Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio POV Drive & Talk | Why I Still Love This Car!
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- Alfa Romeo Giulia QV POV Driving. This car still puts a smile on my face every single day I get to drive it. As I consider options of new cars I do not think there is a replacement out there today in 2022. This car will be special to all enthusiasts forever if you ask me. Thanks for watching and stay tuned for more content.
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I love this vehicle, so underrated. I want one despite it only being in an automatic. Drove the stelvio, handles like a sport car wow !
yeah my Stelvio Ti Sport with the new Michelin Tires is insane in the corners we love it
It can be a manual. Maybe not in USA?
Understated?? By who exactly?
Believe me, the manual is a step back. You loose performance and you loose some of the sound drama. All that just to be able to play with a conventional stick and having to use the left foot to drive? naaahh!
A friend of mine has a Giulia with manual gearbox. I've a Stelvio with this ZF. The ZF is a lot more fun ...and you can even enjoy a more comfy ride and handling in those frequent situations where we just need to go and take some passengers from A to B.
Its a legend before its time. In other words, 20 yrs from now, people will still be talking about it and its value will increase. I love the Giulia. Alfa got it right.
Ferrari got it right lol.
@Ty Amararachchi buy a secondary vehicle, and or purchase an extended warranty, problem solved!
I flipped cars every two years until I purchased my 18 QV back in 2018. I daily it everyday all year long and have 36K miles. No issues whatsoever. I agree, there isn't another vehicle on the current market I want.
same here i never in my life kept a car this long and in the past a few cars i regretted selling too soon one was my E60 M5. Considering what is on the market in this segment it just does not compare to how much fun you can have with this car no matter what speed your driving it.
I couldn’t agree more. I do 20k miles per year, mostly on motorways. I’ve kept my 2017 Quad for 3 years now because it ticks every box. It’s a keeper. My old E90 M3 sedan was beautiful but the Quad beats it in torque, looks, and fuel efficiency.
Have had mine since 2018. Moved from a beamer. Never looked back. Awesome car.
I love my 19 QV, hands down the best car I have ever owned. Will keep this car forever.
awesome i just hope we can get service parts in the future for these cars.
A-R Giulia QV THE most beautifully designed performance sedan on Earth. Done end of the story.
I’ll be holding onto my 2017 QV. Had it for three years now and since ironing out a few well known niggles - it’s been faultless. Don’t even want a newer model. It’s a keeper ❤️🍀. Love the channel and in particular your Alfa content.
I just bought a 2019 QV, absolutely love it. The way it grips and handles corners is even more impressive than the sheer power under the hood.
yeah the all around package is just so much fun and what i enjoy is you do not need to be doing 100+mph to enjoy this car even at lower speeds it is so rewarding
I very much agree with your comment about never replacing the car with anything except another Italian super sports car.
Exactly how i feel. There is just nothing that can replace the Alfa all around, besides the super expensive stuff
Bought my Quadrifoglio after a few test drives and watching your channel. Hasnt gotten old driving it!
Great to hear!
25k miles on my 2019 Giulia QV. Almost paid off and will buy a new one before the production ends.
Production end?😳😳
@@KingThabiso They say the next one will be hybrid. ...No one knows if will still ride as well and raw as this one.
Still my dream sports sedan. Nice one Phil.
love this car
Not too powerful to be a death machine, not too expensive to make you hesitate to use it. This car is the definition of sweet spot
exactly and you can enjoy it 100% of the time whether your driving 40mph or 140mph not many cars offer that fun factor
Great Video! I owned my 2018 Giulia QV for only a few months. I live in Utah and couldn’t justify keeping it as my daily during bad weather months. Got a 2021 X3 M as a replacement, which is much more practical and safe. But, the Giulia driving experience cannot be matched. My BMW is a very good car but considerably less exciting.
I love this car. For me its just 100% perfect. If could choose one car for the rest of my life it would be the Giulia. Its just perfect... pure Rock and Roll - I hope that i can afford one oneday
Thank for being such a great mentor for Giulia Quadrifoglio owners.
