Alfa Romeo Giulietta, 2011
The new Alfa Romeo Giulietta will be
presented to the world at the 2010 Geneva Car Show. Sales of the new
model will start in spring and be gradually extended to all the major
markets. The Alfa Romeo Giulietta is expected to give new impetus to
the brand in one of Europe's most important segments.
In the Centenary year, the name
is a tribute to an automobile myth and Alfa Romeo. The Giulietta is a
car that, in the fifties, caught the imagination of generations of car
enthusiasts, making the dream of owning an Alfa Romeo and enjoying the
high level of comfort and technical excellence accessible for the first
time.
The Alfa Romeo Style Centre has
produced a new Alfa Romeo Giulietta, a sports car capable of expressing
both great agility on the most demanding routes and providing comfort
on everyday roads.
A new architecture for enhancing road hold and agility in total comfort and safety
Meet the new Alfa Romeo, a
compact created to appeal to customers who seek top dynamic performance
and those who are looking for a distinctive style and a high level of
comfort.
The Alfa Romeo Giulietta has
brand-new architecture, designed to meet the expectations of the most
demanding customers in terms of road holding, agility and safety. Its
excellent dynamic performance and great comfort are the result of
refined technical solutions implemented in the suspensions, a
next-generation steering system, a rigid yet light structure made of
aluminium and high-strength steel, and state-of-the-art manufacturing
technologies.
The Alfa DNA, a device which
customises behaviour of the car according to different driving styles
and road conditions, can adapt the new Alfa Romeo to the needs of each
individual driver to enhance driving pleasure and comfort. The new
architecture of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta was designed to integrate and
enhance all onboard systems. Three set-ups (Dynamic, Normal and All
Weather) are available and can be selected using the Alfa DNA. This
device - standard across the entire range of the new model - modifies
the operating parameters of the engine, of the steering system, and of
the Q2 electronic differential, in addition to fine-tuning the
stability control system (VDC) behavioural logics.
The Italian style sportiness and comfort
Combining
sportiness and elegance, the Alfa Giulietta is the result of Alfa
Romeo's new direction in style and technology - an approach that
started with the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione supercar and which recalls
the brand's glorious past while projecting its traditional values of
technology and emotion into the future.
The front end is developed
around a "trilobe shape" and features a brand-new interpretation of the
classic Alfa grille, set into the front bumper and suspended between
the two air intakes. The entire car develops from here to combine a
lively personality with an elegant form. The front headlamps implement
LED technology and a Daytime Running Lights (DRL) function for maximum
active safety.
The profile of the Alfa Romeo
Giulietta is rich in personality and confers the appearance of an
agile, solid model. This is above all the result of the coupé shaped
side windows, which highlight dynamic and streamlined shape, and of the
concealed rear handles. The side ribbing adds to the car's slender
look, while the taut lines closing in on the rear end accentuate the
"wedge" shape of the body.
The style of the rear end, like
that of the front and the side, is strong and consolidates the
impression of a muscular car, firmly gripped to the road. Like the
headlamps, the rear light clusters implement LED technology, to the
advantage of preventive safety, in addition to good looks.
The interior design is taut and
light: a horizontally developed dashboard with aluminium element
accents and rocker controls which explicitly recall the 8C
Competizione. Painstaking attention to detail and the high quality of
the materials used are the most advanced expression of Italian style.
Finally, the dimensions of the
new car give a compact, dynamic shape combined with excellent roominess
and a capacious boot (350 litres): the car is 4.35 metres long, 1.46
metre high and 1.80 metres wide with a wheelbase of 2.63 metres.
Innovative engines for exciting, environmentally friendly driving
The
Alfa Romeo Giulietta guarantees top level performance and
next-generation technology in terms of technical solutions, performance
and environmental friendliness. Four Turbo engines will be available at
launch, all Euro 5 compliant and fitted with a standard
"Start&Stop" system for reducing consumption and emissions: two
petrol engines (1.4TB - 120 HP and 1.4TB MultiAir - 170 HP) and two
diesel engines (1.6 JTDM - 105 HP and 2.0 JTDM - 170 HP, both belonging
to the second generation of JTDM engines). Finally, the range is
completed with the lively 1750 TBi - 235 HP with an exclusive
Quadrifoglio Verde configuration.
Safety and dynamic behaviour at the top of the segment
Alfa
Romeo Giulietta was designed to obtain the maximum Euro NCAP rating in
order to offer total protection to driver and passengers. Furthermore,
suspension, steering and braking system are designed to be perfectly
balanced even during extreme manoeuvres.
Finally, the Alfa Romeo
Giulietta is fitted with the most sophisticated electronic devices for
dynamic control as standard: VDC (Vehicle Dynamic Control), DST
(Dynamic Steering Torque), Q2 electronic differential and Alfa DNA
selector. All these systems guarantee driving safety, dynamism and
performance in the best Alfa Romeo tradition.
