No truer words spoken. I don't have the quad but my husband and I purchased a beautiful Black Stelvio Sport in February, and we could not be happier! This car looks, drive, and sounds fantastic!
Well I cannot agree more on every single aspect of this car. This is my wife's car which we bought on 13/03/2019 with 4 mils on the clock hence the newest of the new. And in only 8 days we did 700 mls, the average juice requirements were 24 mpg, which in my humble opinion is phenomenal. This included some very heavy traffic and some energetic trips; no too energetic since this car is still very new. After all you cannot push this car to its limits in daily use unless you insist on killing yourself and many others in that process. And it drives!!!!! It is a shear joy to drive it!!!. The previous car in the family was Golf R estate, nicely appointed with all but the sunroof bought also new on 31/03/2016 with a dynamic chassis control indeed. And we felt the Golf was one of the best cars one can own and drive until this car arrived; this car is so much better in every single respect and in particular the way it drives; needles to say much, much faster than the Golf but the handling/steering/braking far, far, far better compared with the Golf and a shear pleasure and joy to drive, with all my due respect to the Golf. Not infrequent you have to control yourself not to use the longest roads in order to find an excuse to drive this care for more and longer! Now some facts: the same daily routine I do in a very effortless and sedate way and yet the Google Maps regularly reports: you have reached your destination 4 or so minute quicker than your usual time. So much better if not the best this car is! ADDICTIVE!!! Thanks Ped great video
I have a Stelvio Quadrifoglio Rosso Tri-competizione. I can relate to everything said in the video. I find myself slowing down and creating space (several car lengths), put in Race mode, Switch to manual, drop it to 2nd and punch it and feel what Falcon X might feel like launching as I click the paddles just for the fun(feel) of it!!! Awesome! A true "meccanica della emozioni"...
well, if you are concerned about petrol consumption you don't buy a 500+ bhp car in the first place, whichever it is, a ferrari, bmw, mercedes or a alfa romeo suv. that's my opinion.
I love my Stelvio. Always loved Alfa Romeo cars, been driving them for many years now but Stelvio so far is my favorite. I do say that it should be red :) But yeah, absolutely amazing car and I've driven it in heat of summer and in cold and ice and deep snow of winter and it performed perfectly everywhere and at every time.
Excellent content as always but the editing/production quality just keeps getting better and better - well done! I have a Giulia QV and as much as I love the car, I think your comment about a Q4 option was spot on. Probably just too far off from what most enthusiasts wanted but even the M3 is going that way in its new iteration.
Pete its good to see there is no mention of reliability when you do a great reveiw. Unlike most reviewers people need to get over the word reliability and alfa any car is as reliable as its owner. i own a beautiful trofo white giulia quadrifoglio amazing car. Ive owned alot of makes over the years and apart from lancia there is no other make of car that gets so deep in your heart as these marques there fantastic keep up the great work on your channel from a true alfisti
I’ve had mine for 6k miles and totally agree with your review. Only thing i will change with mine in the near future is to drop the ride height a few inches - more in line with the way the launch car looked. Mpg in the real world as a daily is around 22.5 and I don’t tend to hang around.
It’s very impressive. Not a marque I’ve really looked at, however your review has shown the vehicle to its full potential. I’d defo be in race the whole time appreciating the growl.
I shouldn't tease myself by watching these vids on the Stelvio Quadrifoglio, but I can't help it. That said, I have yet to see a reviewer not have a broad smile on their face while driving it, and it generally happens around the first time they push it. Must be something about the sound and the handling as they're doing it that automatically generates that sensation. Anyways, nice review and thanks for posting.
They all have Apple Carplay as standard, this is all you need, the icons stand out beautifully on the infotainment centre. The perfect package, I pick my new one up in about 2 weeks from James Appleyard at the Slough dealership (highly recommend buying from him).
All the new quafffriglio are so beautiful and just incredible to drive. I love my Guilia quad but looking to trade up to this Stelvio. The roads and winters here in New England are brutal. And with the stelvio it might just be a daily driver. Love your videos by the way.
Great review Pete, well done! I really like this car and think it's a really tempting proposition, far more so than the Giulia, which isn't practical enough for me. Sure it drinks a bit of SUL but let's face it a Cayenne Turbo S isn't famed for its economy either. The lack of Android Auto in a modern car is inexcusable though.
It’s not the sort of car I’m usually interested in but after watching this video it has definitely changed my mind. It looks really fun to drive especially for an suv. Really enjoyed the video by the way Pete it was extremely informative
Hi there...after all these lovely words and very enthusiastic. Vid. About one of the few brilliant cars out there right now...and there he goes to choose a mini as his new car !!!
As I assumed it would be you have done a great job with this review. I also appreciate that you always allow the engine to get to temperature before you start with the fun stuff. I have taken a close look at the Giulia Quadrifoglio, but when the Stelvio Quadrifoglio was mentioned that became my vehicle of interest. I am looking and waiting for the right one to come along, and the practicality of an SUV wrapped around a racing engine just makes it more appealing to me. I have owned a perfect C63 AMG, which was really great, but stupidity had me go into a Shelby GT350, which as great as that car was, did not compare to the AMG in daily driving for me. Prior to that was a 2012 Boss 302 which was probably my favorite car. Way back in the day it was an older 911, but it was ran over by a huge truck at a stop light, so that ended that. Due to work and traveling I have made some really idiotic decisions with my vehicles, and now I am in a 2018 Edge Sport, which as fun as it is to drive, it just isn't the Alfa. So I'm not on the search and will let you know how it goes. But my next vehicle will be an Alfa with a Q somewhere in the name. Thanks for doing such a great job with your reviews.