It's my pleasure
I’ll be owning 1 soon.
good choice
Gracias for the ride brother👊🏼, always appreciate your prospective on all things automotive.
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You bet
Alfisti forever, one of all time best cars
I’m actually thinking about getting one…I’m thinking seriously about it
I totally agree with you on the earlier ones being more raw, more noise, more direct, more of less refinement which in my books it’s the perfect car to drive and enjoy. Mine was built in late 2016, and it’s been pretty flawless, it’s for sure a keeper and nothing can overcome it at this point.
I just came back from up north in the QV after switching cars I really do love it still. Biggest complaints are the dealerships and lack of support which makes me do everything myself.
@@autofanaticcars yes exactly hence why I try and do all my maintenance myself. Not to mention ridiculous prices for oil changes ($550Cdn). You went upstate NY or into Canada?
dealers are in lower NY and CT i live 12 miles north of NYC. Service is horrible past few years no matter what car you drive even the big brands like BMW and Mercedes people are not getting the level or service they were 3years ago.
Love watching the stuff you do in your QV. I got my 2022 almost two weeks ago. Love driving it. Had 26 miles on it when it was delivered...now I'm over 700 and haven't hit the two week mark yet. At least I don't make excuses to drive my wife's Ti Sport anymore!
awesome enjoy it what color did you get?
@@autofanaticcars I got the green. Got it from Fullerton Alfa Romeo in Somerville, NJ. Those guys were awesome. They even had it delivered to my door here in VA.
You have fully convinced the wife and myself to purchase one of these. She first introduced me to this platform and I immediately started researching. To which point I found your page, and I really love the honesty and like minded enthusiast mentality lol. Love the videos happy to subscribe.
Great to hear!
Completely in love with the car ❤️❤️🍀
Cant wait to get mine...
you wont regret it
@@autofanaticcars I know!
I got it. You wont regret it
Hey man! Watched all of your QV videos from the beginning.. picking up my 22 Verde Montreal QV next week! The videos were a big part of the decision. Thank you!
That is awesome! send me photos when you get it
I agree with you completely. There is nothing like the Giulia QV available today. And with the rapid conversion to EV, it may be the last driver's car available for less than crazy money. Thanks for sharing!
Well said!
Its great to see you're still enjoying the QV. Your videos inspired me to buy and mod my QV, albeit Stelvio. I don't think it will ever be the same when you eventually let it go =( I only say that because you haven't added anymore mods for a while and I sense you want to make more content with your channel.
i just added the GTAM Carbon mirrors few days ago, not much more i can do with the car to modify as it is perfectly set up. I am exploring some new cars at the moment but not to replace this car i am looking at much older very special sports cars to add to collection
How the car world just overlooked this smash hit of a car is beyond me
Magnificent car on some good looking roads. Cheers
Couldn't agree more!
North Salem, near me. Awesome driving roads.
absolutely love those roads up there but the Police are always out so you gotta be very careful
Exactly how I feel about my modified Giulia Q4 Ti sport with a tune, race mode and Kw V3 suspension
Not sure I’ll ever move up to the QV unfortunately because of the engine reliability and replacement cost outside of warranty
My Ti sport has 71K miles. Daily driven, track, backroads. I’m not sure any QV can match that reliability and bulletproof-ness
What have you read about reliability issues with the V6?
If I were you, I would spare the investment tuning up the Ti Sport Giulia and moved to the Quadrifoglio. ...but that's just me.
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Finally test drove my 1st Alfa the other day, and my god there is no comparison with the chassis to any other chassis on the market. The steering input is hands down best thing on the market. Took it thru some twisties, and it doesn’t feel like you’re driving a big body sedan, absolutely wild. Any idea what the steering ratio is?
