo's sporty Giulia provides eye-catching looks and exceptional handling with its 50:50 weight distribution.
Alfa’s Giulia just brilliant By Ewan Kennedy
geelongindy.com.au
$26.70PW
07 SUBARU IMPREZA $ S LUXURY UVE 071
05 AUDI A-4 1.8 T
7,999
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$26.70PW
7,999*
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1GR 8PH 5.
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AUTO, HATCH, DIESEL
08 HOLDEN ASTRA CDTI 1FL 91A
$26.70PW
7,999
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13 KIA RIO S MY 13
$30.03PW
8,999*
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ZMY 749 7.
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INSIDE JOB: The Giulia's interior is so typically Italian sports car. are forward collision warning, autonomous emergency brake with pedestrian recognition, integrated brake system and lane departure warning. Like its big brother the Ferrari Portofino, the Giulia has a start/stop button on the steering wheel. The Veloce engine springs into life eagerly with a nice growl and settles into the sort of fast idle we love in sports cars. The sound is relatively muted during normal driving but does liven up nicely when pedalling the Veloce along with added intent. How very Italian! Although it’s turbocharged, engine lag is minimal. Fast overtaking is easy as a solid prod on the loud pedal, which gets the engine and transmission working in unison to have the Alfa at the correct revs for maximum action. The shifter paddles are large and sit at just the right distance behind the wheel. Handling is simply brilliant thanks to the near-perfect front-to-rear distribution. The steering is nicely weighted and has provides that lovely man-and-machine feel. Comfort is pretty good, although the sports modes can be a bit bouncy on rough and ready backroads. Giulia wouldn’t be a true Italian car without a few annoyances. The drink-holders are small and difficult to get into action, while the tiny windscreen wiper control is tucked away behind the gearshift paddles. The rear door openings are fairly small but, once inside, the legroom is adequate. Headroom might be marginal for taller occupants. Alfa Romeo is chasing what it says is its “renaissance” with this new rear-drive platform. The Giulia is simply brilliant in the way it drives, looks and feels. Incidentally, Alfa has now introduced an SUV called Stelvio that's built on the same platform as the Giulia. We will test drive and report on it soon.
05 TOYOTA TARAGO GLI $
$30.06PW
8,999
WBZ 904
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08 MAZDA 2 GENKI WUF 460 9.
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AUTO
AUTO
$36.69PW
13 NISSAN PULSAR $ ST-L ZSW 544
$36.69PW
HOLDEN CAPTIVA * 10 $ PHL 355
10,999
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10,999*
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7 SEATER & FULL LEATHER
AUTO FULL LEATHER
$46.69PW
* 12 SUBARU FORESTER X $ LIMITED ZGD 159
07 SUBARU TRIBECA $ PREMIUM UUD 192
$50.03PW
14,999*
13,999
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AUTO
$50.03PW
12 NISSAN X-TRAIL $ ST 4X2 ZBK 974
11 VOLVO S60
14,999
$53.36PW
15,999*
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* T6 AWD YFD 341
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2 YEAR NEW CAR WARRANTY REMAINING
17 SKODA OCTAVIA AMBITION 1JA 8MW
$33.36PW
9,999*
$
FULL LEATHER 12411108-LB06-19
Alfa Romeo’s stylish Giulia sports sedan has been built on an all-new rear-drive platform to tackle the market segment dominated by bigname Germans and Brits. We recently tested the red-hot variant, a 375kW Giulia Quadrifoglio Verde powered by a 2.9-litre, twin-turbo V6 developed in co-operation with Ferrari. The QV is a truly brilliant machine, but at $143,900 it’s out of our modest budget. So instad we tested the Giulia Veloce, which costs $71,895 Prices start at $59,895 for the model simply called Giulia, while there's also the $64,195 Giulia Super petrol and $65,895 diesel. The midrange Veloce is likely the pick of the group, and we certainly loved it during our test period. Very sleek and Italian in its shape, the Giulia grabbed plenty of attention wherever we went. Major features of the Veloce are a body kit, a rear bumper with diffuser and dual exhaust tips, gloss black window surrounds, privacy glass, 19-inch five-hole dark alloy wheels, upgraded brakes with red painted calipers. It also has bi-xenon headlights with an adaptive front lighting system and automatic high-beam. Inside the Veloce are six-way adjustable sports leather seats with power bolsters, a sports steering wheel, aluminium-faced pedals and aluminium-trim details. An 8.8-inch touchscreen is operated through a rotary controller on the centre console. Veloce has a 10-speaker premium sound system, satellite navigation, DAB+ radio, Bluetooth phone connectivity and audio streaming. The Giulia Veloce has the 2.0-litre turbopetrol engine with 206kW and 400Nm. The lower cost models in the range have a similar engine but in a lower state of tune at 147kW and 330Nm. Heaven forbid, there's even a diesel engine, a 2.2-litre producing 132kW and plenty of torque at 450Nm, but no, thank you. All engines are longitudinally mounted and drive through an eight-speed ZF automatic. The Giulia range received a five-star Euro NCAP rating and was commended for achieving the highest-ever adult occupant protection score. Even more importantly is the ability not to have a crash in the first place, with the sporting Alfa's 50:50 weight distribution and excellent handing playing a major part. On standby for drivers not paying attention
SUNPROOF AND LEATHER
FULL LEATHER
$63.35PW
MERCEDES C200 * 12 $ 10L 6LV
18,999
$
$66.69PW
19,999*
Payments based on 60 months with 35% excluding on road costs – 1. $13,873.60 2. $6,942.00 3. $6,942.00 4. $6,942.00 5. $7,807.80 6. $7,807.80 7. $8,673.60 8. $9,539.40 9. $9,539.40 10. $12,139.40 11. $13,007.80 12. $13,007.80 13. $13,873.60 14. $16,471.00 15. $17,339.40
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