Alfa Romeo turns 108
MARKING ANNIVERSARY: SPECIAL LIMITED-EDITION COLOURS OF TWO MODELS
Two models represent excellence technically, performance and style.
On June 24, the Alfa Romeo brand turned 108 years old: in fact, the first car to bear the A.L.F.A. brand on its radiator, the 18kW, was designed even before the Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica was founded on June 24, 1910, and the “Corsa” version immediately achieved excellent results in various competitions.
Alfa Romeo’s 108 years of history are characterised by a DNA made of racing and competition, which is reflected today in the special limited-edition colours of the Nürburgring Edition Giulia Quadrifoglio “NRING” and Stelvio Quadrifoglio “NRING”.
These are two extraordinary cars, with just 108 of each model made to mark Alfa Romeo’s 108 years; they represent the brand’s excellence in terms of technical content, performance and style.
In addition to these elements, there is the exclusive customer experience intended for collectors and the most loyal customers who will be driving these concentrates of prized performance and technology. In fact, in addition to the characteristics of the Quadrifoglio versions, the “NRING” versions have full specs equipment and a dedicated “welcome kit”.
The 380kW, 2.9 V6 Bi-Turbo engine adopted on the Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio is the most powerful Alfa Romeo engine available for road use today; it is also capable of excelling on the track: it is no coincidence that the Stelvio Quadrifoglio is the fasted SUV in the world, holding first position in the category on the Nürburgring circuit, where Alfa Romeo has written indelible pages of its long and glorious history. The Stelvio exploited its 600Nm of torque, acceleration from 0 to 100km/h in 3.8 seconds and top speed of 283km/h to cover the 20.832km of the Nordschleife in 7 minutes, 51.7 seconds.
Not only the Nürburgring: this season also marked Alfa Romeo’s return to the Formula 1 tracks in Arese, the “Alfetta” 158 with which Nino Farina won the first Formula 1 Championship in 1960, and the 159 in which Juan Manuel Fangio repeated the feat the following year, are permanently exhibited.
Giulia, like every Alfa Romeo, springs from the perfect balance of heritage, speed and beauty that makes it the highest expression of Italian style in the car world. It incorporates all the distinguishing features of quintessential Italian style and the unique elements that Alfa Romeo has expressed for 108 years: an impeccable sense of proportions, simplicity and superior surface quality finish for an innovative design faithful to a universally appreciated tradition.