autonews: Alfa Romeo Giulia – this machine today is particular value for collectors

Alfa Romeo version is presented on the stand of Alfa Romeo at once in five colors with colorful names. Hard and lightweight body with an ideal weight distribution of 50:50, which prevents roll in corners System Active Roll Control, the system DNA, allows adjusting the sensitivity of the electric power steering, and the response to pressing the gas pedal, the effective electromechanical brake.

Presented in Frankfurt is the top version is equipped with a three-liter turbo “six” developed with the participation of specialists Ferrari, developing 510 horsepower and 600 Nm of torque. Paired with 8-step “automatic” Alfa Romeo Giulia specs shoots up to the first “hundreds” of 4.0 seconds with a top speed of 307 kilometers per hour. And thus emits only 198 g/km carbon dioxide.

Immediately at the motor show Italians officially announced that 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia has already noted in the record class sedans. Interestingly, rolled onto the podium the most luxurious modification Italians almost had nothing about the basic version of this highly anticipated model. Thank you even named the starting price and the date of commencement of sales – from 79,000 euros, end of 2015.

This new incarnation of the legendary 60’s Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio. True original model looked as strange as the current generation of the sports car, which will hit the market in late 2016. 1gai.ru in anticipation of serial production of the new model, decided to recall a brief history of this car. The original version of the classic Alfa Romeo Giulia entered the market in the early 60s as a family sedan. In the early 70s the market has been bred sports version of the model.

Alfa Romeo Giulia

Overall, the model Giulia is the first attempt of the Italian company to create an economical family car class. And we must admit at the Alfa Romeo did it. Also on the basis of this model, an Italian company has released a powerful sports version, expected to compete with a number of sports cars, which were issued at the time of the entire world market for racing.

Production Alfa Romeo Giulia review was discontinued in the late 70s. It was replaced by a new model Alfetta Berlina. Despite the fact that Alfa Romeo Giulia was produced for a long time, today this model is very valuable for those who like old cars, and of course to collectors. This popularity of the brand among connoisseurs of the car market, were not always. This machine today is particular value for collectors (especially the version of Super). But in the early 80s, when the car was already out of production, the demand for second-hand car market was at almost zero.

While most owners Giulia believed that the machine is not reliable and will not in the future be of value to collectors and therefore, many owners prefer to own the car until it is time to send it for recycling.

Alfa Romeo Giulia: Model history

Now that you have passed the standard of 20-30 years, many cars 70-80s soared in price due to the growing popularity of cars of those years for collectors.

Of course, first of all collectors are particularly fond of the Alfa Romeo Giulia due to the constant growth in the value of the car at international auctions. But not the last role played by the unusual classic wedge design of the body, which had at that time not many cars. According to the designers and experts, looking back, many have begun to realize that the appearance of the old model Giulia looks much better these legendary cars like the BMW 1800 TI and Lancia Flaminia.

Original Alfa Romeo Giulia, which was released in the early 60s, has changed the model Giulia Quadrifoglio, manufactured from 1954 to 1965. In the initial period of the production of Alfa Romeo has introduced a 90-strong version with rear wheel drive and a body weight of 1,540 kilograms. Later versions have had 113 hp and had a light box (Vehicles 1963 issue, for example, already weighed 1,300 kilograms). In 1967, the car has received the famous twin headlights. In 1976, the company has equipped a diesel engine sedan. The first models of Super versions were only intended for use in motor sport tracks. Later, before the end of production, produced sports cars adapted for use in the city.