Great to hear! the secret to the 17-19 QV and even the Ti models was all in the front end geometry and ackerman angle it is unlike any sport sedan ever created only cars like Ferrari and Porsche have similar geometry and feel up front
@@autofanaticcars i figured as much. Only thing that disappointed me was the CarPlay and infotainment system. Wasn’t full screen, or touch screen. Just kinda cumbersome to use a dial to utilize the screen, when my gf’s ‘20 Hyundai Elantra is all touch screen 🙄
@@autofanaticcars what about the 20-22 models?
the 20-22 models have much updated tech and touch screen however the 22 you can not get any of the cool options anymore so if you want a better and more refined QV get and find a 21 model as you can get the red interior, red stitching and carbon options and more the 22 had a very limited offering
Always love to see new QV driving vids from you! You’re in RACE mode of course but I see you’ve got the digital speedo. I thought that was unavailable on early cars. Mine is a 2017 and doesn’t have it even with the updates. Did it become available on the 2018 or did you do some kind of mod?
when they fixed my car they did many electronic updates and i think that was part of the new software on my car
Same on my 2017 - no speedo in Race mode - despite updates.
@@theLEGOguy22 my 2018 has it
Spot on, love my QV too.
Glad to see you are still loving the Alfa. When this car just launched I was loving C63 S so much that I thought I would never change my mind until I saw a red Giulia QV in person. Then I moved to Canada but the dealer network here and experience are just frustrating, so I put a deposit on an IS500 for its last NA V8. Hopefully you have a chance to drive and share your thoughts.
I saw a GSF the other day but that IS500 i highly doubt we will ever see one around here there are zero high performance cars in stock anywhere past year its a huge SUV market
@@autofanaticcars same here, it’s been 7 months I haven’t gotten my vin and the estimated delivery time, but the new NX delivers like crazy, you literally see everywhere.
5:45 that Karen lmao 😂
Great video!! Have you ever done an ATF fluid change on this car, will you do a video if you replace it? This car sounds amazing!!
Hi the ZF 8 speed I believe is not something that is easy to service yourself but should easily exceed 100k miles before anything is required. this week I will have the full Giulia QV brake flush and brake bleed video up so stay tuned for that one. Simple method you can do yourself without the need for a diagnostic tool.
@@autofanaticcars Awesome, will be waiting for that video!!
If buying one of these used what years are best ?Thanks !Subscribed.
I'd love to see a Kona N review. They're ridiculous and fun for what it is.
never even seen one of those around NY
Thanks for the ride! I’ll bet there are quite a few wife’s that would like a piece of you, mine included 😂
ha ha ha one of my best clients way back would spend like $80-150k a year with me customizing and modifying his cars and one day his wife called to chew me out because he mailed me a personal check by mistake and she found out it was very funny.
That’s a nice road, what road is that. I believe we are from around the same area. I like your car by the way. The alcantera steering wheel is nice!
the roads were up in Bedford and Armonk in this video
I had a 2019 Giulia QV which ended up being a lemon unfortunately and was going to pull the trigger on a 2022, but you have me thinking of just getting another 2019. What I loved most was the rawness! Is it really a big difference from 2019 to now? I haven't been able to drive any of the newer ones yet.
go try to drive a 2022 QV it is far more refined in every way which you may or may not like. I prefer the 17-19 cars but the new cars have better tech, build quality and other stuff but for me it does not add any value.
Where did you get your steering wheel?! I need to get another as my alcantara is crap on mine, but dont want to get a fancy all carbon fiber one and spend $2,000 lol
I do custom high end upholstery and make steering wheels but not cheap visit my website to learn more link in description
Love my 2017, I'm not selling it! I thought you were moving to FL?