Living here in New England with roads like the moon , and weather I’ve decided to trade in my Guilia 🍀 for the Stelvio 🍀 this week. Certainly an increase in cost but I’m hoping much more useable. Not to say my Guilia wasn’ta daily driver but all wheel will Sure help confidence. I love these darn machines.
Good review. Let’s face it if you’re buying such a car, you except that the MPG figures are going to be a bit low !. Love the colour, I had a Giulia drive behind me in the same, or very close to it blue and it really catches you eye. Imagine living with that sound every day 👍
Excellent review. What a truly stunning car and with amazing performance. It looks very nice in blue and the spec is brilliant but I agree that the MPG is a bit eye watering, however as you say there has to be a compromise somewhere.
Hi Ped What a fantastic car!🤗🤗 Why can,t Audi make an RSQ5 to match that, guess it might not be able to recreate the Italian soul. Great to see Pooch & Pup again, been missing them.😍
I totally agree with all your comments about this car and I am a fan of Alfa Romeo specially ths beautiful Stelvio. I've seen a Quadrofolio in Red and black color in person and I immediately in love the looks of it, it's stunning the height and the body style is just amazing and I wouldn't trade this to any of the best German car counter part. It is absolutely Gorgeous and the way you describe the handling performance it is no doubt my favorite SUV. THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR GREAT DRIVING SKILLS IN THIS VIDEO.👌 👌 👍 👍
10 hrs driving without stop except refueling. On the end fill fresh, relaxed. Can tell sits and suspension are stiff, but for me for sure not boring. And as I said after 10 hrs relaxed. So I think it is good enough. Only my one remark about built in infoteinment system. The subwoofer is getting not enough power for it. The final sound therefore is flat without the depth of it. Hej FCA - there is small job, reprogramm power disribution for the speakers please. And of course, the best sound is emited by the muflers. But I like music like opera too.
"Infotainment system... erm.... (no touch screen or apple/android play)... relatively intuitive and easy to use"... The Stelvio Infotainment was always a concern for me, and this is all the positives you had to say. Hardly a huge compliment, but I didn't suspect any more! :)
Thank you for testing the fuel economy in "a" mode! I was wondering about that. When you brake, do you use engine braking and disc brakes, or only the disc brakes?
I’m thinking, funnily enough, about buying either the Giulia or the Stelvio as I can justify both. Are they comparable drives (they shouldn’t be)? As the Stelvio is 4wd, the traction should make its power and dynamics more useable. I don’t really want to give anything away on performance.
I only had it for a week so can't comment from personal experience. I had heard both sides of the story. I have several friends with Alfas that have had not issues whatsoever, but I've heard some horror stories too 😳
Great review. Together with a few other reviews it encouraged me to test drive a Montecarlo Blue Stelvio Q, of which I am since a few days back a proud owner. I was initially planning to buy a Giulia Q. Your information about fuel consumption is relevant. Not everyone buying a car like this is made of money, or devoid of environmental consciousness. I have averaged 26.4 British MGPs since I bought it, but then again I am quite a gentle driver. Feel free to watch my first video of the car on my channel.
I come from a manual Giulia Quadrifoglio, so recognise a lot of the positive and negatives. My biggest criticism of the Giulia was not the fuel economy, 11 l/100 km over 10.000 km, which is quite good for the performance but that the size of the fuel tank was far too small at 57 litres, the exact same size as a 150 bhp diesel Giulia. Think the Stelvio has a slightly larger 62 litres fuel tank, but it still means that the range is less than 400 km on a tank of fuel on run. A 75 litre tank would have made much more sense!
Hi pete just watched you thrashing the stelvio . A true Q car if ever there was one. Not sure I would be smiling to much if I was watching the fuel gauge going from full to empty in two hours driving. anyway good luck this weekend at donington.Regards Simon.
You know what I love about this and the Giulia? That the guys at Alfa just said "Why not just put a Ferrari engine minus two cyllinders in this car/SUV and tune it up a bit?"
Came and looked for this video as I had to comment that whenever I watch Formula 1 on Sky and they do the ad for this as they take the break I don't hear the voice they use but yours.
I'm only 11 minutes into the video (which has been great so far btw)....A question has sprung to mind, I have a Giulia QV, love it btw, however, one thing I found out after buying it is, the engine has to come out to do a belt change every 30k miles, is it the same for the Stelvio ? The mileage issue is something you have to learn to live with, if they Stelvio is anything like the Giulia, well l;ets put it this way, there are cars that are made to run to the shops etc, the Giulia is made to stretch it's legs, to make you get out of the car smiling, even when you are picking up speeding tickets....For economy, pick up a Tesla....
@@PetrolPed I should also clarify, it's the accessory belt, the cam uses a chain, still it puts the 30k service at something around $3000....True if you are buying a $70k car you should be able to deal with a $3k service every 30 k miles, but it does have me wondering about the boy racer brigade later on in the cars life.
Mate , Don't show that car to Thomas on Autogefuhl , He calls it Thomas Blue , You won't be sued but you'll be Thomased !! Great car and great video .. Love your Channel Pete ..
