Dash for cash

Alfa’s local pricing for the Giulia QV gives away little to its German competitors. At $143,900, it’s around $ 4000 more expensive than the regular BMW M3, but almost line-ball with the M3 Competition (see above.) The Alfa comfortably undercuts Merc’s C63 S, but does lack some of that car’s more esoteric equipment, like front-seat ventilation and around-view camera. Meanwhile, the QV’S option list is mercifully short: carbon-ceramic brakes, Sparco seats, painted calipers, a trick steering wheel and two different 19-inch alloys.