Re: New Giulia laps the ring in 7.39
sorry only in german ..
just got prices .. for switzerland ..
standard is 87k chf and with ceramic brakes and carbon seats is 103k chf
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Re: New Giulia laps the ring in 7.39
Like I said before...rumored 79800 EUR price tag for the base model in Germany, this includes 19% VAT.
For an Alfa Romeo, this may be a tad too expensive but maybe dealer will get incentives from AR to offer good deals.
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Re: New Giulia laps the ring in 7.39
EnglishManInNY:This stuff reminds of when the Nissan GTR came out....and we all know what happened with that. No one could match the time.
The legend lives on... 
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Jeronimo:to compare .. a fully spect c63s with ceramic brakes and some shiny stuff is BRUTTO chf 150k plus ! list price
Most C63 S sedans go for 100-120k EUR in Germany, well or almost fully optioned.
The Giulia is around 100k EUR, fully optioned (I think).
Not much difference if you ask me. Alfa Romeo's reputation isn't exactly the best right now and resale value should be pretty bad (vs. Mercedes).
Also, Mercedes dealers usually have very good offers for their cars, incl. some pretty interesting lease offers.
Alfa Romeo will have a tough time to beat that...
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Re: New Giulia laps the ring in 7.39
In the price of a car it is not just speed which is included. Things like robustness, longevity, quality of materials even the quality of small things (hinges, instruments, rubbers etc) also count.
If all is taken into account you cannot compare a Mercedes to a FIAT Group car.
I wouldn't buy a 500PS Alfa Romeo even at 40.000 EUR.
P.S. In my family we owned 4 Alfas and 1 Lancia so my opinion is not simply out of prejudice.
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Re: New Giulia laps the ring in 7.39
talking against a wall here .. no one forces you to like or buy the car .. don't see your problems guys hahaha ..
every ferrari is "the same" every aston and so on
and used market for AMG is down as fck .. you get 1-2y old AMG with 20tkm for half price ! so not really the deal of the year to buy new haha
Re: New Giulia laps the ring in 7.39
reginos:In the price of a car it is not just speed which is included. Things like robustness, longevity, quality of materials even the quality of small things (hinges, instruments, rubbers etc) also count.
If all is taken into account you cannot compare a Mercedes to a FIAT Group car.
I wouldn't buy a 500PS Alfa Romeo even at 40.000 EUR.
P.S. In my family we owned 4 Alfas and 1 Lancia so my opinion is not simply out of prejudice.
This could actually prove to be Alfa Romeo's biggest challenge.
I had a (semi-?)professional relationship with Lancia and my experience is very mixed (to say at least). Loved the cars but the quality apparently depended on how well the worker at the factory had slept at night or if his mama made him his favorite spaghetti the day before or not. Seriously, the parts used and engineered were top notch but build quality was... 
Fiat? My first and only Fiat, I sold it after only one year. Bought the car new, after one year I was able to shovel the rust out of the doors...incredibly bad quality.
Then, take Chrysler: The Jeep is nice and all, the tech OK but there are always software updates to apply and the quality feel is sub-par for a 85k (official price, I paid 20k less) EUR car.
For 70k EUR for a fully optioned car, the new Giulia could be tempting but for 100k EUR? I doubt it. Maybe AR surprises us in a good way though.
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Re: New Giulia laps the ring in 7.39
Let's wait until the tests come out 
For now it looks like a great "comback" from Alfa in the sports segment at a very competitive price. If the tests are within 2-3 seconds off the manufacturer's claim, then very impressive. If on the other hand they are 10-20 seconds slower then I will dismiss this car as typical italian: loud and chatty, but little content 
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Re: New Giulia laps the ring in 7.39
bluelines:Let's wait until the tests come out
amen brother ... haaaaaaaaaaaaalleeeeeeeeeelluujaaaaaaaaaa 
Re: New Giulia laps the ring in 7.39
RC:noone1:4C designer's kid goes to my friend's gymnastics gym. I'll pass the word along! ;)
Centro Stile Alfa Romeo...it was a whole design team, not only one designer.
I guess you were joking?
I think he was the head of design or maybe the project. I forget. Chinese auto companies are apparently trying to get/poach lots of foreign talent.
Re: New Giulia laps the ring in 7.39
if the alfa would be 50% of the respective competitors one might consider....but not at 80-90% of the price
even the 4C (which i quite fancy as a little toy car) is totally out-ruled at its rrp
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Re: New Giulia laps the ring in 7.39
we just have to wait and see how really fast it is, if it is so fast 79.000 is quite a cheep price for a car that have 510 hp 307 kmh and 0-100 km/h in 3.9
They should have done it just better looking in my opinion. in term of prestanda and mechanics, no one can say that the car is bad!
just need the see if it is true.
