2020 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Ti Sport - Boston City Drive POV (Binaural Audio)
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Not too many car companies can make a nice dark green
Sad but true
i can say this color looks STUNNING in person
Agreed! Audi had their beautiful Azorean Green for a while then, disappointingly, dropped it.
I just got myself the Visconti Green Stelvio
Not a whole lot of car companies make green, period. It's a shame. Hard to beat a nice metallic green over black or a flat green on brown.
Honestly your my new go to car reviewer atm
Thats the highest compliment I can receive...Thank you!
Same here! Love the first person view, the mic quality, but most of all, the great, enjoyable and passionate chap that Tedward is!
yep just take a couple of glances of it and tell me how it is drive!
This car is soo beautiful
Green is good!
I love my ownership experience for the past 28 months with my alfa stelvio ti sport . A wonderful sports sedan of cuv s. Totally utterly reliable and a hoot to drive.
A hoot?? 😂
As a former GTI owner and a new Stelvio Ti Sport owner I think your comparison to the GTI was spot on. I felt the same way when I was searching for a replacement to my GTI. And this car is it.
I have owned my new Stelvio for about four months and I love it. I drive a BMW 328 which was just too small. The Stelvio is the perfect size for me because I don’t have kids but I need to carry bulky items for home improvement and gardening projects. I’ve taken my Stelvio on a road trip and it was flawless. It’s quiet and comfort and very quick to the point that you have to be careful not to exceed the speed limit, which I did often.
is it reliable?
@@killerkett yes. I’ve owned it three years next month and have had no problems with it. My insurance is less than it was for my old BMW 3 series.
@@tonyvargas368 thanks man im bout to get my stelvio
Thanks to Boston Motorsports for letting me test out this beautiful Green Stelvio. And thank you to my Patreon supporters for making this content possible
Got my Stelvio Ti last month, love this thing.
First time watching one of your reviews, and I have to say I love your review style! Very casual and natural. You also absolutely hit the nail on the head -- your perspective on the steering wheel, interior simplicity and cohesive dynamics are spot on and major reasons why I bought the Giulia. I guess we "driver's car" people are indeed aligned on this.
Thank you!
when i saw the color i fell in love and that’s high praise because crossovers are definitely not my thing
First off, that color is perfect.
You and The Topher are making 2020 survivable so thanks for that lol.
I want everything in this color. Especially an f40 😂
@@TedwardDrives same. I'll gladly take an RS7 in that color!
I bought 2015 Macan S back in February wish I had test driven one of these beforehand , looking at the Stelvio on Autotrader I could of had a newer lower car mileage car for less money . I have a 996 that I drive for fun and the Macan for daily driving in city traffic , when I park the 996 and walk away I have to turn around and look back the Macan not so much , I would like to have daily that made me turn around . Enjoy videos keep them coming .
I was making the exact same decision in June. I ended up with the Stelvio for basically the exact same reasons that you listed - I think the interior in the Porsche is more premium, but really I have absolutely no complaints with the Alfa. It's got the "lookback factor" in spades. It's also a damn hoot to drive in Dynamic + manual with the massive aluminum paddle shifters. I think I would have loved the prestige of owning the Porsche brand, but frankly I'm not sure that the Alfa is any worse in any other way - and it's cool owning something that you don't see on the road every 5 minutes.
Steve Elsner agreed! I’ve had my 2019 Stelvio for a year now and I’m still loving driving it (and looking back at it) every day!! Driving it strangely feels like an experience and a privilege..
I understand complete, we have Giulia and Stelvio, such a great pleasure to drive 🇮🇹
your videos have amazing with the variety of different and interesting cars, keep up the great work!
Thank you! Just drove a couple more kei cars which should make for interesting videos 😂
Great review! As a current GTI owner who isn’t an SUV guy at all, this really speaks to me.
Whomever specced the options dropped the ball on the interior color choice. Verdi Visconti green would look killer with a warm Black/Chocolate tan interior. Charcoal black looks so boring with green. I love the Giulia and Stelvio a lot though. Best drivers cars around with no bullshit.
