2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Review: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
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This is Alfa Romeo's first attempt at the Crossover market and they've decided to name it after the iconic mountain pass in northern Italy. That's a fairly tall order given it's one of the best roads in the world. Did they hit the mark with their first SUV? Find out as I discuss the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio!
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Alfa is all about the driving experience! You drive, feel and smell that car and you fall in love! You have that beautiful logo in front of you and nothing else matters.... You're the king of the world! All the flaws are welcomed with open arms... Because you have an Alfa Romeo and that's what counts! It's fast, it sticks to the asfalt, it stears fantastic and it looks divine and angry and sexy all at the same time! Get it? 😉
I'm a car guy. I'm a fast car guy. But my wife test drove and bought a Stelvio, and I can honestly say that it's the only SUV I would consider buying myself! What a great driving vehicle.
I own the Stelvio Quadrifoglio, and I love this car. It's a 2018, it's red and I don't have anything bad or ugly to say about this car. My son loves it also. I really like the 4 leaf clover on the sides because it sets it apart from the base model, and that 505 HP is out of this world. If you have the extra cash, buy the Quadrifoglio I'm sure you won't regret it. So fun to drive.
I have the Alfa Stelvio Sport Q4 and I get tire squeal in Dynamic mode in manual shift.....I love it. Also, my husband is 6'5" and he telescopes the steering wheel hardly moves the seat. The gab is adjustable also, the same on my Mercedes. You really have to own a Alfa to understand the Alfa driving it a week is just not justification for harping on what you don't know...lol
The hood it isn’t properly closed. U have to push it both side!!!
Just picked up my 2018 q4 from the dealership and you are right this baby feels so good on the road I gave up a 330i for this and I'm glad I did this car even has more bills and whistles then my 2020 BMW. And it handles like a sports car not an SUV crossover.
I suspect the hood wasn't properly closed...like maybe one side only had closed
I'm late as hell, just bought one. I do agree with a few of the cons. But..... I paid 25k for mine with 15k on the dash. Love it thus far, but I don't have panel gaps on mine fortunately. Great review.
we are planning to buy Alpha Romeo 2020 with 19k on the dash for 31K. I know the price is a bit expensive. the other annoying thing is the dealership is providing a 5 years extended warranty for an extra $3600. did you get a warranty too? we are more concerned about electrical issue in the future or we just get the car without the warranty.
If this is like any other car, you can manually adjust that panel gap.
I drove from La. To cabo and back, I love my stelvio. Going back after the year.
So...I have to disagree....
1) Best part of this car is the STEERING !!!! You never even mentioned it...
2) Interior switchgear...the center console buttons have a "toggle" functionality to them....therefore, they have lateral play !!!
3) Panel gaps....everything in my Giulia Quad and Stelvio Ti Sport lines up smartly....nothing that even come close to Tesla
4) Interior dash and door tops.....Opt for the optional Interior Leather Option and these surfaces get transformed....
5) Outward visiblity....true, it sucks but that's the price you pay for an athletic silhouette
No argument there🤙🏾💯
I love the opening on what "Stelvio" actually means, my local dealer did not mention that, also 11 minutes is pretty darn close to perfect for a car review!
Thnx Hanson . Enjoyed and got enlightened by your review
Thanks looking to buy a used one like this. At least now I know what to look out for.
It's a beauty , I think I'll either go with the Stelvio ,the Giulia or Giulietta , either way , I'm picking Alfa Romeo , love all the cars they made
I have loved this car since the 70'S finally has come to the U.S.A .
One of great review on stelvio. TU
Great review. I must start admitting I'm quite a fan of Alfa Romeo. I'd say there are some other good points of this car you left behind: the quick steering responsiveness; the agility in cornering; the Q4 awd system that is perfect in snowy conditions (hence the name!). The bad plastic somewhere inside is a turnoff for me too. Also, I believe that the panel gap of the hood, since It's the only one, means it was designed this way not to create a stress during cornering. Lastly, the infotainment in 2018 will be improved. To sum it up, I like a lot this one, the Quadrifoglio is the fastest SUV around the Nurburgring after all. But if you want a luxury feeling above all, then buy something else (that will come at a higher price point).
Thank you for watching Eugenio!
great review great car great looking suv!
next year they will do much better
What other car has this character? Stay with Asian if you want fit and finish, however if you want style and substance in terms of engineering, look no further.
Good eye especially on the smallest of details
good review, not that thorough but much better than many reviewers.
As an owner of a 2018 Stelvio, I can tell the hood was not closed properly. I bet the start / stop dash light was flashing all the time. This happened to me after I finished showing off the engine to my friends & didn’t shut the hood correctly.
I agree, looks more like something the PDQ guy should of picked up and adjusted before delivery if it was shut properly but being a press car probably was a rush job or not at all.