I use to get 19mpg average in my 2014 Ford Escape with the 2.0 Ecoboost awd. When I tried to get the best mpg I think was around 24. So buying this and not always racing around I can't see getting any worse than the Escape.
Nice review Pete, like the new logo (guess the new tops are on their way?) One criticism, a very common youtubers error in my humble opinion (from my favourite couch whilst sucking on a potatoe) please remember to show the engine. OK most of them are covered in panels and the like but it does add to the viewing experience if your sat at home on ur arse and you like your cars..Jay and Harry they know...Harry always goes straight to the engine first few minutes. BUT your approachable and they're not, and that counts for a lot.. A quick suggestion if i may, maybe do a bike test also? - can you put a bike in without the front wheel? Love my cycling, be good to know that.:). Thanks Pete.
Thanks for the feedback. I often do but sorry I didn't for this one. Was short for time and didn't get enough B Roll, which would normally include an engine shot 😥
Great review, can't quibble with your comments (other than the bit about Carplay/Android Auto - I believe they all have it, albeit wired connection only on earlier cars like the one you drove). However, as an owner (lucky me!!) I fear you missed one other significant fly in the ointment - servicing costs. Mine is 4 years old and has only 22k miles on the clock (possibly as a result of the fuel economy you mentioned causing previous owners to keep the mileage down...). At 4 years (or 38k miles, whichever comes first) these cars require a belt service in addition to the oil/filters/plugs etc. A franchised Alfa Romeo dealer will want around £2k to do this service!!! Even going to an independent specialist will still leave your wallet £1400-£1600 lighter. The main reason being that unlike pretty much any other car on the planet, where auxiliary drive belt replacement requires only a little bit of dismantling, the design of the Alfa V6 requires essentially the whole front end of the car to be removed: Bumper, radiators, A/C, intercoolers, induction system, alternator, you name it, it has to come off. Local independent tells me it's a full two days' work to do it all... And don't get me started on the price of brakes (front discs £300+ *each* for the steel ones, heaven only knows how much if you opt for the carbon ceramics!). Yes, yes, I know you don't expect cars with this sort of performance to be cheap to run, but £2k+ for a service? It's a family SUV, not a flippin' Ferrari!
How's the IBS braking with steel. Not a single review on youtube really goes into the brake by wire system. I read many horror stories about the brake by wire system and some say it's impossible to drive smoothly in stop and go traffic, for me that would be a total deal breaker. Can you shed any light on that?
You honestly wouldn’t know it was BBW on the steels. Nice feel at slow speeds and effective when you push hard. The carbons were just a bit soft and lacking in feel at slow speed but again amazing when really needed 👍
I can shed some light on that: i've driven my Stelvio Q4 (Misano Blue) for some 13.000 miles by now.... in the beginning the bbw was total horror: couldn't make a 'taxi-stop' at all... forget about taking your gran for a trip ... ;-)) but..... you learn to live with it.... and getting better in using the brakes in the proces. In heavy city traffic: just use the adaptive cruise control: that works just fine. But there are some other quirky things that were not mentioned: This very expensive car has got no front fog-lights .... come again?? There is no interval switch on the back window wiper: so I always forget to stop the bloody thing..... and there are a few other ergonomic flaws......... one remedy : put the pedal to the metal and the smile appears on your face like the ones in the vid.... ;-))
@@sergiuswai9514 Be warned !! If you've got the money to buy it ...... you will after a testdrive !! It happened to me .... I thought '' I'll get over the quirky things " and I did. This car is a real joy to drive ;-)
Do i take that you would take the Stelvio over the Giulia? The latter with an estate body and 4 wheel drive would be the real choice, but they don't seem to want to do that. Would take the fight to the avants, have the space and be more aerodynamic.
So I'm wondering why you got the Mini over the Stelvio? The Stelvio is much more of a Swiss army knife type vehicle isn't it?? BTW, the base model Ti Sport gives performance similar to an E46 M3 with much better gas mileage than the QV...it's working out great for me! Mine is racing green, which looks fantastic especially with blacked out trim.
Such a beautiful machine, and to be honest, I prefer blue over red, as it is "a bit" more subtle....;) Apart from the fuel consumption, it sounds like it will be hard for you to give it back Didn't think that Petrol Pup would have grown that much!. She's almost as big as Petrol Pooch. Best Wishes for the race tomorrow. I will be keeping an eye on the live timing. Cheers!
Thank you very much Pete for showing us this interesting SUV. How nice is England. Someday I'll be back. I want to buy the two puppies ... the ones that come with the car. Greetings ..
Little update: my Stelvio Quadrifoglio (5-2018) made 21,2 miles per gallon on average the last 25.000 miles (50% in R / 25% in D / 25% in N and A) with Euro 95 Octane unleaded as described in the manual. That's very 'thirsty' but you forget about that as soon as you use the car and are lucky enough to not have to worry about that.... ;-))
26mpg on highway cruise is fantastic for a 500hp suv with twin turbos. My mustang 5.0 v8 gets 26mpg which is very good for 450hp but coupe aerodynamics.