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Re: New Giulia laps the ring in 7.39
RC:Saw a black 4C Spyder (dealer car?) in Beverly Hills (next to Rodeo Drive) and it sounded amazing. Not sure if the original car sounds like that but if it does...good job Alfa Romeo. Also so a 991 GT3 there, love these new(?) California license plates in black with yellow lettering.
Photo?
Re: New Giulia laps the ring in 7.39
reginos:In the price of a car it is not just speed which is included. Things like robustness, longevity, quality of materials even the quality of small things (hinges, instruments, rubbers etc) also count.
If all is taken into account you cannot compare a Mercedes to a FIAT Group car.
I wouldn't buy a 500PS Alfa Romeo even at 40.000 EUR.
P.S. In my family we owned 4 Alfas and 1 Lancia so my opinion is not simply out of prejudice.
40k you pay for a well specced 2.0t FWD (list). 75k list price sounds ok for a car with this engine and brakes plus matching interior and exterior. Of course with discounts you may get it at 65k. I am a big fan of Italian cars (we had a number of Fiats, one Alfa and one Lancia) but only in the value segment (<25k). I will never pay more than 30k for a Italian car (with the exception of Maseratis and Ferraris but again I wouldn't buy the Maserati new).
Re: New Giulia laps the ring in 7.39
wantone:RC:Saw a black 4C Spyder (dealer car?) in Beverly Hills (next to Rodeo Drive) and it sounded amazing. Not sure if the original car sounds like that but if it does...good job Alfa Romeo. Also so a 991 GT3 there, love these new(?) California license plates in black with yellow lettering.
Photo?
This is the only (car) photo I took in Beverly Hills, kind of looked more interesting. 
This is in front of the Bijan store...the store has it's own parking space and parking meter. 
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fritz:Do customers have to drive a car that's colour-matched to the meter?
Here is a shot (not taken by me) showing the store and the owners Bugatti Veyron.
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Re: New Giulia laps the ring in 7.39
RC:Saw a black 4C Spyder (dealer car?) in Beverly Hills (next to Rodeo Drive) and it sounded amazing. Not sure if the original car sounds like that but if it does...good job Alfa Romeo.....
That was most likely fitted with the optional Racing Exhaust which is loud (it came as standard on the Launch Edition cars). There is also a factory approved Akrapovič exhaust system coming for the car. The more regular style headlights are now an option on both the coupe and spider in the EU.
For those that think the 4C is over priced I suggest you haven't looked at the materials used in the construction of this very low volume car which are very costly to produce. The carbon tub is hand laid for example which is extremely labour intensive. I am pretty sure Alfa must struggle to break even on the cost of manufacturing these cars but as a halo model they have kept interest in the brand alive. It is insanely good fun for the money IMHO and I read another owner on F Chat liken it to a being a mini version of his Scuderia which is exactly how I see mine.
Re: New Giulia laps the ring in 7.39
Motorvogue in Northampton have a low spec black standard edition car in their showroom and their sister dealership in Bedford have a higher spec standard edition in metallic 8C red in their showroom. Redline cars in Yorkshire have a metallic red spider and Suffolk 4x4 Sales have a yellow spider. You should find details of them all on Pistonheads classifieds or Autotrader. There are a few dealers closer to London with a variety of cars both new and used as well. (Thames in slough for example).
The market for these cars is slow as I suspect buyers are wary of the historic reputation of Alfa. Perception always lags behind reality and at some point the future, once Alfa has rolled out the Giulia and the forthcoming SUV models, the market will wake up to the 4C IMHO. I had the pit stop programme carried out on mine which involves the fitment of the latest front dampers and gearbox software and it has transformed the handling of the cars. I doubt UK journalists will revisit their opinions but a friend of mine knows Chris Harris and he apparently rates the 4C highly as a fun car for what that's worth. Just don't expect Cayman levels of refinement. The 4C is much rawer and less cosseting but gives a greater feeling of fun at saner speed levels on the road due to the stripped out nature of the cabin, noise from the engine directly behind you, stones pinging off the carbon tub below etc. It is much more visceral at average speeds where the refined Porsche is almost GT like. The Alfa will happily pootle along in traffic in auto in Normal mode though.
Re: New Giulia laps the ring in 7.39
Yes, the Pitstop upgrades are FOC on the early cars. I don't know how long this programme will be run for as the engineers came over from Italy to do it and carried out the process at two sites - Alfa GB's head quarters in Slough for Southern based owners and a site in Manchester for Northern based owners.
Re: New Giulia laps the ring in 7.39
Prices for 4C in Germany have kind of dropped lately, even official dealers sell new cars for up to under 8k EUR under the new car price tag, which is surprising. In the past, they sold the cars over MSRP.
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