Saddle brown! I agree. Most folks are really risk averse when it comes to lighter interiors.
I've watched a ton of Stelvio reviews, and I really find that I can relate to your unique perspective on the way you describe everything. Well done, thank you. That's a super cool green color too, and I'm not usually a fan of green.
Absolutely love your content! Great POV and you are hilarious! love it
Thank you!!!
I definitely prefer this over anything German, even though I´m German xD. Just a really nicely designed and made car.
Love that you're cruising mem drive. I landed on your page outa luck looking at a stelvio tomorrow. Great review!
I just drove the Stelvio Veloce a few days ago and i was amazed. I agree with everything you just said. Great car👌
We went to buy this exact car with chocolate leather but found the 20s on the fixed suspension to just be way too firm. I say that as a current Giulia owner, which has amazing compliance with the digidampers. I do think the seats, cluster, and infotainment ergonomics are the best no nonsense setup of any sports car at the moment. JB4 also works excellent on the 2.0L and got my Giulia Q4 to 4.4 sec 0 to 60.
First time viewer great video bro, keep up the good work. Just sub!!
The color of that alfa is gorgeous!!
Gave up my GLC for a Stelvio, pleased
Definitely my new car reviewer... Love the videos!
Thanks! I’ve got some fun stuff coming up as more folks offer oddball cars. Today was the SL65 amg black series 😬
@@TedwardDrives awesome! I can't wait. I recently drove a new C63 AMG S and it was fantastic! Those Black Series are nuts... 😂
that color looks so good
Keep up the great work, great video as always!
Thank you Dan!
my next car. aiming for quadriforglio. that one is way too cool.
I'm from italy, the filosofy you have about cars is awesome, but italian cars are almost dead and it will continue to get worst becouse almost noone understand what real cars are anymore
I do and Im planning to get a stelvio to replace my F pace in the Spring :)
alessio countrucci buy japanese, lexus its far better than alfa romeo
@@Maximus01776 Lexus doesn't offer what the Stelvio offers: A driver's car in an SUV dressing. Lighter than the competitors with a very direct steering response, the Stelvio is a joy to drive every single day. It goes well beyond being practical to move you from A to B.
@@miks564 up to 2 years, after that you will start having engine problems, or electric problems, on the other hand, Lexus brings the Toyota reputation, can't beat that
@@Maximus01776 Lexus is a boring old man's car.
You buy an Alfa because of style but not because you want to be noticed, but because of youself.
Nice review, excellent machine, NOT overwhelmed with tech. All I want to do is drive. Car manufacturers are obsessed with microprocessors and feel they NEED to incorporate them into a car. NOT ME! If I want to surf the web I'll do it at home or in the office.
This will be my next car!
Subscribing!
i wish u showed some more performance lol... like some downshift and flooring type stuff. but thanks for making not empty feeling car content !!
Only so hard you can push on city streets 😂. I’ll make another one on some back
Roads
@@TedwardDrives thank u !! :)
I had to laugh when you said I got beat off the line, what a shame"! That is absolutely something I would have said.
I drove one last week! Very impressive. I may buy one. ( BMW owner)
How’s it going Tedward. I just stumbled on your vid a couple of weeks ago and Now i am a subscriber to your channel. I enjoy watching your video.
Beautiful car and great review!
I dig it. The only car I've driven in this class is the Macan. I think those two are probably more similar than the other German compact SUVs. The Italian GTI on stilts comparison definitely makes sense, though - the Alfa has a little too much sportiness to be considered as a "boring" luxury CUV kinda like you said. I really want to say I'd prefer the Giulia sedan, but darn it if this wouldn't be a more practical option.
The Giulia is a far more rewarding driver but this (especially in green) is pretty lovable
Simply stunning.
City SUV. :) This does not sound strange today, but tell this to someone from the eighties it would sound asinine. :)
Alfa not being a boring German shoebox is the best thing about it.