29th comment. Beats my last one by 11. So I must be improving? :-)... Have a word with your "photo bombing" neighbour. @4:17 into the video, there he is again popping his head up to do the bins again. Me thinks he's planning this to the nth degree. everytime you're in a car doing your interior chat, he pops up. Regular as clockwork :-)... I'm waiting to see his comment. "Did you see me in Pete's video again? Awesome timing. Eh?" Great to see Petrol Pooch and Pup making their appearance again. Though I do notice that Pooch is still the very dominant one. "I'm sitting on dads knee and that's final!" My only criticism (If it can be classed as a criticism.) was @16:25 when you said, "...just using it for the weekend..." (Because of its thirst for petrol.). Who would buy a SUV just to use at the weekend? Weekend cars are supposed to be sports cars. Something like an E-Type or an AC Cobra. Not a SUV. See you tomorrow. :-)...
@@PetrolPed - No probs mate. Enjoyed myself watching those Ford Ka's... Roaring(?) down the straight...!!?? I couldn't stay for the duration as two of my old war wounds were playing up. Knee and ankle from playing football for over 30 years!! How did it all finish?
One thing you did forget to mention Pete. That lovely motor you've been driving, in that spec, is around £80k........ouch! Ceramic brakes would add another £6k😲
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No truer words spoken. I don't have the quad but my husband and I purchased a beautiful Black Stelvio Sport in February, and we could not be happier! This car looks, drive, and sounds fantastic!
They are great cars 👍
Well I cannot agree more on every single aspect of this car. This is my wife's car which we bought on 13/03/2019 with 4 mils on the clock hence the newest of the new. And in only 8 days we did 700 mls, the average juice requirements were 24 mpg, which in my humble opinion is phenomenal. This included some very heavy traffic and some energetic trips; no too energetic since this car is still very new.
After all you cannot push this car to its limits in daily use unless you insist on killing yourself and many others in that process.
And it drives!!!!! It is a shear joy to drive it!!!. The previous car in the family was Golf R estate, nicely appointed with all but the sunroof bought also new on 31/03/2016 with a dynamic chassis control indeed. And we felt the Golf was one of the best cars one can own and drive until this car arrived; this car is so much better in every single respect and in particular the way it drives; needles to say much, much faster than the Golf but the handling/steering/braking far, far, far better compared with the Golf and a shear pleasure and joy to drive, with all my due respect to the Golf. Not infrequent you have to control yourself not to use the longest roads in order to find an excuse to drive this care for more and longer!
Now some facts: the same daily routine I do in a very effortless and sedate way and yet the Google Maps regularly reports: you have reached your destination 4 or so minute quicker than your usual time. So much better if not the best this car is!
ADDICTIVE!!!
Thanks Ped great video
Great comment. Thank you 🙏🏻
FORZA ALFA BABY !!!! BMW, PORSCHE, AUDI, MERC...WHO ?
Considering the best I’ve ever got in a glc63s was 22mpg it’s not bad but I was carrying about 270lbs of gear in the back..
Alfa giulia / stelvio are the best driving cars 100%.
I have a Stelvio Quadrifoglio Rosso Tri-competizione. I can relate to everything said in the video. I find myself slowing down and creating space (several car lengths), put in Race mode, Switch to manual, drop it to 2nd and punch it and feel what Falcon X might feel like launching as I click the paddles just for the fun(feel) of it!!! Awesome! A true "meccanica della emozioni"...
Love this 😍
Has it been pretty reliable!?
since Alfa Romeo's back to united states of america ...i said goodbye to the germans and japanese cars!
as I did.
well, if you are concerned about petrol consumption you don't buy a 500+ bhp car in the first place, whichever it is, a ferrari, bmw, mercedes or a alfa romeo suv.
that's my opinion.
I agree 👍
Now that`s shown the Germans how to do it!....Yes it may not be perfect but it has the style and charisma that only Alfa Romeo can do...
Oh yes !
Probably one of the best and honest reviews I've heard in a while. Best channel out there!
Wow, praise indeed. Thank you 🙏🏻
I love my Stelvio. Always loved Alfa Romeo cars, been driving them for many years now but Stelvio so far is my favorite. I do say that it should be red :) But yeah, absolutely amazing car and I've driven it in heat of summer and in cold and ice and deep snow of winter and it performed perfectly everywhere and at every time.
They look good in any colour 👌
I’m considering getting one of these in 2020. I’ve been hearing missed reviews about the reliability. What has your experience been with yours?
@@AuthorDarrellCScottJr I have 31K miles on mine and absolutely no problems at alllllll.....total love!
Excellent content as always but the editing/production quality just keeps getting better and better - well done! I have a Giulia QV and as much as I love the car, I think your comment about a Q4 option was spot on. Probably just too far off from what most enthusiasts wanted but even the M3 is going that way in its new iteration.
Thanks for such great feedback 👍
Pete its good to see there is no mention of reliability when you do a great reveiw. Unlike most reviewers people need to get over the word reliability and alfa any car is as reliable as its owner. i own a beautiful trofo white giulia quadrifoglio amazing car. Ive owned alot of makes over the years and apart from lancia there is no other make of car that gets so deep in your heart as these marques there fantastic keep up the great work on your channel from a true alfisti
I’ve had mine for 6k miles and totally agree with your review. Only thing i will change with mine in the near future is to drop the ride height a few inches - more in line with the way the launch car looked. Mpg in the real world as a daily is around 22.5 and I don’t tend to hang around.
Great to hear 👌
Fantastic car! So much style there that Germans could never achieve.
It sure has style 👌
You should look at the bmw 507 or the 300sl gullwing sometime.
@@eug3nius
If those designs were any good the Germans would still be building them in a same again model update. MK 7.5.
Brian Rocks
That is stupid.
