Gathering on Saturday 26 May, the Lagan Valley Island Centre in Lisburn, saw a variety of vehicles on display which fall under the green, white and red colours of the Italian flag, of which there was plenty via bunting draped along the drive into the show area.
Based upon the Giulia platform, Alfa Romeo’s first ever Sports Utility Vehicle – the Stelvio – is nothing short of an exciting, family friendly and stunningly beautiful mode of transport.
ALFA ROMEO’S GIULIA TAKES THE DOUBLE AT THE IRISH CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2018
The fact that the Giulia is equipped with such a fantastic chassis, providing nothing but pure driving pleasure, I was eager to get my hands on its big brother, a brother that has massive amounts of charm, yet a brother that is a little out of control.
At the NI launch of the Alfa Romeo Giulia I recall Donnelly’s sales manager Drew McVeigh say “The Giulia is a true sports saloon with rear-wheel-drive and sports tuning through its DNA, it lives up to the motto of LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO DRIVE BORING CARS”.
Today we spent some time at Donnelley Group’s Alfa Romeo showroom in Mallusk to get the first glimpse of the all new Alfa Romeo Giulia which is a new comer to the executive car segment and brings with it the beauty that only Alfa Romeo can offer.
We got our hands on one of the most talked about cars in the last year, the Alfa Romeo 4C supercar and over five days enjoyed just over one thousand miles of mixed emotions. Emotions that included joy, ecstasy, courage, curiosity, fear, regret and love!
When looking for a small family car a lot of folk will opt for a Ford Focus, VW Golf or a 1 series BMW however for those who think outside the box and want to be a little different to the norm there is a great little offering from Alfa Romeo called the Giulietta.