Alfa Romeo Giulietta arrives this week
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17th January, 2011
Alfa Romeo has revived one of their most famous nameplates with
the arrival of the new Giulietta in Australia. With an element of performance, styling and technology to ensure
that it is worthy of both its name and the task of taking over the small car mantle that started with the
Alfasud and continued with the 147.
“There is no doubt that the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta has very large shoes to fill,” says Andrei
Zaitzev, General Manager of Alfa Romeo in Australia. “It carries one of the all-time great car names which
graced some of the best cars of the last century and it must pick up the reins of a line of a cars that started
with the AlfaSud, a true classic in its own right, through to the Alfa Romeo 147. It also steps into one of the
most challenging sectors of the market, the prestige small car sector.”
“But there can be little doubt that the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta is fully equipped to succeed. The
Giulietta has styling, both inside and out, that can only have come from the genius of Italian design; it is
powered by two acclaimed and award-winning engines, the MultiAir and 1750 TBi units that set new standards for
performance, economy and emissions and it sits on a new platform and chassis to ensure it has the handling,
road holding and natural balance of a thoroughbred,” explains Mr Zaitzev. “Add a comprehensive standard
equipment list and a benchmark price and it clear that the 21st Century Alfa Romeo Giulietta is ready to open
a fresh chapter in the catalogue of classic Alfa Romeo sports cars.”
The heart of the success of the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta is an all-new platform that encompasses the
chassis, the floor pan and the basic structure of the car as a whole. The new Compact platform employs a
combination of advanced engineering and sophisticated technical solutions to ensure the Giulietta can
accommodate the needs of all customers in this category. The result is a model that combines impeccable safety
credentials, Italian style, comfort and functionality with the dynamic qualities taken for granted in Alfa
Romeos.
In addition, every customer can adapt the new car to their specific driving requirements thanks to Alfa
Romeo’s D.N.A. selector. But this is just one of the electronic systems that the Compact platform was designed
to integrate and exploit. Others, fitted as standard to every model in the range, include the Electronic Q2
differential and the VDC (Vehicle Dynamic Control) system.
To ensure that the Giulietta fully lives up to the Alfa Romeo performance and sporting image, the new model
arrives in Australia with a choice of two engines. The 1.4 litre Alfa Romeo MultiAir engine in its 125 kW form
arrived last year to power the top version of the Alfa Romeo MiTo, the QV. In the Giulietta its blend of
performance and economy makes it the ideal power unit for the entry level Giulietta model. Although its 0-100
km/h time is 7.8 seconds, its official fuel consumption is as low as 5.8 litres per 100 km on the 'combined
cycle'.
The Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV gains the latest version of the 1750 TBi engine first seen late last year in
the Alfa Romeo 159, with its output lifted from 147 kW to 173 kW, while the torque peak is outstanding for
both its potency – 340 Nm in the DNA’s dynamic mode – and for the engine speed at which it is achieved, just
1,900 rpm. This means that the Giulietta QV not only offers excellent straight line performance – the 0-100
km/h time is 6.8 seconds and it 'maxes' at 242 km/h. Yet, like its smaller 'sibling', this engine merely sips
at the fuel tank. Its combined fuel figure is just 7.6 litres per 100 km.
But the Giulietta isn’t just about being fun to drive. Both Giuliettas share a long list of standard
equipment. Electric windows all-round along with dual zone air conditioning and electrically heated and
adjustable door mirrors are all standard as are automatic dipping interior mirror, fog lights, alloy wheels,
rear parking sensors, leather steering wheel with audio controls, automatic wipers and lights, as well as the
Blue&Me™ hands-free infotainment system.
The Cloverleaf model gets sports suspension lowered by 10 mm, Sports Seats in mircofibre and leather with
red stitching, Bose HiFi, dark tinted windows, sporty red brake callipers and 18” spoke design alloy wheels
with a dark titanium finish.
The new Alfa Giulietta was recently awarded a EuroNCAP five-star crash safety rating and an overall score
of 87/100.
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This major accolade yet again confirms Alfa Romeo’s special commitment to all aspects relating to the
protection of all road users. The Alfa Giulietta was designed and built to obtain maximum passive and active
safety performance.
Thousands of hours of virtual simulations have gone into the development of the new Compact platform,
which is making its debut in the Giulietta. The quality of virtual design has been materially confirmed by
running 200 tests on components and subsystems, some 150 Hyge slide shock test simulations and more than 80
crash tests (frontal impact, side impact, roll-over and shunting, taking various speeds, different types of
obstacles and the need to protect occupants, physically very different from one another, into account).
These numbers confirm Alfa Romeo’s profound commitment to making the new Giulietta one of the safest cars
in Europe by ensuring that it contains the most advanced safety systems.
Six airbags are standard (two of which are Multistage), plus three-point seatbelts with double
pretensioners and load limit limiters, and SAHR (Self Aligning Head Restraints), a new second-generation
device built into the backrests of the front seats that moves the head restraints closer to the occupant's
heads in the event of an impact, to lessen the effects of whiplash. There is also a highly significant
contribution to occupant and pedestrian protection provided by the body, the bonnet, the doors and the
dashboard cross member, in addition to the seats and steering column.
The efficacy of all these systems is maximised by a three load line front structure that guarantees
structural uniformity and consequently uniformity of response in the event of frontal impact, regardless
of the type of obstacles or vehicle that the car is in collision with. This is a breakthrough in partner
protection, because the vehicle is less ‘aggressive’ when crashing into the front or side of another
vehicle, and in self protection, because uniform deformation makes the retaining systems more effective,
regardless of the type of accident.
Finally, in the field of preventive safety, the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta uses headlights with Daytime
Running Lights that are automatically switched on when the engine is started – to meet a specific European
standard that will come into force in 2012 – and LED tail lights, brighter than conventional bulbs, for
extra safety.
The Giulietta has an array of electronic devices designed to let drivers extract the maximum from
their Alfa Romeo while staying safe at all times. There’s ABS anti-lock braking with Electronic Brake
force Distribution (EBD); Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) - Alfa Romeo’s interpretation of Electronic
Stability Programme; Cornering Brake Control (CBC), Dynamic Steering Torque (DST), Hydraulic Brake
Assistance (HBA) and the new Pre-Fill function for the brakes.
It ensures that drivers can concentrate of getting maximum pleasure out of their driving while safe in
the knowledge that the car is looking after them.
The Alfa Romeo Giulietta arrives in the Australia market this week with a Manufacturer's List Price*
(MLP*) from $36,990* and the range topping Giulietta is priced from $41,990*.
NOTE: * Manufacturer's List Price (MLP) excludes dealer delivery fees and the numerous statutory
charges (commonly known as on-road costs). Additionally, please note that all prices, fees and charges are
subject to change without notice.
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