@@eug3nius or the ISETTA !!!!! FORZA ALFA BABY !!!!
It’s very impressive. Not a marque I’ve really looked at, however your review has shown the vehicle to its full potential. I’d defo be in race the whole time appreciating the growl.
Get in it and straight into RACE !
That's a Lovely SUV. A car that I could never own but I can dream.
We can all dream 👍
Dream will come alive.
Never give up.
I shouldn't tease myself by watching these vids on the Stelvio Quadrifoglio, but I can't help it. That said, I have yet to see a reviewer not have a broad smile on their face while driving it, and it generally happens around the first time they push it. Must be something about the sound and the handling as they're doing it that automatically generates that sensation. Anyways, nice review and thanks for posting.
My pleasure. They are very special cars 👏
Just did an 800 mile trip in my Misano Blue Giulia QV and it was glorious.
Great to see the "pups" on camera! Love your vid's mate, keep up the good work.
They are more popular than me 😂
Absolutely brilliant !. What a beautiful car to drive in !. It's about the drive and experience for sure.
Whoosh!!! Those wheel designs are a work of art, Pete. There just doesn't seem enough metal there to transmit all the torque from hub to tyre!!!👍🏼
I am sure they were designed to cope 👍
They all have Apple Carplay as standard, this is all you need, the icons stand out beautifully on the infotainment centre. The perfect package, I pick my new one up in about 2 weeks from James Appleyard at the Slough dealership (highly recommend buying from him).
I connected my iPhone via USB but couldn't get CarPlay. More than likely my bad 😂
Great vid, looking really professional. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to the Mini content again.
Cheers Tom. Ive got some mega Mini content on the way 👍
All the new quafffriglio are so beautiful and just incredible to drive. I love my Guilia quad but looking to trade up to this Stelvio. The roads and winters here in New England are brutal. And with the stelvio it might just be a daily driver. Love your videos by the way.
The best bit about the Stelvio for you would be the four wheel drive 👍
Great review Pete, well done!
I really like this car and think it's a really tempting proposition, far more so than the Giulia, which isn't practical enough for me. Sure it drinks a bit of SUL but let's face it a Cayenne Turbo S isn't famed for its economy either.
The lack of Android Auto in a modern car is inexcusable though.
I agree 😥
One of the best rewiews for Quadrifoglio..
Thanks Rahul. Very kind of you to say 👍
It’s not the sort of car I’m usually interested in but after watching this video it has definitely changed my mind. It looks really fun to drive especially for an suv. Really enjoyed the video by the way Pete it was extremely informative
Thanks Sam. That is great to hear 👍
Hi there...after all these lovely words and very enthusiastic. Vid. About one of the few brilliant cars out there right now...and there he goes to choose a mini as his new car !!!
Bruno Campus I live in the real world and sadly have a budget to stick to when buying a car 😥
@@PetrolPed Enjoy your "Brilliant" Mini.....Regards
As I assumed it would be you have done a great job with this review. I also appreciate that you always allow the engine to get to temperature before you start with the fun stuff. I have taken a close look at the Giulia Quadrifoglio, but when the Stelvio Quadrifoglio was mentioned that became my vehicle of interest. I am looking and waiting for the right one to come along, and the practicality of an SUV wrapped around a racing engine just makes it more appealing to me.
I have owned a perfect C63 AMG, which was really great, but stupidity had me go into a Shelby GT350, which as great as that car was, did not compare to the AMG in daily driving for me. Prior to that was a 2012 Boss 302 which was probably my favorite car. Way back in the day it was an older 911, but it was ran over by a huge truck at a stop light, so that ended that. Due to work and traveling I have made some really idiotic decisions with my vehicles, and now I am in a 2018 Edge Sport, which as fun as it is to drive, it just isn't the Alfa. So I'm not on the search and will let you know how it goes. But my next vehicle will be an Alfa with a Q somewhere in the name. Thanks for doing such a great job with your reviews.
Wow, you've had some great cars mate 👏
Living here in New England with roads like the moon , and weather I’ve decided to trade in my Guilia 🍀 for the Stelvio 🍀 this week. Certainly an increase in cost but I’m hoping much more useable. Not to say my Guilia wasn’ta daily driver but all wheel will
Sure help confidence. I love these darn machines.
Mega aren't they 👍
Good review. Let’s face it if you’re buying such a car, you except that the MPG figures are going to be a bit low !. Love the colour, I had a Giulia drive behind me in the same, or very close to it blue and it really catches you eye.
Imagine living with that sound every day 👍
If you are worried about MPG buy a diesel 😂
Informative and excellent as always! Love it and I'm with you Peter... it looks brilliant in that blue!!
Very special 👌
Well, do I sell my R8 v10 plus to get one of these ?? I love cars of all brands I’m not brand specific I just love great cars
Tough one that. This is one of the best cars I've driven 👌
GREAT REVIEW....THE GERMAN FANBOYS ARE CRYING !!!! FORZA ALFA BABY !!!!
LOL 😂
Excellent review. What a truly stunning car and with amazing performance. It looks very nice in blue and the spec is brilliant but I agree that the MPG is a bit eye watering, however as you say there has to be a compromise somewhere.
Mega car 😍
Fantastic review Ped, nice work!! I'm sold. Will get mine in Misano Blue too oooh.....
Simply mega car 👏
Hi Ped
What a fantastic car!🤗🤗
Why can,t Audi make an RSQ5 to match that, guess it might not be able to recreate the Italian soul.
