With a 30-40W car purchase budget, how will you choose to buy an SUV? It is believed that the vast majority of users will choose the luxury first-line brand B under the medium-sized SUV, some of the brand requirements are not high, pay attention to the cost performance of the user may choose the second-line luxury brand, a small number of users may pay more attention to practicality, will choose non-luxury brand medium and large SUV. But if you want a car that's different, personalized, compelling, not easy to meet, and fun to drive, try this one – The Alfa Romeo Stelvio!
Century-old brand, still active in F1
Speaking of Alfa Romeo, in fact, if you pay attention to F1, you should know that it is one of the few car brands on the market that can be active in F1, in fact, it was founded a hundred years ago and has been making great achievements in car racing, such as Le Mans, Targa Florio, F3 and so on. Moreover, in the eyes of many professional car players or auto media people, it is a brand full of beauty and can bring you driving pleasure all the time.
For example, Jeremy Clarkson, one of the three musketeers of TopGear, is notoriously picky about cars, down to tens of thousands of scooters, up to tens of millions of cars, he can tell you a lot of shortcomings. But only Alfa Romeo, he is full of likes, the most impressive is the episode (S21E04) of the Alfa Romeo Disco Vloante and 8C appreciation, whether it is the design or the overall dynamic performance, he shows the gentle and sensual side that is extremely rare so far, you can feel that it is from the heart of the like and love.
Unique design, a clear stream in the industry
It is a pity that such a brand with historical background and a unique style in handling and driving did not enter the country until 2017, which may also be related to the fact that it has not launched an SUV model before, after all, at that time, the Chinese people's love for SUVs can be said to be well known, in a sense, SUV seems to be a guarantee of sales. What Xiaobian experienced this time is the first SUV under its brand , Stelvio.
Just as Jeremy Clarkson doesn't skimp on any words of praise to describe Alfa Romeo's designs, the moment he saw Stelvio, he was still amazed by its design. Not only because the position where it hangs the license plate is on the right side of the front of the car, but this huge family-style "inverted triangle" design is too eye-catching, and there are a pair of huge grilles on both sides of it, like a ferocious prey with a large mouth of blood basin, very tense, two eagle-like headlights, are designed to be very slender, forming a huge contrast with the grille, sharp and sharp.
The sides of the body are actually more representative of Alfa Romeo's Italian elegance than the front, whether it is the strong rib lines on the doors or the lines that extend downward from the B-pillar. Although this is an SUV, it exudes a sports car style, especially when you see its ten sports wheels and the brake calipers of the front four pistons, you can feel that it is not a simple car.
The rear of the car also uses a lot of rounded lines, which seems to be a little bloated, but after two "thick" exhaust pipes, it looks thick and powerful.
Compared with the current some quick success and family design for the sake of family, Stelvio seems to be somewhat fresh and unworldly, the entire body is wrapped in a large number of rounded lines, the tangent line is almost non-existent, everywhere shows its elegance, and behind this elegance there is also a huge force to set off, making people feel extraordinary.
But when you get into the car, Stelvio is less subtle, the bright red comes into view, and the Italian style is unreserved. To be honest, the moment I saw this interior made me think of Maserati. Indeed, the only italian car that makes people feel comfortable and romantic with such a bold color scheme and can use it. Coupled with the coat of arms on this tactile leather seat, the high-end feeling is even more obvious.
In addition to being more brilliant in color matching, the most attractive thing is this steering wheel with excellent grip, the thickness and radius are just right, and the engine start button in the same position as some Ferrari models gives people a strong desire to "ignite" it, and the paddle shift hidden in the rear is said to be the same as Ferrari. In other respects, it's a bit lackluster, especially some multimedia systems that don't keep up with the times, and knobs that are simple in design and lack texture, but this cynicism is also Italian.
As for the performance in terms of space, it can be said that it is its biggest weakness, and there is no advantage compared with the luxury brand at the same price, and even if you are slightly tall, then sitting in the back row is simply torture, but even so, so many fans around the world will still be obsessed with it, why is that? Then we have to talk about how it feels to be driving.
Only by driving can you experience the beauty of Alfa Romeo
Some people may think that so many people say that Alfa Romeo controls well, is it that ordinary people can't open it? Or go to the track to experience it? In fact, this is not the case, in the case of Stelvio, you can basically feel it after driving through two or three intersections. The first point is to steer, although it is not uncommon to say "where to point" this way of describing it, and if a car does not refer to which to hit which, it is a problem! But the most representative of Stelvio's "where to play", its steering is extremely precise and linear, you will feel every turn, the wheels will react immediately, without any delay, very sensitive. Moreover, the gain of the steering angle is also linear, everything is very controllable, driving on the road, your control of the whole car is very strong, and it feels like everything is in your own hands.
In addition, the powertrain, this set of 2.0T engine and 8-speed automatic transmission matching can be said to be one of the best in the same class, whether it is the enthusiasm of downshifting, the smooth acceleration brought by the wide torque platform, or the engine's suppression of turbo hysteresis is quite excellent, if you use paddle shifts to lift and lower gears, it is a veritable "hand knife drop". Finally, on the chassis suspension, although the Stelvio is an SUV, the suppression of the roll is very good, and there will be no one-sided feeling that the people in the car will be one-sided, which also benefits from its more tough damping force setting, so that its support is excellent, and the dynamic performance of the body is also very clean and clean, without dragging mud and water.
It is these outstanding performances of driving that shape it into a veritable "driver's car", the joy of driving is not that you need to drive intensely to feel, but from the moment you step on the accelerator you will be completely infected by it. I think that's why so many people who like to drive will like Alfa Romeo, after all, even the driving feel of an SUV can be so fun, not to mention its sedan or sports car
In the face of the current irreversible new energy trend, the models launched by traditional car companies tend to be homogenized in the environment, Alfa Romeo, which only creates a car for fans who love to drive, seems to be a clear stream. If you want an SUV with a personality, but you don't want to compromise on the handling and driving pleasure, the Stelvio is bound to be an unmissable choice, but only if you can tolerate its smaller space, expensive after-sales, low-coverage 4S stores and poor retention rate. Otherwise, it will really make you love and hate!
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