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Motor Trend Car of the Year: Alfa Romeo Giulia
Alfa Romeo taking Car of the Year honors caught me by surprise. The little voice in my head has been telling me to test drive this car for some time now. Hopefully I'll have an opportunity to drive it soon enough. To anyone here that has purchased this car feel free to share long term impressions.
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I would only consider the Quadrifoglio, but even then I don't think the car is particularly attractive and I wouldn't enjoy owning it. I'm sure it's a blast to drive, but I'm willing to admit that looks matter to me in this case.
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I like the looks, but reliability concerns with so much packed in so little concern me.
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This is another thing I have noticed about Motor Trend and that is they don't care much for real life statistics. Regardless that I am a number person, I absolutely despise the fact that they don't count anything but how the car feels.
I never even notice them speak about the absolutely lack of a break feedback from the Giulia when I drove one. Not only did that scare me, it made no sense as the feedback from the gas was good and felt nice. Thankfully, most car reviewers like Motor Trend, C&D or even R&T doesn't make the car sell. (For example, see the Caddy CTS-V). In October... Alfa Romeo sold only 726 of these cars in the US, down from 900 give or take in September I would only lease this car. The Giulia forums (that I have quietly peeked continuously) are usually filled with problems. That is not a car I would want to keep. So screw you Motor Trend. Seriously. I'm waiting until Motor Trend stops fanboying over Alfa Romeo. Edit: I am not 100% certain on the figures.
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11-28-2017, 04:05 AM | #7 |
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They named the PT Cruiser COTY back in the day. This award has very little validity.
Motor Trend is good for Randy's on-track expertise. Otherwise, Jalopnik has more credibility.
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Motortrend Car of The Year....Interesting.
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Hope it doesn't jinx the Alfa like it did so many others they have given the award to:
2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV 2016 Chevrolet Camaro 2015 Volkswagen Golf[15] 2014 Cadillac CTS 2013 Tesla Model S 2012 Volkswagen Passat 2011 Chevrolet Volt[16] 2010 Ford Fusion[17] 2009 Nissan GT-R 2008 Cadillac CTS 2007 Toyota Camry 2006 Honda Civic 2005 Chrysler 300 2004 Toyota Prius 2003 Infiniti G35 2002 Ford Thunderbird 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2000 Lincoln LS 1999 Chrysler 300M 1998 Chevrolet Corvette 1997 Chevrolet Malibu 1996 Dodge Caravan 1995 Chrysler Cirrus 1994 Ford Mustang 1993 Ford Probe GT 1992 Cadillac Seville Touring Sedan 1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LTZ 1990 Lincoln Town Car 1989 Ford Thunderbird SC 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix 1987 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe 1986 Ford Taurus LX 1985 Volkswagen GTI (eligible due to it being built in VW's now-defunct Pennsylvania plant) 1984 Chevrolet Corvette 1983 AMC Alliance / Renault Alliance 1982 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 1981 Chrysler K Cars, Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant 1980 Chevrolet Citation 1979 Buick Riviera S 1978 Chrysler, Dodge Omni and Plymouth Horizon 1977 Chevrolet Caprice 1976 Chrysler, Dodge Aspen and Plymouth Volare 1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2 1974 Ford Mustang II 1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1972 Citroën SM (an imported vehicle that was selected overall "Car of the Year") 1971 Chevrolet Vega 1970 Ford Torino 1969 Plymouth Road Runner 1968 Pontiac GTO 1967 Mercury Cougar 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado 1965 Pontiac Motor Division 1964 Ford Motor Company 1963 American Motors (AMC) Rambler (all models: American, Classic, and Ambassador) 1962 Buick Special 1961 Pontiac Tempest 1960 Chevrolet Corvair 1959 Pontiac Motor Division 1958 Ford Thunderbird 1957 Chrysler Corporation (all makes: Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto, Chrysler, and Imperial) 1956 Ford Motor Company 1955 Chevrolet Motor Division 1954 No Award 1953 No Award 1952 Cadillac Motor Division 1951 Chrysler Corporation 1950 No Award 1949 Cadillac Motor Division
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11-28-2017, 08:59 PM | #10 |
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Not too surprising, it is a great car and was an incredible effort from Alfa after a long hiatus with 4 door sports sedans. I briefly toyed with the idea of getting one but expected tanking of resale values, and reliability concerns set me straight. I still haven’t seen a quad in the flesh yet!!
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Yeah, I haven't seen one rolling around these parts either. Guess that's one thing that makes it somewhat attractive. But, have come across one at a dealership up in Charlotte.
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11-28-2017, 09:06 PM | #12 |
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What did you think of it? I’ve heard it actually looks even better in the flesh vs pics.
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11-28-2017, 09:42 PM | #15 |
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In my opinion, that list is full of selections like that!
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One of my best friends is the MD of the local Alfa dealership here and his daily is the Quadrifoglio. Certainly a beautiful vehicle. I'm luck to have one on standby if I ever want it for the weekend or so.
That being said, does anyone actually take Motor Trend seriously? Does anyone read an article like that and say "cool, I guess I'll go buy one..."? |
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I've seen a few in person. I like the front, but rear looks like a boring Lexus.
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Motor Trend "Car of the Year".
I'll just leave this here.
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