Great to see Pooch & Pup again, been missing them.😍
I have it on good authority that there is an RSQ2, RSQ5, RSQ7 and RSQ8 on there way 😜
I totally agree with all your comments about this car and I am a fan of Alfa Romeo specially ths beautiful Stelvio. I've seen a Quadrofolio in Red and black color in person and I immediately in love the looks of it, it's stunning the height and the body style is just amazing and I wouldn't trade this to any of the best German car counter part. It is absolutely Gorgeous and the way you describe the handling performance it is no doubt my favorite SUV. THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR GREAT DRIVING SKILLS IN THIS VIDEO.👌 👌 👍 👍
Cheers 👍
Fantastic review! I’m buying the Stelvio Quadrifoglio 2020 as soon as it gets to the US.
Go for it. Simply brilliant cars 👌
10 hrs driving without stop except refueling. On the end fill fresh, relaxed. Can tell sits and suspension are stiff, but for me for sure not boring. And as I said after 10 hrs relaxed. So I think it is good enough. Only my one remark about built in infoteinment system. The subwoofer is getting not enough power for it. The final sound therefore is flat without the depth of it. Hej FCA - there is small job, reprogramm power disribution for the speakers please. And of course, the best sound is emited by the muflers. But I like music like opera too.
"Infotainment system... erm.... (no touch screen or apple/android play)... relatively intuitive and easy to use"...
The Stelvio Infotainment was always a concern for me, and this is all the positives you had to say. Hardly a huge compliment, but I didn't suspect any more! :)
Thank you for testing the fuel economy in "a" mode! I was wondering about that. When you brake, do you use engine braking and disc brakes, or only the disc brakes?
I use both, just depends in the reason for slowing down 👍
I’m thinking, funnily enough, about buying either the Giulia or the Stelvio as I can justify both. Are they comparable drives (they shouldn’t be)? As the Stelvio is 4wd, the traction should make its power and dynamics more useable. I don’t really want to give anything away on performance.
Yep 👍
Thank you for such a great review, Hugh Jackman!
My wife so wishes that was the case 😂
Excellent review. Adding this to my list for sure.
They are mega cars 👍
Great Video and one of best looking SUVs on the road
Yep, I think so too 👍
Serious bit of kit that and looks and sounds fun. Yet again fantastic presenting mate
Cheers Bud 👍
Not a single mention of reliability. IS IT reliable, as in Toyota or Fiat type reliability?. Thanks.
I only had it for a week so can't comment from personal experience. I had heard both sides of the story. I have several friends with Alfas that have had not issues whatsoever, but I've heard some horror stories too 😳
Great review. Together with a few other reviews it encouraged me to test drive a Montecarlo Blue Stelvio Q, of which I am since a few days back a proud owner. I was initially planning to buy a Giulia Q. Your information about fuel consumption is relevant. Not everyone buying a car like this is made of money, or devoid of environmental consciousness. I have averaged 26.4 British MGPs since I bought it, but then again I am quite a gentle driver. Feel free to watch my first video of the car on my channel.
This is great to hear. Hope you enjoy your new car 👍
@@PetrolPed Thank you Peter. I sure will.
I come from a manual Giulia Quadrifoglio, so recognise a lot of the positive and negatives. My biggest criticism of the Giulia was not the fuel economy, 11 l/100 km over 10.000 km, which is quite good for the performance but that the size of the fuel tank was far too small at 57 litres, the exact same size as a 150 bhp diesel Giulia. Think the Stelvio has a slightly larger 62 litres fuel tank, but it still means that the range is less than 400 km on a tank of fuel on run. A 75 litre tank would have made much more sense!
Agreed. The range isn’t great 😳
Hi pete just watched you thrashing the stelvio . A true Q car if ever there was one. Not sure I would be smiling to much if I was watching the fuel gauge going from full to empty in two hours driving. anyway good luck this weekend at donington.Regards Simon.
Such fun to drive. Nearly as much performance as our Ford Ka 😂
Thanks for the good luck message 👍
Epic car, epic content, epic video. Best car channel on RUclips and love the new logo 👏👏👍👍
WOW...thank you 🙏
You know what I love about this and the Giulia? That the guys at Alfa just said "Why not just put a Ferrari engine minus two cyllinders in this car/SUV and tune it up a bit?"
👏👏👏
Came and looked for this video as I had to comment that whenever I watch Formula 1 on Sky and they do the ad for this as they take the break I don't hear the voice they use but yours.
LOL 😂
Why have you not tried the 0-60??? It’s meant to be 3.6 seconds but can it do it?
Your review made me smile and laugh too!
That is great to hear 👍
Liked this vlog a normal bloke ..not some spoilt drives hyper cars all the time grazie grazie Mille ciao ciao
il piacere è tutto mio 😜
I'm only 11 minutes into the video (which has been great so far btw)....A question has sprung to mind, I have a Giulia QV, love it btw, however, one thing I found out after buying it is, the engine has to come out to do a belt change every 30k miles, is it the same for the Stelvio ? The mileage issue is something you have to learn to live with, if they Stelvio is anything like the Giulia, well l;ets put it this way, there are cars that are made to run to the shops etc, the Giulia is made to stretch it's legs, to make you get out of the car smiling, even when you are picking up speeding tickets....For economy, pick up a Tesla....
