Fifth Gear Web TV - Alfa Romeo Giulietta Road Test
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- With a name taken from a fifties sports car, the Giulietta is Alfa Romeo's new family hatchback, replacing the now ten year old 147. In this video, Vicki takes the new Giulietta for a thorough on-road workout. For more videos, news and reviews go to fwd.five.tv/fif...
Just bought a giuletta. I've had loads of cars but this Alfa is different. Makes me feel special in a good way. I've even woken up at night, just to look at it!
That's something! Considering the fact that you call yourself "cynical bloke". Alfa Romeo is the greatest
I'm cynical until proven otherwise. I'm not mad.
Yes, Alfa Romeo has 'soul'. That engine sound is straight from a 70's Alfa Alfetta 1.8. Seems to run in the family. Plasticy bits are easily forgiven.
I'm with you there mate. I've just bought one and I also keep trying to sneak peeks of it out of the window. I've had basic runarounds/comfortable saloons but this is by far the best car I've driven.
I'm on my 3rd I can't bare the thought of not owning an Alfa!
The clutch cap is made of plastic for a reason... try a metal one under scorching hot summer days and you'll have a nice tattoo on your palm.
You're right
True, and in winter it would be freezing
Aluminium shift knobs (like in Civic Type R or Honda Accord, with leather cover) are used as the weighting improves shift feel. :). A fabric cover can always be used on hot or cold days, of all things an Alfitsi would know shift knobs are supposed to be metal as per the Ferrari 355 and other variants. :)
I understand, agree an quote most of everything. I can't really understand her complaint on steering. It is Giulietta's best part. It is stated by all car review magazine, it has been said by all Giulietta's owners. Sloppy steering? You could criticize lots of other stuff, I might agree. Not the steering! I start doubting about your testing capabilities.
Nicola Brancalio Replying from beyond the grave, but, she is a racing car driver, her father is a racing car driver, I think she knows how good steering should feel.
@@ChaplainDMK Maybe, but comparing a Golf to the Giulietta and saying that it has slow steering is idiotic as there is nothing more numb than Golf steering.
Well said 👏 I have a giulietta and it is the best handling car iv ever owned even better than my previous 4wd impreza wrx and rwd BMW 3 series compact. I can feel every bit of what the car is doing on the road in my alfa and have full confidence it will do what I want
@@ChaplainDMK Maybe, but the fact is Guiletta has one of the sharpest steering of the ordinary hatchback bunch, up there with 308 T9. What she is probably referring to is feeling every little stone under the wheels, but nobody wants or needs that in a normal daily hatchback, that's for the track.
@@BojanBojovicAnd Giulietta has by far the fastest steering of any hatchback of it's era, around 30% faster than the Golf's.
All of my friends that drive a Giulietta don't have any problems at all.
When I see post about Alfa's reliabily written by VW afficionados, I have only one word in my mind "TFSI", probably the most unreliable engines in the World, dying often before 25K km and they continue to be proud of their pieces of crap and discuss about Italian cars reliability... It's so pathetic
After testing new Focus, Astra and Giulietta I decided for Alfa Romeo. I had a lot of doubts because the reviews, but after driving the 1.6 jtdm I finally decided.
I owned a month ago and every day I considered that it was the best decision.
I usually think like this when people talk crap about my alfa. A BMW, Merc, Audi etc are like suits. They have to be a bit stiff and gray, and a bit boring, while the Alfa is more like something you would wear everyday and be comfortable with.
An Alfa is more like a unique runway outfit
I have an Alfa and thanks God I have one!! The BMW, Mercedes are so boring and always the same...
Sloppy steering? I have one and it handles like it’s on rails 👍
Man Giulietta has incredible steering, the VW Golf doesn't even come close to the Giulietta it's day and night i have one as well and before i buy it i tested it and the steering was one of the many reasons that made me buy it... Let the reviewers talking b******t to favour the Germans, the reality is different
It's amazing they manage to think Golf has better steering. Factually no hatchback on the market since 147 GTA has as quick ratio steering as the Giulietta. Golf in comparison doesn't come close (about 15 versus 12 on the ratio)
It had to be red, not grey.
@TornTech Alfa's are in a class of their own. You don't buy an Alfa because it's better than other cars at the same price, you buy an Alfa Romeo because you want an Alfa Romeo. The passion and design is simply overwhelming.
I saw one of these driving down my road yesterday evening. It was black, and looked stunning! The rear lights have a really unique 6 - 9 shape marked in LEDs when they are on and look really cool. Like no other car. This makes the focus/golf/astra look blander than diluted water. Even the 1-Series looks awkward next to it.
