Alfa Romeo Giulia

FIRST DRIVE Fresh face and new tech for stylish saloon

- Sam Jenkins

SEVEN years after its debut, the Alfa Romeo Giulia has been updated, with a simpler range and subtle design changes.

While familiar, its sharp exterior receives a refined Trilobo’ grille and the addition of new three-segment headlights to help set it apart from its predecessor.

As the industry trends towards full electrification, Alfa Romeo has instead kept it simple under the skin, offering the Giulia with just one powertrain in the UK. This pairs a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with an eight-speed automatic transmission, and all three available trim levels send the same 276bhp and 400Nm of torque to the rear wheels.