GIULIA GETS GTA TREATMENT
Considered the most powerful car ever produced by the Italian marque, the Giulia GTA will sit above the current Giulia Quadrifoglia.
HARDCORE and wild styling are the defining look Alfa Romeo is going for with its upgraded Giulia GTA. The return of the GTA nameplate, which stands for Gran Turismo Alleggerita, is referred by Alfa Romeo as “a momentous comeback” and also signifies Giulia’s lightweight construction and performance potential.
Considered the most powerful car ever produced by the Italian marque, the Giulia GTA will sit above the current Giulia Quadrifoglia range-topper with 540hp under its bonnet — 30 horses more despite sharing the same twinturbocharged 2.9-litre V6 engine.
Some of the output boost are due to the addition of a titanium Akrapovic exhaust system, supposedly also giving the car a distinct soundtrack.
Its performance figure has yet to be revealed but the GTA is likely to eclipse the Quadrifoglio’s 3.9-second century sprint time, with a 307kph top speed.
On top of the power bump, the GTA has also undergone a substantial diet, reducing its weight by 100kg.
The roof panel, bonnet, front bumper, front wheel arches, rear arch inserts and driveshaft are now made from carbon-fibre. There are also aluminium and composite materials featured everywhere on the car.
It should also perform better in the corners than the Quadrifoglio, thanks to a set of dedicated suspension set-up and 50mm-wider tracks at both front and rear axles.
Visual differences from the Quadrifoglio include a Formula 1-style active aero package that comprised a larger front splitter, a carbon-fibre rear diffuser and a rear wing.
A set of 20-inch motorsport-inspired centre-lock wheels and Alcantara-upholstered interior complete the enhancement.
If these aren’t enough, the GTA can be had in an even more track-focused and entirely road-legal form, called the GTAm.
The GTAm has some hardcore features such as a roll bar replacing the rear seats, front bucket seats with carbon-fibre bases, six-point harnesses, a larger spoiler and a quicker 0-100kph
Only 500 examples of GTA and GTAm cars will be built, with estimated prices of a little over £100,000 (RM470,000).
Alcantara-upholstered interior.
time of 3.6 seconds.
Only 500 of the GTA and GTAm units will be built, with estimated prices of a little over £100,000 each.
The GTA badge was first worn on the racing version of the 1965 Giulia Sprint, which was equipped with an all-aluminium body shell to weigh just 745kg, enabling it to become one of the world’s most admired sports sedans.