Alfa Romeo celebrates 100 years of the enduring Quadrifoglio by presenting the brand new Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio, with the launch of Quadrifoglio a 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 automobile’s story started: Sicily, on the websites of the Targa Florio.
On April 15, 2023, 100 years may 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 a 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 expertise 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 expertise due to the brand new adaptive full-LED matrix headlamps and the brand new absolutely digital instrument cluster embellished with the historic ‘telescope’ design.
To have fun one century of pure sportiness, the Quadrifoglio is heading again to its place of origin of Sicily, as Alfa Romeo has chosen the island to be the backdrop for a commemorative photograph 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 vibrant 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 class. 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 celebrated occasion which, originally of the twentieth century, reworked Sicily every year into essentially the most well-known European “salon”. Intense and extremely difficult, the race was one of the vital essential milestones of its time for drivers and will thrust specific automobile 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 proficient drivers.
In the long run, Ugo Sivocci, a necessary driver of his time, introduced house the win due to his abilities 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 automobile producers, inexorably linking the image of the Quadrifoglio to the model’s legendary automobiles and setting the stage for an in depth sequence of courageous achievements by unforgettable drivers. From the primary Grand Prix championship in 1925 and shifting on to the Mille Miglia, the Targa Florio and “24-hour Le Mans”, the model dominated the worldwide racing scene. Nonetheless, the fortunate image quickly started to face out on unique highway automobiles. Actually, the glazed Quadrifoglio badge would seem on a highway automobile with the Giulia Dash GT Veloce and launch a convention that continues right now. These are the model’s strongest variations of their ranges and have been designed for a public of automobile fans who’re captivated with sporty driving.
Quadrifoglio a hundredth Anniversario, limited-edition jam-packed with unique content material: expertise, higher energy with 520 HP, and superior technical refinement due to the restricted slip-differential
The Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio a 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 function that makes its debut on this particular launch sequence. Due to particular tuning derived from the Giulia GTA’s design expertise, this important technical machine improves the automobile’s behaviour and traction, optimizing torque switch and rising stability, agility, and velocity in bends.
Finest-in-class driving dynamics, the results of shocking lightness, on account of ultra-light supplies corresponding to aluminium for the engine and carbon fibre for the drive shaft, bonnet, spoiler, and skirts. On the Giulia, lively aerodynamics stays with the carbon entrance splitter: when activated, it controls airflow high quality passing underneath the automobile, rising stability and efficiency. Lastly, the Akrapovich exhaust system offers the exhaust an unmistakable sound.
Sturdy character 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 supply 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 logo celebrating Quadrifoglio a 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 might 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 revolutionary 3D end in pure carbon for the instrument panel, the central tunnel, and the door panels. The dashboard has a singular 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, expertise 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 to entry the automobile’s info and the parameters associated to autonomous driving applied sciences. Along with the three layouts accessible on your entire Alfa Romeo format (Advanced, Calm down and Heritage), the unique ‘Race’ configuration debuted on the Quadrifoglio.
The ‘Race’ format gathers within the central display the elemental info that each rider desires to have underneath management: rev counter, speedometer and shift gentle for handbook driving. The format might be personalized by inserting further info, together with on the spot efficiency, within the aspect dials.