Hi Dave. Not sure about the belt change to be honest. Certainly a car to out a smile on your face 👍
@@PetrolPed I should also clarify, it's the accessory belt, the cam uses a chain, still it puts the 30k service at something around $3000....True if you are buying a $70k car you should be able to deal with a $3k service every 30 k miles, but it does have me wondering about the boy racer brigade later on in the cars life.
Great video mate, keep up the good work!!!
Cheers 👍
Love love love this car ❤️👌😍 great video as always bud 👍👌❤️
Cheers Mate. What a day we had yesterday 👍
Petrol Ped I know mate! Still buzzing! Many more to come bud ❤️
Same colour as my FK8, Pete. Btw cannot stop changing gear in the Type R, such a great gearbox 😁
One of the best I've driven !
Mate , Don't show that car to Thomas on Autogefuhl , He calls it Thomas Blue , You won't be sued but you'll be Thomased !! Great car and great video .. Love your Channel Pete ..
Cheers Buddy 👍
Agreed about the mirrors, they're tanks!
I use to get 19mpg average in my 2014 Ford Escape with the 2.0 Ecoboost awd. When I tried to get the best mpg I think was around 24. So buying this and not always racing around I can't see getting any worse than the Escape.
What they need to do is a Giulia QV AWD estate to complete with RS4 avant and C63 Estate...now that would be epic
Oh I SO agree 👌
If you've got a twitchy eye on mpg you're not considering a QV 😂 gorgeous car!
Another great film love the pups
Thanks Paul. They are the real stars of the channel 😂
Nice review Pete, like the new logo (guess the new tops are on their way?)
One criticism, a very common youtubers error in my humble opinion (from my favourite couch whilst sucking on a potatoe) please remember to show the engine. OK most of them are covered in panels and the like but it does add to the viewing experience if your sat at home on ur arse and you like your cars..Jay and Harry they know...Harry always goes straight to the engine first few minutes. BUT your approachable and they're not, and that counts for a lot..
A quick suggestion if i may, maybe do a bike test also? - can you put a bike in without the front wheel? Love my cycling, be good to know that.:). Thanks Pete.
Thanks for the feedback. I often do but sorry I didn't for this one. Was short for time and didn't get enough B Roll, which would normally include an engine shot 😥
I like how you smile more and more closer you get to RACE mode :D
Oh yes 😂
Great review, can't quibble with your comments (other than the bit about Carplay/Android Auto - I believe they all have it, albeit wired connection only on earlier cars like the one you drove).
However, as an owner (lucky me!!) I fear you missed one other significant fly in the ointment - servicing costs. Mine is 4 years old and has only 22k miles on the clock (possibly as a result of the fuel economy you mentioned causing previous owners to keep the mileage down...). At 4 years (or 38k miles, whichever comes first) these cars require a belt service in addition to the oil/filters/plugs etc. A franchised Alfa Romeo dealer will want around £2k to do this service!!! Even going to an independent specialist will still leave your wallet £1400-£1600 lighter. The main reason being that unlike pretty much any other car on the planet, where auxiliary drive belt replacement requires only a little bit of dismantling, the design of the Alfa V6 requires essentially the whole front end of the car to be removed: Bumper, radiators, A/C, intercoolers, induction system, alternator, you name it, it has to come off. Local independent tells me it's a full two days' work to do it all...
And don't get me started on the price of brakes (front discs £300+ *each* for the steel ones, heaven only knows how much if you opt for the carbon ceramics!). Yes, yes, I know you don't expect cars with this sort of performance to be cheap to run, but £2k+ for a service? It's a family SUV, not a flippin' Ferrari!
How's the IBS braking with steel. Not a single review on youtube really goes into the brake by wire system. I read many horror stories about the brake by wire system and some say it's impossible to drive smoothly in stop and go traffic, for me that would be a total deal breaker. Can you shed any light on that?
You honestly wouldn’t know it was BBW on the steels. Nice feel at slow speeds and effective when you push hard. The carbons were just a bit soft and lacking in feel at slow speed but again amazing when really needed 👍
Thanks for the update! 👍🏻 That’s good to know
I can shed some light on that: i've driven my Stelvio Q4 (Misano Blue) for some 13.000 miles by now.... in the beginning the bbw was total horror: couldn't make a 'taxi-stop' at all... forget about taking your gran for a trip ... ;-)) but..... you learn to live with it.... and getting better in using the brakes in the proces. In heavy city traffic: just use the adaptive cruise control: that works just fine. But there are some other quirky things that were not mentioned: This very expensive car has got no front fog-lights .... come again?? There is no interval switch on the back window wiper: so I always forget to stop the bloody thing..... and there are a few other ergonomic flaws......... one remedy : put the pedal to the metal and the smile appears on your face like the ones in the vid.... ;-))
Alexander Commandeur Man, learning how to use the brakes again shouldn’t belong to such an expensive SUV...I will have to test drive it and decide.
@@sergiuswai9514 Be warned !! If you've got the money to buy it ...... you will after a testdrive !! It happened to me .... I thought '' I'll get over the quirky things " and I did. This car is a real joy to drive ;-)
Do i take that you would take the Stelvio over the Giulia? The latter with an estate body and 4 wheel drive would be the real choice, but they don't seem to want to do that. Would take the fight to the avants, have the space and be more aerodynamic.