Porsche and vettes also make great daily cars.
yes but not in the NYC area the roads not only destroy the car but also your body when your in them long around here. Even though my Alfa Romeo is fully modified the chassis is so good it not once fatigues me or beats me up around the NYC metro area and that is rare around here.
super alfa
If the car is your 2nd or 3rd car and not a daily, I can't imagine paying a cent more for an ATSV or CT4 BW over a Camaro SS 1LE. The Camaro handles better, feels RAW, and has a killer exhaust note with the NA LT1. Almost zero sound deadening in that thing. I actually think a SS 1LE weekend car and Giulia Ti Sport with Performance pack as a daily is a perfect combo for the enthusiast car nerd. Also, as far as brand image and all that.... when I see an ATSV, CTSV, Camaro SS, any Giulia I think to myself that that dude actually knows about cars and is a true enthusiast. When I see a BMW M340, F80, F82, I think that dude doesn't really know much about cars and bought on word of mouth, brand image, or hype. New BMWs suck. Might as well get a Tesla.
Did you ever find the ultimate brake setup? I think you had tried the full tarox setup but not sure i ever saw the feedback on the full system. How are brakes on the face lifted version ? Also the Bilstein DCC is it a worthwhile upgrade on the face lifted version ?
yes I have a nice set up now with the Girodisc Rotors and Carbotech pads front and rear
Great video! I’m looking into buying a manual Q (2016-17) here in Europe, but they’re already bottomed out, seems I missed the boat. Would you have wanted a manual if possible..?
I have friends in Europe who told me the manual QV isn't so great the shifter is not the best or the gearing i honestly love the automatic on the earlier cars it seems best suited for the twin turbo V6 power band and its easier to get good exhaust sound out of it im sure.
@@autofanaticcars i was thinking it cant be worse than my Z4M Coupe (no shifting is :) ) but thanx, I’ll make sure I’ll get a test drive soon.
@@autofanaticcars I’ve got to disagree. I’ve got a manual Quadrifoglio and the shifter is perfectly fine. The main thing is you have to get used to the steering and pedals being quick and sharp, while the shifting is rather chunky. It’s like putting a baby in your car and then having to slam the door - it feels kind of counterintuitive. After a few months it felt natural to me.
The gearing is longer, of course, but the torque range is wide enough to not be much of an issue. For spirited driving, you do basically keep it in 2nd and 3rd, maybe 4th. 5th and 6th are for ‘economy’ or high speed driving.
An interesting feature about the manual is it can rev-match on the downshift. I’ve never had a car doing that before and didn’t read or see anything about it before I bought the car.
@@kasimirdenhertog3516 The manual in the Giulia is also a ZF gearbox. ...but personally, I don't fancy manuals mainly because they''re slower and they need us to use the left foot.
What is a good exhaust for the stelvio that is not obnoxious. I have a 2018 stelvio TI. Missing the paddle shifters i think is the only thing it does not have yet.
thats a tough call to be honest because everyone has a sound preference and the 4cyl motor will drone with most
Do you get any double takes when people see something strapped to your head?
I was wondering when a refuel was going to be mentioned. Fun driving is hard on the tank level.
around here people are extremely nosey and arrogant when i am out doing videos they always need to say something while they are in their cars and break balls it kinda sucks at times because they also call the Police quite often which makes shooting very nerve wracking most of the time. Once we relocate out of this area things will be way more fun and much longer and smoother better roads I can not wait.
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where are these roads at? Would love to drive there
are you located in NY if so please send me a direct email off my website il send you so killer routes to drive.
Speed bumps-when town planners place copious amounts of street furniture, we buy SUV’s to ride them. If they were as eco friendly as they told us they were they wouldn’t do this.
it is so ridiculous why they do these on main roadways and if you do not pay attention you go airborne when you hit them
how many miles on the bad boy now?
Sorry for the 3rd comment but maybe you’ll get an F430 one day?
not sure about an F430 i like them but i still prefer other models like 599, 512 TR and older cars
did you do a resonator delete?
my car has the stainless kits we sell on our site
When u driving g80?
i drove one for about 5 minutes last month but a local guy has a really nice Nardo Gray one we are supossed to video but our schedules and weather is always conflicting lately but I hope to share that on the channel very soon
@@autofanaticcars Just in case he's referring to the Genesis G80, drive one of those as well. They would be the perfect duo with which to have an ugly ass grille competition.