Well done Alfa! Now if you can just get the dealers to give better service....
When I first saw this I thorght it was just the Brera with a different name and a fancy marketing trick to make people believe it's new. However when I drove this I realized this was different and much better than any golf or focus rs hatchback.
Well played Alfa.
Alfa Romeo's always have the best looking interiors in its class imo.
I'll take one to go please! I love how Alfa Romeo's are so stylish. I know that's an Italian thing but still. So nice!
I honestly don't get the criticism of the steering. I drove a latest model Golf as a hire car in Portugal earlier in the year. I liked it. I don't know what it was exactly, but it felt like a 1.2 or 1.4 Turbo Petrol. Probably 1.2 because it took off well, but slowed after hitting 100 KPH (60 MPH). But the felt standard, for lack of a better word. I never felt like i could push it in the corners.
But my Guilietta! OMG! It feels like it has insane grip! If i'm in Dynamic mode and i floor it coming out of roundabouts, obviously, the wheels will spin because i'm asking the front wheels to give me all of the engine's power *and* turn as well. So no front drive car can do that. But when i request sensible traction from it? It feels like i could go round a round about at 100 MPH if i didn't touch the accelerator pedal! I have so much confidence in the grip levels of my Guilietta! It feels like my Alfa has more rip than my R32 Skyline!
On holiday in Scotland last weekend we rented a giulietta. It was an amazing car. Stunning to look at and great to drive!
Love this car which is why I have one in ghiacchio white.
ALFA is a very cool car! It's beautiful, like everything connected with it!
So a Ford Focus is a better driver's car then an Alfa Romeo......Vicky, i would fire you if i could.
Why? The focus is a great handing car in its segment.
The Focus is generally known as the best handling fwd hatchback. I'd be surprised if the Guilietta matches it.
The Alfa looks the part though.
ZesPak Because they PAY for that "best handling" to be said. Every one knows that Ford is the best car money can buy for the average Joe (according to the major payed magazines/tv shows/ car reviewers etc) but...it's never in top 3 or even 5 for reliability or customer satisfaction surveys.
Dodo M Top 5 is only Japanese. But that has nothing to do with handling? I don't get it.
ZesPak Marketing man, marketing. I had a Ford Focus, 2010, nothing special. Just like any other average priced people's car.
All nice cars have Italian names :)
Bad steering? A lot of other critics loved the steering. This new model shows what Alfa can do when properly managed and if all the new models are well engineered as this then BMW will finally have competition. Well made Alfas will be a hit in North America and if they get it right Alfa will make money again and not have to just worry about the european market
Amazing!!!!!!
i´ve owned an Alfa too. Great slalom, direction, and powerfull engine!
I love this car! my mum and i are fans or Alfa's and we loved our 2004 147 Lusso. It was such a shame that we had to sell it as we needed a diesel car for long journies. We bought an 08 A3 and it is so boring! we are really hoping that we can get a Guilietta at some point.
@yaroukh - As she stated, it's to her taste - perhaps not others. Just because she doesn't think as you do, that doesn't mean she's blind.
Seriously I don't understand the complaint about the steering. I tested every other can in the segment before buying my Giulietta (Golf, Leon, 1er, Mazda 3, Ford Fiesta, etc.) and the Alfa Romeo is by far the one with the most sharp and comunicative steering. For giving the idea, I also test drove an MX-5 (third series) and I didn't find a big difference regarding the steering feedback.
I totally agree with you rokkett there are a few niggly problems with the car but steering is definitely not one of them. The handling in my alfa was shocking to me as I couldn't believe how good it is! It is the best handling car iv owned in my 28 years of driving and iv had wrx 4wd imprezas. Also it gets on my goat when the old test drivers used to declaim the DNA system which has now been adopted by the very best modern sports cars including BMW M division! Not surprisingly no reviewer has ever critisced there exact system. Lemmings and sheep me thinks
Solid & comprehensive review, like it.
Golf or any other car cant be compared with this one this its made with soul and passion Alfa Romeo forever !
I don't get the thing with "hidden" rear handles. You have to be close to blind not to see them, or the door lines. The door just looks weird when there's no handle where it's supposed to be.
OMG! I never expected somenone to compare Alfa Romeo with Skoda! It's like comparing a Lamborghini Murcielago with a Toyota Prius! =P
why do i like her so much doing car reviews?