Great video. Going to dump my X3 for this beautiful creature.
LOVE my 2018 Stelvio compared to the X3 I had before it. It's one sexy red Italian beast, I really love the 20" wheels compared to the X3's 17" and it purrs.
I drove the Stelvio Ti and I totally agree with you review. I love the acceleration and handling characteristics, but as you have stated the interior plastics feel cheap. I still haven’t decided if I’m going to buy one, but they sure do look great.
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The hood is not closed, you can see it in video too - after 8.min ;) Reviewer who dont know to close the hood? Meeen...
It was closed. Seems like it wasn’t adjusted properly from the factory
@@ShiftingLanes Well than something else went wrong with the hood or the car itself. Alfa wouldn't let it go out of factory with this gap. Quality checck etc... Simly not. Trust it or not... :)
@@ShiftingLanes I've testdriven a couple of Stelvio's. There is a trick to closing the hood or you have this gap. So the downside isn't the gap per se, it's you have to know the trick. On almost all models I do see a gap between the rear doors and the rear wheels.
I saw one on the highway and it looked cool. don't know if it is the fact there are not many out there.
Thanks for the video. I'm looking at a 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Ti Sport AWD, 89K miles, White exterior, brown and tan interior, $21,500. Great price, but I'm still gonna try and talk them down some. Plus I'm waiting to hear if they have a military discount.
1:30 the regular automatic shift fast but they have a bit more power losses in the torque converter. So with a manual or dual clutch a bit more power goes to the wheels. With a sequential you get even pore power transferred but that puts more stress on the engine bearings. The advantage of the torque converter is it gives a better rpm range (like a 1:2 or less ratio cvt) and they are very smooth protecting the gears very well also. They also sound interesting, reminds me on jet engines. For street cars these are very nice and the zf has a good reputation. For this car I would choose this gearbox over a dual clutch one.
I just want to know if you can hammer it over frost heaves on the way to go skiing?
I think the panel gaps can be fixed if you take it to a German paint shop and ask the to take it apart and put it back together
Agree with some that ALFA has always been about driving more than luxury, however, I'm very hopeful that Giulia will stand the test of time ( I mean a year or 2) so I can pick one up after the initial leases, but i'm not holding my breath.
Good review. Unfortunately manual transmissions in all vehicles are quickly going away (at least in the US) but I'm happy to have one of the last luxury SUVs with a manual transmission. Thank you BMW.
No mention of the seats?
I think the hood is not properly closed, but love this car in Euope costs some 35000€ for basic 2.2 liter diesel engine with 210hp
50000 with that engine, you can get cheaper ones but with 150 and red only
If you want the high end stuff get the Ti Lusso model. You smile when you drive this car and so does everybody else. There's a reason for that and that reason is what its competitors lack. Love my Stelvio Ti Lusso!
I just bought a Stelvio ti sport. The preformance and the style are awesome. No car is perfect. For my wife the Stelvio is. I'm going to get a Gulia soon.
Has it been good with reliability? I am a Lexus guy so I am used to cars with minimal issues but this car is absolutely irresistible. I would probably want to lease one first and go from there.
I brought a 2018 stelvio sporty this pass Sunday.. I drove to work for the first time.. heading to work I notice (break service pad appeared on the dash board) also a red break sign activated.. and also leaving work it happen again heading home.. when I got home I Google it.. and so many recalls came up on this vehicle.. luckily I have an appointment this Saturday at the dealer.. Did anyone have this issue?
No but I purchased a 2018 as well in May and the second day I had it the forward collision warning system went haywire and my left tail light went out. But it remedied itself after a day or so.
To be honest the panel gap in the hood should or would be sorted out by the dealer even on used and approved. It still seems good value for money considering its handling & performance which is really why people buy Alfas.
Also there is not many petrol SUV's out there that give you the decent economy with the performance. Diesels are going out of fashion fast.
With that much power from such a small engine I wonder how long the engine will last. There must be a lot of stress on the engine from high turbo boost. I hope the head gasket can handle it long term.
what about 505 HP out of 2.9 V6 XD?
Wow, he really murdered the pronunciation of the Stelvio “Quadrifoglio” !
Hint: the “g” is silent.
It seems the hood panel gap is a problem with this car, others don't really have it
This is a brilliant car, far better than my Bmw X3 which it replaced. Minus points made are nit picking and not worth the mention.
Far out weighed by a great drive, steering, road holding, ZF auto box, paddle shift: that is what really matters. The rotary info control is light and very quick way better than stolid cumbersome BMW version.. Great power to weight ratio too Clever engineering all round.
Most of your negative points have been resolved in the 2021 update
The Italian cars have not always been the most reliable..but with that beauty and performance it will always and is my favourite
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I disagree.
Italian cars have always been known of being unreliable, just like German cars have always been known to be. And this might have been true 30 years ago. Now, is more like the opposite.
