Alfa Romeo celebrates 100 years of the enduring Quadrifoglio by presenting the brand new Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio, with the launch of Quadrifoglio one hundredth Anniversario – a restricted version produced in solely 100 unique models per mannequin. On the centenary, to unveil the brand new Quadrifoglio, Alfa Romeo returns to the locations of the Targa Florio, the place the legend started: Sicily is the backdrop for an evocative shoot that not solely recounts custom but in addition emphasizes Italy’s ‘Nice Magnificence’.
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Alfa Romeo pays tribute to the legend of the Quadrifoglio with 100 unique models and commemorates them within the place the place the car’s story started: Sicily, on the websites of the Targa Florio.
On April 15, 2023, 100 years can have handed since an indelible image of Alfa Romeo, the Quadrifoglio, debuted on the RL’s racing model throughout the XIV version of the Targa Florio.
On this particular anniversary, Alfa Romeo introduces the brand new Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio with the unique commemorative Quadrifoglio one hundredth Anniversario version. Restricted to only 100 models for the Giulia and Stelvio, the Anniversary Version outcomes from 100 years of analysis into technical excellence, which has been utilized to racing and manufacturing automobiles. Its iconic nature, technical purity and know-how have been mixed to position it on the prime of its respective segments, with best-in-class dealing with and power-to-weight ratio, making a direct and immersive one-of-a-kind Alfa Romeo driving expertise. Many new options: celebratory badges, unique characterization, and many know-how because of the brand new adaptive full-LED matrix headlamps and the brand new absolutely digital instrument cluster embellished with the historic ‘telescope’ design.
To have a good time one century of pure sportiness, the Quadrifoglio is heading again to its fatherland of Sicily, as Alfa Romeo has chosen the island to be the backdrop for a commemorative picture shoot which, along with recounting custom, highlights Italian “Nice Magnificence” and “Made in Italy”. After 100 years, the Quadrifoglio journey has not ended, because it continues to be reinvented and projected right into a brilliant future which pays homage to previous successes.
The Origins of a Legend
A logo of Italian noble sportiness, the legendary Quadrifoglio has at all times been synonymous with the model’s highest-performing creations. This holds true for its racing fashions and most potent and unique highway automobiles. On its one-hundredth anniversary, it’s being launched in a commemorative model. Reinterpreted in a contemporary key, the Centro Stile Alfa Romeo has projected its historic brand into the model’s future whereas preserving its solidity and magnificence. Plus, its color level has been given a up to date chromatic replace and remembers the model’s wonderful automobiles and celebrated racing victories, which are actually a part of the collective creativeness.
The Quadrifoglio has been a part of Alfa Romeo’s racing and industrial historical past for the reason that starting. It began on April 15, 1923, on the event of the XIV version of one of many oldest vehicle races on the earth, the Targa Florio—the distinguished occasion which, firstly of the twentieth century, reworked Sicily annually into probably the most well-known European “salon”. Intense and extremely difficult, the race was one of the vital vital milestones of its time for drivers and will thrust specific automotive fashions and full manufacturers onto the market. That’s why, in 1923, Alfa Romeo put monumental significance on the Sicilian race, creating a particular model of its RL and recruiting gifted drivers.
Ultimately, Ugo Sivocci, a vital driver of his time, introduced house the win because of his expertise and a sequence of lucky occasions which might make the selection of the Quadrifoglio (a four-leaf clover) much more significant as an emblem of sportiness on the hoods of race automobiles. With this victory, Alfa Romeo was catapulted onto the Mount Olympus of automotive producers, inexorably linking the image of the Quadrifoglio to the model’s legendary automobiles and setting the stage for an intensive sequence of courageous achievements by unforgettable drivers. From the primary Grand Prix championship in 1925 and transferring on to the Mille Miglia, the Targa Florio and “24-hour Le Mans”, the model dominated the worldwide racing scene. Nevertheless, the fortunate image quickly started to face out on unique highway automobiles. The truth is, the glazed Quadrifoglio badge would seem on a highway car with the Giulia Dash GT Veloce and launch a convention that continues at present. These are the model’s strongest variations of their ranges and have been designed for a public of automotive lovers who’re captivated with sporty driving.
Quadrifoglio one hundredth Anniversario, limited-edition jam-packed with unique content material: know-how, better energy with 520 HP, and superior technical refinement because of the restricted slip-differential
The Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio one hundredth Anniversario editions end result from 100 years of analysis into technical excellence, which has been utilized to racing and manufacturing automobiles. The V6 engine has been enhanced to 520 HP (for Europe, the UK and China) and is mixed with the mechanical self-locking differential, a characteristic that makes its debut on this particular launch sequence. Because of particular tuning derived from the Giulia GTA’s design expertise, this important technical machine improves the automotive’s behaviour and traction, optimizing torque switch and rising stability, agility, and pace in bends.
Greatest-in-class driving dynamics, the results of stunning lightness, on account of ultra-light supplies similar to aluminium for the engine and carbon fibre for the drive shaft, bonnet, spoiler, and skirts. On the Giulia, energetic aerodynamics stays with the carbon entrance splitter: when activated, it controls airflow high quality passing below the car, rising stability and efficiency. Lastly, the Akrapovich exhaust system offers the exhaust an unmistakable sound.
Sturdy persona on the exteriors the place Giulia and Stelvio renew their look in continuity with the household feeling of the vary characterised by the ‘3+3’ headlights, with new adaptive Full-LED Matrix headlights that provide an anti-glare and adaptive driving beam for optimum lighting in all situations, guaranteeing vitality financial savings, a excessive enchancment in security and fewer eye fatigue. Burnished 5-hole 19″ sports activities alloy wheels for the Giulia and 21″ for the Stelvio with new, unique gold brake callipers. The identical valuable hue distinguishes the symbol celebrating Quadrifoglio one hundredth Anniversario, positioned on the mudguard of each automobiles. The grille and mirror caps are in seen carbon for Giulia and Stelvio so as to add much more sportiness. Three liveries can be found: Rosso Etna, Verde Montreal, and Nero Vulcano.
The identical sporty really feel may be discovered within the interiors. An unique mixture of black and Alcantara leather-based is enhanced by new and unique in-sight golden stitching and an modern 3D end in pure carbon for the instrument panel, the central tunnel, and the door panels. The dashboard has a novel stitching of “100” subsequent to a golden Quadrifoglio. The steering wheel is upholstered in leather-based and Alcantara with black stitching and carbon fibre inserts.Whether or not it’s the unique look, know-how or onboard connectivity, all of the options are on the service of a trademark Alfa-Romeo driving expertise. This may be seen within the new instrument panel, which incorporates the historic “telescopic” design and debuts a totally digital 12.3” TFT display screen to entry the car’s info and the parameters associated to autonomous driving applied sciences. Along with the three layouts obtainable on the whole Alfa Romeo format (Developed, Chill out and Heritage), the unique ‘Race’ configuration debuted on the Quadrifoglio.
The ‘Race’ format gathers within the central display screen the elemental info that each rider desires to have below management: rev counter, speedometer and shift gentle for guide driving. The format may be personalized by inserting further info, together with immediate efficiency, within the facet dials.