@u1430 lol....just...lol. That last sentence is probably the best Parody I´ve heard in my entire life.
this car looks great... let's hope its build quality isn't as infamous as that of past Alfa's
I do like FIAT and many people whom I know will think I'm mad, but I like FIAT because of their technical achievements and unique styling. The Multi Air engine is one advancement that should be noted and this alone would entice me to buy a FIAT based car, especially with those figures. Recently, many designers have been promoting diesel, but now it has been realised that petrol offers more refinement and with some effort can be just as economical as diesel, thus better all round.
@MinimalMoments I was talking about this particular car, not the company.
My favourite car =)
High Luxury + Sportiness = ALFA ROMEO
Golfs are for people who aren't interested in cars, but want a good one.
Giulietta is a good one for people who love cars!
Italian cars are the best, it looks stylish and in an other test video I´ve hear the sound of that car. But Alpha needs to be in red or black. Great !!
1:00 "the engine takes air into the combustion chamber electronically.." LIKE EVERY CAR MADE IN THE LAST 10 YEARS... That's like saying "this particular car has 4 wheels"
What other engines? They aren't the same, it's patented technology, do your research.
@@greengrass9572 throttle valves are controlled electronically. These valves let the air in. It's super simple. But maybe too difficult to understand for you?
@@JGulickx... Go back to sleep.
looks like they arrange the pedals differently in the rhd models. the euro ones have a dead pedal next to the clutch
@FigarollaAbusiva You are def. more passionate about cars than I am then. When I look at cars I think this way: 1) How much does it cost and is this a reasonable price for the car (e.g. large new bmw 90k = maybe, new golf at 60k def. no) 2) How would this car fit my current lifestyle or image I want to protray and what image does the car have? 3) What is the depreciation and fuel economy on the car? 4) Safety/Financing options/Value for money/horsepower/handling etc.
Thats how I think
Best hatchback in the world
Really the steering is that bad? I've driven a 156 (which has been and is the benchmark for the steering compartment) and a Giulietta Multiair 170... They doesn't seem so different
@nionioulis Underpinnings of this car will also probably never be used for Fiat since it's pretty advanced car, I mean, what Fiat has multilink rear suspension... maybe new Croma, maybe.
@FigarollaAbusiva it's just anothet compact car in the same price segment.. what would you then rather compare it with? a picasso?
Hey since we don't have Alfa Romeo in North America, what does it compare to? What I mean, is that are they comparable to Toyota's and Hondas, or BMW and such?
My next car!
@dschonsie Agreed. This on my short list of new cars. The Giullietta and Fiat 500 are coming to the states soon and I'm looking at both. Not sure what one to get. Will depend on the cost for the US Abarth 500 I think.
I have it and its my Best friend well i stil dont have lincense, i train driving and i use this car as training,, when i saw it on carshop, saw it on and must have it :)
i have it on diesel :) just love the car :)
This car is gorgeous
Wondering why everyone says the Golf is boring and still people buy either Golf, A3, 1 Series or whatever else.
Everyone is just talking about Alfas beautiful cars...why doesn't anyone buy them then ? Hasn't anyone of those VW haters enough trust in an alfa ?
Let me guess this car will not be soled in North America anytime soon right?
Whatcha talkin bout Willis? The driving is very good.
Screw the Golf. This is beautiful !
@noircluck i love it. its the base disel model but still it doesen´t feel that way. you can really have some fun driving it.
@TornTech That's the same class of the Honda Civic or the BMW 1 series, dude. But the Alfa is bigger inside and much less expensive (than the beemer). Don't convert the price from pounds to dollars, you have way less taxes in the US
Everyone making comments about how stylish and Italian it is should consider what they would look like in it. I am English an have no style and I would look like that if I was in a Lada or a Ferrari. You should just buy a car you know you can trust from day to day.
First...
by an italian love with Alfa Romeo...
@ThirdLife86 Alfa forecasts 170,000 sales in this year (100,000 Giuliettas). And they still have to enter the US market in 2012. Not bad for a brand that was/is seriously struggling. I hope they are succesful, and it is not sold to VW
Not only is the car sexxy, but the host is easy on the eyes too.
@noircluck i love it. its the base disel model but still it doesen´t feel that way. you can really have some fun driving it. fuel economy is also awesome. i have this car for a week now and ive gone to the petrol station once
@SilLovesMusic I had: Uno Turbo, Audi 80, Bmw 320, Fiat panda 750 ie Fire 500.000km, Alfa sud, Alfa 33 Boxer, Toyota corolla, two Honda civic 1.6 DOOC and Fiat coupe 2.0 turbo 20 valve five cilinders and to test A3, A4, A6 3.0 TDI, Q7, Jaguar, Citroen... ehh!? Then I do not remember more...however it is good.
