TOGETHER WITH THE GIULIA QUADRIFOGLIO tested on page 78, Alfa Romeo has given its super-SUV a package of updates for 2024, which will likely see it through to the end of its life. Among them, a boost in power from 503bhp to 513bhp, new LED matrix headlights, revamped interior trim and a fresh digital instrument cluster, plus detail suspension retuning. The most significant update, however, is the fitting of a mechanical limited-slip differential at the rear. The price has increased by several thousand pounds, to an £87,195 starting point.
In the cabin, the TFT digital instrument panel has been updated with a new set of configurable displays, and textured '3D' carbon-fiber trim has been liberally applied over the transmission tunnel and dashboard. Although it's real carbon, its open-weave finish makes the interior look cheaper rather than more sophisticated, to this tester at least - but, 'eye', 'beholder' and so on. The dash's central screen looks more dated than ever in 2024, particularly in terms of map graphics, but it works tolerably well enough and you can hook up your smartphone via Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. As with the rest of the interior, it's fine rather than outstanding in any way.
Interior sophistication might be a selling point for most premium SUVS but, happily, it's not what draws customers to this car, because, as before, the Stelvio Quadrifoglio is a car you'd buy because it is genuinely exciting to drive.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة May 2024 من Evo UK.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة May 2024 من Evo UK.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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