The Alfa Romeo
Giulietta’s lineage is strong: Alfa Romeo’s 100 years have produced
some truly magnificent cars, many pre-war when it was a high-end,
blue-blooded marque.Even the post-war period, when Alfa Romeo
became a mid-market premium brand, saw some triumphs too. The company
turned more affordable still with the standard-setting 1971 Alfasud, the
Giulietta’s lineal ancestor that would be succeeded by the 33 (the
highest selling Alfa ever), the 145/146 and the 147.The Giulietta name made its debut in 1954, on an exquisitely pretty
coupé that was a precursor to the ’55 Giulietta saloon. This new
Giulietta is a vital model for Alfa Romeo,
whose annual global sales had sunk to little more than 100,000 units
before the Mito supermini’s arrival, a financially unviable number see more here- Best UK Used Cars.
And
the Giulietta’s so-called Compact platform is equally crucial to Fiat
Auto as a whole, as it is providing the basis for mid-market Fiats,
Lancias, Chryslers, Dodges and numerous spin-off models. So it needs to
be good.
The Giulietta – and most of those siblings – will compete in
the biggest segment in Europe and, if it succeeds, form the bedrock of
Alfa’s business.In contrast to the 147 that it replaced, the
Giulietta is available as a five-door only, with a choice of three
petrol engines and three diesels see more here- Best UK Used Cars. A 118bhp 1.4-litre petrol starts the
range, followed by an excellent 1.4-litre 168bhp MultiAir model and the
232bhp 1750 TBi Cloverleaf.
The common-rail diesel option – pioneered by Fiat
– can be had in 104bhp 1.6-litre and 134bhp or 168bhp 2.0-litre forms. A
six-speed manual gearbox is standard on all models, but some are
available with Alfa's dual-clutch automatic transmission, badged 'TCT'.
A variety of trim levels are offered: entry-level Turismo, Lusso, Veloce, Sportiva and range-topping Cloverleaf see more here- Best UK Used Cars
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