Try and look for some maintenance data from car leasing companies. There are interesting and enlightening information to get from those sources.
❤❤❤❤❤Stelvio
Major problem is all those cheap aspects are also in the $90k Q version.
Thank you for your honesty. Panel Gap & cheap materials is a no-no for ARS. How is the stereo sound system?
Stereo system sounds great! But infotainment design and look is just so so
Yes it has some minor issues with plastic but Damm the drive of this car will make your forget that
There's a LOT of clicking in your audio, may wanna look into that as it's quite distracting
Smashed my foot on that stupid seat hump twice and limped for 2 weeks still loved the car
Annoying factory alarms when the batteries dead
First of all, modern automatics are faster than manual transmissions. Secondly, the g in quadrifoglio isn’t pronounced. As for fit and finish, and the plastic, this is a car for driving, at which it excels. Luxury in a sports car is not the softness of the plastic. A good enough review though.
Alfa Romeo is not a luxury brand. Maybe their way to focus style and sporty dynamics make people think like it, but its not. Its more close to Volkswagen than Audi in my mind and I don't think both are so luxuries after all. Maybe Premium is better word.
The brakes ARE good
totally disagree, your wrong about everything you said in the video, there is not one thing wrong with the alfa romeo stelvio
Stelvio need to improve something like audi q5
Have you driven it though? I know a guy who drove the Q5 and ended up with the Stelvio. Now I can't speak for myself as I have driven the Q5 and not the Stelvio but as for this guy, the Stelvio blows the Q5 out of the water. Now where I am concern is reliability. I doubt the Audi is a leader in that department but the Germans definitely hold themselves together better than the Italians do.
@@juanzingarello4005 True ...30 years ago.
Now it's kind of the other way around. Just check maintenance data from car leasing companies.
your picking of detail flaws are pretty ignorant when you dont even know how to close the hood properly.... ALFA made by Ferrari is a legend, race legend add to the hand made feel. have some respect dude when you have no idea about a vehicle with style and heritage, Go for an infiniti they are all built for people with limited understanding or interest.
OMG !!!! EMBARRASSING EPIC FAIL @ 3:20.....THE "G" IS SILENT IN QUADRIFOGLIO !!!!
This reviewer knows nothing about cars
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Crossovers NEED manual transmissions! We need to start a movement.
i think my ford edge 2011 can be better it have 285hp and around the same number of torque
Surely the edge weights much more, and the stelvio is more than numbers, the steering is far more precise than most suvs
What’s the power to weight ratio on your Ford Edge. In addition, check out your zero to 60 mph time & compare to the the Stelvio.
I love that generation of the Edge. We had a 2014 limited I thought power was good but yeah it needed more torque
Пока Альфа-Ромео не купит Фольксваген у них будет дурацкий дизайн.
what did you say?
antonio locerto я говорю что некрасивая машина
The G is silent in Quadrifoglio.. have an Italian review an Italian car...
You look like Mexican tho lol
Thanks for the advise ,when any american brand will be able to build something close to Stelvio at that time ,Alfa Romeo will have very nice knobs. Italians do not have time to waste around the quality of knobs we have rush to use the handling and the power ,that just double or triple displacement an american car can aceive. Let me know when an american cars can reach 140 HP/Liter. I'm curious to know how many hood not alligned with bumber have you seen . We built the most powerful and beautiful cars in the worlds ,we do not need any advise from the worst quality country of cars . I'm waiting the american SUV 2.0 liters about 5.8 sec 0/60 ,i hope to have life enough. Alfa never say that this is a luxury car. Let me know when an american brand will be able to give like Japan ,Korean and European cars more than 5 years of warranty, again probably i won't have life enough. Saturday i will buy an 2018 Stelvio Ti Sport . Alberto a f......ing proud ITALIAN born in TORINO in front FIAT plant, lived in TORINO ,51 years and now i''ll buy just HUGLY ALFA ROMEO OR FIAT here in usa for the rest of my life . Better no car than american car,we can't learn anything from this country about cars .Best Diesel car engine are born in TORINO thanks FIAT . Really we do not need somebody that teach us how to build Engine and Cars. Lancia Delta won 6 consecutives Rally championships with the same car ,never some brand did the same ,another little hugly italian car Lancia Delta. Sorry nothing personal ,Just some ITALIAN pride.
hold done a sec boy,... Alfa is never about luxury, If you think that you are new !? to the industry ...I bet you did not notice your car has carbon-fibre prop shaft, hahahahha 41k$ you want luxury, lol
Get the Japanese to make it or Audi
My 2012 rav4 v6 has just as much power and I'd bet the title it will last longer. It doesn't look nearly as cool nor does it handle worth a shit, but it's fast and needs nothing but oil changes.
It's a Fiat it's all ugly (well not looks) just everything else. LoL.