Ahh! I have a 308 HDI now, Greeting. :-)
Buy a Golf to be depressed. Buy one of these to be seduced
My steering is fine the same car not a problem great car to drive best so far by a mile
Steve Robertson im looking to get one. Have u had any reliability problems so far?
same here
Hamza Hersi I haven't had one issue good car built for driving mine has 205bhp 14 veloce
Steve Robertson thank you
The steering is amazing at the Giulietta I don't know what this woman is talking about i also have one and it only can be compared to the higher category of sedans(bmw 3 series, mercedes c class etc) when it comes to pure driving experience
@SilLovesMusic I like anthracite grey.
The high technology is not always synonymous of longevity.
I have two old Fiat Punto 1.2 IE 60cv 8 valvole and 1.2 70cv to carburetor with 300.000 km, Lancia Y and it still go.
Then two 500 R to two cilinders of 70's, Fiat 128 Trivellato and my friend have a 600 Abarth.
continue...
This is the sort of car you have a passionate relationship with, the whole time of ownership, is like a whirlwind Italian girlfriend. 😂
It sure is, it gives you a run for your money if you put it in the DNA mode😁
This car doesn't deserve that name, and for those who are saying it's a crappy name, you are just plain ignorant...
Alfa Romeo were around 10 years before ferrari existed! I have owned more alfas than I can even remember, my last alfa was a 156 2.0 selespeed, despite what everyone wrote and thinks it was an amazing car which I owned trouble free for 10 years!!! my next car will be an alfa giulietta again :-)
@FigarollaAbusiva have you seen the redesigned golf?
did she say 117 bhp or 170
@skorob2010 I can play that game.
How do you double the value of your Skoda?
Fill up the tank with fuel.
3:25 Look where the rear door handle is. Behind the windows.That's interesting.
they made a new giulietta now i want them to make a new 75...just hope they dont mess it up
Golf = Lawyer
Giulietta = Artist
Golf to live with, Alfa as a weekend fling
And then I saw this car, dun dun dun dun dun, well I'm a believer, I couldn't leave it, if I tried...
@paulb4uk Well it is a pretty light car, and it's not like you're going to be racing in a diesel.
@TheCunnu12
Where ? Haven't seen much of that.
@Duron13 Sure.. Alfa has inspired Enzo Ferrari, not Lamborghini..
@u1435
I don't buy cars by the number of dealerships. I buy cars taking other things into comparison. Cost, Engine, Style and reliability. Alfa Romeo mostly had style (although i don't like many of their cars) but lacked the other important things and thats what i think is making people rather watch an alfa instead of buying one.
That 49 mpg quote is a load of bull. You'll struggle to get anything over 40 mpg on the motorway. In mixed driving you wont get it over 35 mpg unless you drive like a granny
@nionioulis you have a point
It's a shame they missed the mark a bit, as it otherwise looks like a sweet little car.
@xaviqaz
I'd rather want to see absolute numbers...predictions are just hot air. Lets see how they do. The Giulietta is definitely a nice car, but can it beat the opponents in other parts too besides looks ? We'll see.
@djuraster wow poor handling and gear box?
have you driven the car before?
@dschonsie I completely agree with Alfa being better than a Golf...
but you’re making a sick comparison mate where you from Russia or somewhere.
God Damn it
@XBR4Da
I'm sure you will eventually realize that an Focus RS is way outta the Giuliettas league with over 300hp.
If you compare then do it sensible.
And where did you get this info?
@ToniFilth sorry to burst your bubble, but it's a free world out there, outside your fanclub, so i am pretty much free to watch whatever i want, buy whatever i like and look at whatever i want.
Don't be upset VAG makes better cars than Alfa, they just do. As i said in one of my earlier comments to you - "love your Alfa and be happy", so stop wasting your time trying to convince the world it's the best car. If you like it, it's a good enough reason to own one, i think. Peace out.
@MegaCooper1980 It's a Fiat Brava with Alfa feeling.
How many top speed
we just bought this car !!
?? she's one of the best presenters and knows how to drive better than 99% of men.
@momof5iniowa Don't worry. In Europe we don't get Windstars. Luckily.
i think its the car that the new dodge dart is based on (please correct me if im wrong) :-)
Anybody know the name of the song at 1:22? I love it.
@seauryakumar i like the car. better?
Is Giulietta big car or host tiny?
I wish I can get one in Canada...