The Stelvio does 'Wow me'. "Designed to be one with the driver" is not something common these days let alone in an SUV.
😊
Tedward! Since you did the Transit Box truck on the Winding Road Channel, can you please find a Chevrolet or GMC Box Truck with the 6 liter v8 for Winding Road? And can you take it through some bumpy roads? Thanks
I have a stelvio ti yet im watching this video
The Stelvio might be suitable for city roads, but it is not narrow by any standard. It's as wide as the previous 2017 Merc S class. ...in fact, it's slightly wider than the Q5, X3 and Merc GLC competitors...
I drove one of these in Florida recently and the turbo lag from a dig was incredible
Bogdan Bosoi you might need to drive some more turbo cars then
Bogdan is correct. Ps. If you wanna get off the line from a dig you have to build rpms with brake hold.
@@thedbshow5724 I did try a brake hold it would jump off the line pretty good then I could feel a dip in power then it came back on pretty hard
It's not just turbo lag. When driving in 'auto' the ECU makes an effort with the gearbox to keep the rpms below 1500. ...and at those rpms if we press the gas, the gearbox has to downshift 2 or 3 gears below and then the turbo has to spool before we get the fast response we're looking for.
Anticipating the need for faster acceleration, we can downshift prior to enter a roundabout for instance and leave the gearbox in manual.
While driving in manual, we can really enjoy the response of the machine without any annoying waiting times especially if we change the driving to Dynamic mode.
Americans born in America: “I’m Italian”
I’m not sure what he meant by not having to worry about people honking at him bc they don’t know how to drive because he can hit buttons? I think he means the car is driver focused so he doesn’t worry about people around him?
Greetings from Italy!
Great review!
Glad you enjoyed it
Really great car reviewer. If only you wouldn’t live in the USA. Watching POV drives from the US is quite „boring“ compared to German videos.
Depends on the car. Slow sporty cars are still easily thrashable in American roads. But you’re right I can’t go 160 on public roads and show it on video
X3 who???? This would definitely be my athletic driver’s choice in this segment. I’d just get the longest warranty possible. One thing I’d love to see is a mid-level version to compete width, say, the GLC43 and X3 M40i. Perhaps the Quadrifoglio V6 detuned to ~400 hp...
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Great review! I can’t wait until my current lease is up!!
And then you lease this car?
Damn just buy it bro
Yes leasing, that is what I said. I’m not interested in buying this. If you want to buy it, that’s YOUR prerogative. Not mine.
@@MrLameNut I’m just playing bro your profile pic looks like a tough guy so I thought I’d mess around
@@phantomjosh2148 Lmao!! I’m definitely not a tough guy. Didn’t know my pic gave off that vibe but that’s interesting. Actually the nicest guy anyone could know haha.
❤ Alfa Romeo 🇮🇹 👍
Art.
What was the fuel consumption at the end of the test? And especially during city driving?
7:20 Don't worry. FL highways and cities are just the same. Always under construction.
Awesome car
Richard Hammond and James May would have called it a black alfa
10:30 that accord...classic masshole
Great dealership and service there. It’s a shame the road surface in the area is so bad
I agree but it also kind of appreciate it because it lets me find out quickly if the car I'm testing is going to work in the real world. When conditions are perfect you miss out on the jarring suspensions and interior squeaks and rattles. If they can handle this circuit you know it'll do the job on the daily commute
Why are the lights blinking
Does this trim have front brembos ?
Tom: maybe not my thing,but you do good job positioning your cars..not judging but positioning ..it’s not reviewing,it’s demo
I think every car has it's place. It would be too easy to stomp on every car for its faults (I sort of did this with the Subaru Legacy). Instead I try to figure out why they exist and who they are for. I don't pull punches when things are bad...like a jarring suspension or terrible brakes (Lexus GX460), but every car has some sort of merit even if its just a great grandma car. Old Mercedes transmissions feel incredibly dated, but you can still appreciate the V12 Biturbo sending the power!
