Alfa Romeo celebrates one hundred years of Quadrifoglio and gives you 10 hp for free
Quadrifoglio means “four-leaf clover” and stands for sporting spirit and racing at Alfa Romeo. The emblem was first used a hundred years ago and that should be celebrated, say Turin. With a gift you have to pay for yourself…
Because that’s how it works in the car world. A manufacturer has something to celebrate and willingly let its customers pay for the gifts, in this case the Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio 100th Anniversario.
Quadrifoglio 100. Anniversario in edition of two hundred
Only 100 of the two special editions will be built, making a total of 200. They are powered by the familiar 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 from the ‘normal’ Quadrifoglio, but with 10 hp more.
Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio 100th Anniversario are 520 hp and 600 Nm strong. And with that, the 540 hp Giulia GTA and GTAm do not surpass.
Alfa Romeo is silent about the performance of the two. They are arguably no different from those of the regular Quadrifoglios: 4.0 seconds to 100 km/h and a top speed of 283 km/h for the Stelvio and 307 km/h for the Giulia.
Standard mechanical locking differential and Akrapovic exhaust
The 100th Anniversarios get a mechanical locking differential, an Akrapovic exhaust system, special alloy wheels, gold-colored brake calipers and the necessary carbon fiber accents as standard. Three colors are available: red, green and black.
Alfa Romeo also sticks some special plaques here and there on the body and in the interior. The upholstery of the seats and the back seat is a combination of black leather and black Alcantara. The stitching is gold-colored, as are the calipers.
Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio got a facelift
Incidentally, the models benefit immediately from the updates that also receive the facelift Giulia and Stelvio: new daytime running lights, standard Matrix LED headlights and a digital instrument panel.
What the 100th anniversary performances will cost is not known. But it will definitely be more than the Quadrifoglios cost: 130,332 euros for the Giulia and 148,491 euros for the Stelvio.