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Alfa Romeo celebrates F1 comeback with special Giulia, Stelvio QV editions

Alfa Romeo will introduce special versions of its Giulia Quadrifoglio sedan and Stelvio Quadrifoglio SUV at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show coming up next month. The so-called Alfa Romeo Racing series will be released to celebrate the luxury car marque’s comeback into the Formula 1 championship.

Both cars will take advantage of Sparco carbon-fiber seats embroidered with contrast-rich stitching, a unique steering wheel wrapped in leather and Alcantara, a Mopar gear stick with carbon inserts, a lightweight composite roof, custom-designed wheels 19 (Giulia QV) and 20 (Stelvio QV) inches in diameter, and carbon-ceramic performance brakes.

All cars will don the same colors as the 2019 Alfa Romeo C38 racecar and pack an Akrapovič titanium-alloy exhaust system with a powerful soundtrack of its own.

The base equipment for both the sedan and the SUV will include adaptive cruise control, a Harman Kardon audio system, a hi-end multimedia center with a large touchscreen display, adjustable suspension, and a torque vectoring control system.

Both the Alfa Romeo Stelvio and the Giulia Quadrifoglio will ship with the old 2.9-liter twin-turbo V6 engine rated at 510 hp (380 kW) and paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission. The SUV needs 3.8 seconds to sprint 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph), while the sedan takes 0.1s longer.

Photo: Alfa Romeo