I didn't know you were Italian wow
What’s the MSRP on this?
It’s $56k with a $2k discount.
City car, really? the AZ1 was!!! the Stelvio is quite a BIG car 😉 (well by my European standards...)
Haha yeah good luck with European roads in any suv! But for American cities this will fit most places an average car would
For us Americans, this is a small city car
@@tt-ln4mc Question is, why would anyone need a bigger car. Why do bigger cars than this even exist is completely beyond me.
@@RunTheTape In America many families have 3+ kids, so many love the space. Many also do their own housework, or have their own small businesses which require transportation of goods. Also our roads are very large so bigger cars are not worse to drive.
@@RunTheTape not to mention safety as well
I have sat in the Alfas’ and discovered that the not large enough for 6’1” driver. Nice cars though
Bro im 6'3 and fit fine
I'm almost 6'3 and I also fit fine.
If you look into it, Stelvio dimensions are basically the same as its direct competitors: X3, Q5, XC60, GLC, etc.
Just bought a Alfa Romeo Stevio vol only had it 3 weeks its been in the garage twice never ever again will I buy an Alfa customer service is absolutely rubbish had to wait 9 hours for Alfa road side assistance to come never ever again rubbish rubbish!!!!!!! in the process of executing my rights to get my money back under the 30 day rule consumer rights act
Typical Alfa Romeo. Sadly to Say I had a Red Stelvio Ti, Lovely looking but a lot of flaws. One month into buying it and had to replafe fuel pump. That was the beggining. Software updates made the unit go crazy flashing lights and just turning off. I have replaced the baterry like 12 times now and tried every one from cheap to expensive baterrys. Dealer didnt know what to do plus their terrible customer service. Let me tell You that Alfa Romeo's can be pretty looking cars but pretty bad working also. Hopefully You sold Yours. PS Dont trust Italians on cars rather get Japanese, American or German cars.
I want this car
Sei davvero italiano? 😯
Idk why the low redline bothers me
Most modern turbo engines are going to be around 6500-7k. Unfortunately we may not see 8-9k redlines in affordable cars ever again
My stelvio is 2.2 diesel 210 hp model 2019 blue montecarlo...
It's actually Blu Montecarlo
@@RunTheTape Yeap. "Blu Montecarlo" in the original Italian color name or "Montecarlo Blue" in english.
Do you know how to tell if someone is Italian?
They’ll tell you.
The exterior looks awesome, interior and tech a little below par
I agree. I think the interior appeals to folks who appreciate simplicity rather than the latest tech
Check out the burgundy interior - it makes a world of difference and brings the interior to life! The black on black interior doesn’t do this justice ... that’s more up Audi’s alley.
you are Italian petrol in the blood i like to wrap my hand around it lol thats what he said
I think you’re right. The classic Alfa’s I’ve driven for winding road magazine really put a smile on my face. Especially the 56 Giulietta sprint veloce
@@TedwardDrives lol definitely a true stereotype i grow up a Italian restaurant very nice cars outside
plus im not very tech savvy so Italian>>> german
The fastest way to my heart is a thin wood steering wheel. Old Ferrari’s and Maseratis do this well
@@TedwardDrives there so crazy these days all the buttons an gimmicks I like to get a good look inside lol I'm engineeringly curious
Dunno I can’t say I buy the spiel. Alfa and reliability seems the issue. And all these SUV’s.
I really try to put myself in the headspace of someone who would buy the car and then describe how it actually feels based on experience.
Thats what a warranty is for
Chief Beef of course...but there is still hassle and impact of reputation on resale
Insert it would be cool if it was manual comment here
I always thought these looked a lot like Mazdas
That’s not a bad thing! Mazda’s style is pretty impressive
Actually Mazda has hired a few top designers from Alfa in these past 10 years ;)
However, the philosophy is diverge a lot from both japaneses and germans th-cam.com/video/DNCimvM6SXk/w-d-xo.html
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is this car reliable?
no
Yes.