Yes and I agree, an estate Giulia with AWD would be mega 👍
So I'm wondering why you got the Mini over the Stelvio? The Stelvio is much more of a Swiss army knife type vehicle isn't it?? BTW, the base model Ti Sport gives performance similar to an E46 M3 with much better gas mileage than the QV...it's working out great for me! Mine is racing green, which looks fantastic especially with blacked out trim.
Hi Greg. The simple answer to your question is the Stelvio was over my budget 😥
Same for me...but I still lust for one even though I don't need it ..maybe I'll have a used one someday....🤔
Such a beautiful machine, and to be honest, I prefer blue over red, as it is "a bit" more subtle....;) Apart from the fuel consumption, it sounds like it will be hard for you to give it back
Didn't think that Petrol Pup would have grown that much!. She's almost as big as Petrol Pooch.
Best Wishes for the race tomorrow. I will be keeping an eye on the live timing.
Cheers!
Cheers Frank. I really didn't want to give it back. Pup is gonna be bigger than Pooch 😳
Enjoyable and useful review. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a bloomin car!
Oh yes 😍
Great to see there is integrated infotainment system rather than those ugly “iPad” style add ons which are common in the Germans
Agreed. Even better in the Giulia 👌
Fantastic review.
Cheers Martin 👍
Awesome car. Really enjoyed that video. But 17 mpg is naughty😂
It sure is 👍
I own a Stelvio Q for more than a year now for daily use: 21 mpg over the last 27.000 km (city/motorway: 50:50)
you probably can't afford it if you worried about gas mileage on a 510hp car ,,,, that's why they sell Prius .. But good review !!
Thank you very much Pete for showing us this interesting SUV. How nice is England. Someday I'll be back. I want to buy the two puppies ... the ones that come with the car. Greetings ..
They would come at a premium 😜
@@PetrolPed Absolutely!
Great car. Very good review too! Cheers.
Thank Corran 👍
Nice vid, car looks great in the blue!
Cheers Jeremy
Drove the veloce, it was epic
About the size of the mirrors - yes, there is a regulation how big they should be and someties they look ridiculous.
Great review Pete of a really great auto! But OMG, I just love those petrol pooches!
Thank you...they love getting involved in reviews 😜😂
Little update: my Stelvio Quadrifoglio (5-2018) made 21,2 miles per gallon on average the last 25.000 miles (50% in R / 25% in D / 25% in N and A) with Euro 95 Octane unleaded as described in the manual. That's very 'thirsty' but you forget about that as soon as you use the car and are lucky enough to not have to worry about that.... ;-))
26mpg on highway cruise is fantastic for a 500hp suv with twin turbos.
My mustang 5.0 v8 gets 26mpg which is very good for 450hp but coupe aerodynamics.
Remember though this is 26 miles per Imperial gallon, not US gallons. 26mpg (Imperial) works out to around 21mpg (US).
Stelvio, uhhhh 😊👍👍👍
Man I love your new intro.
That is great to hear 👍
Oooohh... Imagine what added capabiltiy the AWD system would give to the already impressive/brilliant Giulia Quadrifoglio!!
I know...can you imagine !
Another great vid mate 👍
Cheers Sean 👍
Excellent review 👍
Would love to see you do a review of the 2019 Porsche Cayenne Turbo and copare it to this Stelvio Quadrifoglio.
I'll see what I can do 😜
I thought that for the giulia you can choose between FWD and AWD, at least here in Canada
You can, but not in Quadrifoglio form 👎
29th comment. Beats my last one by 11. So I must be improving? :-)...
Have a word with your "photo bombing" neighbour. @4:17 into the video, there he is again popping his head up to do the bins again. Me thinks he's planning this to the nth degree. everytime you're in a car doing your interior chat, he pops up. Regular as clockwork :-)...
I'm waiting to see his comment. "Did you see me in Pete's video again? Awesome timing. Eh?"
Great to see Petrol Pooch and Pup making their appearance again. Though I do notice that Pooch is still the very dominant one. "I'm sitting on dads knee and that's final!"
My only criticism (If it can be classed as a criticism.) was @16:25 when you said, "...just using it for the weekend..." (Because of its thirst for petrol.). Who would buy a SUV just to use at the weekend? Weekend cars are supposed to be sports cars. Something like an E-Type or an AC Cobra. Not a SUV.
See you tomorrow. :-)...
Thanks so much for coming yesterday. Sorry I didn't get chance to spend more time chatting or say goodbye. This is the second time he's done that 😂
@@PetrolPed - No probs mate. Enjoyed myself watching those Ford Ka's... Roaring(?) down the straight...!!??
I couldn't stay for the duration as two of my old war wounds were playing up. Knee and ankle from playing football for over 30 years!!
How did it all finish?
Looks so good in blue ..... Being super picky - why isn't the Alfa badge on the steering wheel colour - that's the one you'll sit and look at
Mate...glad I’m not the only one that thinks that 👏
@@PetrolPed years ago I had 147, and after about 5 Audi's and 3 BMW's (and a Lotus and 3 Minis) it feels time for another Alfa
Is the wing mirror in the way because you lowered the seat ?
Lovely vid heluva motor! Boy does it guzzle!
A tad thirsty 😂
One thing you did forget to mention Pete. That lovely motor you've been driving, in that spec, is around £80k........ouch! Ceramic brakes would add another £6k😲
Yep 👍
I'll take one in blue and one in red.......💸
Love the wheels!!
Lush 😍
Epic Car🍀👍
Yep 👍