Alfa Romeo Stelvio Ti Sport Full Review By Auto Fanatic 

Just bought one, and I can't believe how good this vehicle performs. Deceptively quick and it corners like it's on rails. Uber satisfied.

I have a Stelvio Ti Sport i bought in August of this year. Been a BMW guy for 20 years, I will say Stelvio is the only car that gave me such excitement and joy to drive. By far best review i've seen on a Stelvio. Most of the other enthusiast blogger complained about plastic pieces in the Stelvio and the infotainment system. Mostly stupid stuff. I turn my radio off and drive My Stelvio in dynamic mode everyday and drive it hard and loving every minute of it. Thanks for honest review...

So glad that there are people in the US that know what sport and high performance cars actually are. I moved from Europe to the US and i am so glad i have an Alfa Romeo dealer nearby. Bought instantly a stelvio and i love it. Incredible stearing and handling. Makes you forget that you are sitting in an SUV.

I agree it's the best looking Suv in that class.

I own both a MB AMG GLC43 and the Base Stelvio. I prefer the Stelvio in all driving situation. Yes, the AMG accelerates faster, but the handling and ride are better in the Stelvio. BTW we've owned both for a year, Stelvio had zero problems, the AMG has had several annoying problems including repeated fuel gauge failures. It makes me want to look into the Stelvio Quattrofoglio.

Ordered my Stelvio Ti Sport today ... counting the hours till it shows up at my doorstep! 😁 great review, btw!

nice video-review. More about the drive, less about the silly stuff most reviews offer. I've had a white TI Sport, Red Interior, Nero exterior package, for about 2 weeks. It just looks Italian thru and thru and it's a ton of fun to drive. I drove every SUV-CUV line from $40k to $70k, and Stelvio just delivers, by far, the best overall price and driving package too. Yes, some vehicles have more tech. Some have nicer interior finishes. But none of them combine engine, handling, and steering like this. I drove my wife nuts test driving vehicles, but in the end, she and I agreed. Best looking, most fun to drive, and by far the best value. And when Alfa can get a bit more comfortable seat in the Quad, I'm all in on one of those too!

Best, most honest Stelvio review I have seen to date. Thank you. My Stelvio TI Sport should arrive this week...I feel good that you agreed with my research on this exciting new offer from Milan. Great review! I can’t wait- this will be a torrid love affair...and it’s a practical, all-weather car! (PS...the Stelvio Quadrifoglio IS BANANAS...my buddy in Charleston just bought one for his family and he is speechless, which is rare...) 🇮🇹🍀

One of the best reviews I've seen for Alfa Romeo Stelvio from someone who really has experience and knows what he is talking about. Explaining in detail why the car is so good. All the other youtube reviews are rubbish compare to yours, because they only talk about useless things. Great job and fun to listen. Your tone of voice is so convincing and comes from the heart. I will be waiting for your review for the Stelvio Q4 version. Take good care, Frankie from Monza, Italy.

Thanks to your excellent review I bought a Stelvio Quadrifoglio. I'm loving it, better than the 2011 Cayenne S I traded in. I'm in Newburgh NY if you want to feature my Stelvio in a review.

Brilliant you use good (bene) like Aussies do. I grew up and was nato a Roma, Italia. First drove my father’s Fiat 124, then I got a Fiat X-1/9 (mid engined)1300 4 gears with EE targa, then got a GB number plate. In early 80s in Australia I bought the 1500 5 Speed one. Fantastic memories. Now watching your red Alfa 4C quattro cilindri. If I win the lottery I will get both Stelvio and Giulia probabilmente in Quadrifoglio. Best reviews by far, integrity and honesty with deep knowledge.

Fantastic review, very informative, how can anybody give this a thumbs down? I mean, each ot their own but seriously? This is definitely my next car, and a refreshing change to hear somebody who remembered what most of us buy a car for.

Brilliant “Scientific” review. The best i have seen. Thank you👍🏻

Thanks for the GREAT review , gave me a heap of CONFIDENCE when shelling out the dollars ,purchased a ti and LOVING IT ...appreciate your enthusiasm, MANY thanks

Thanks for the honest review.

Great review! Glad Alfa Romeo is back in the USA!!

A very real video, Stelvio is my next car.

Very inspiring review. Thank you.

I dream of owning this.

Have a RR Evoque now. Its fine at 75 on the highway and no twists. But that is it. Its HORRIBLE to drive in town, the transmission cant figure out where it wants to be. The turbo lag is bad. And as you mentioned, it exhausting to drive. So for a $53K vehicle the Evoque basically sucks. The seats are hard adding to the exhaustive drive. The leg room in the back is non existent. SO any rear passenger needs to ask the front seat passenger to move the seat forward. Its a joke. But it sure is pretty and that is what sucked me in. I have seen other positive reviews on the Stelvio, but yours is the most informed for driving dynamics and overall feel of the vehicle. I certainly do not need the Quadrifoglio, so this will be great. I also like the look. Sure its not as luxurious inside as other premium brands. But why not give up a little for a driving experience like this. I certainly will never go to another Land Rover product. And boring Q5 or GLC, X3 does not interest me. And i want a little room, so a Macan is out based on cargo capacity and price. But i am happy nobody is buying these as there are deals all over and the lease is pretty aggressive. Just have to figure out which trim. Thanks for a great review

Thanks a lot for this test drive, I'm totally agree with you and for me this is the best SUV on this segment !!! It's an awesome car !!! I am totally seduced and I'm planning to buy one for 2019😉

Great 👍🏼 video review

Very thorough review! Thank you!

Something like Stelvio and Giulia happen when car guys design cars... And by the way great review!!!

Great video on the Stelvio, wish I could afford one. Like you said, it's lineage has a lot to do with it's balanced nature. Fibonacci, the great Italian mathematician from the 1100's can be traced to that reason. Thanks for sharing.

I love that Alfa Romeo are staped up there game

Man you are crazy like me on Alfa Romeo stelvio / giulia and yes this two cars are the best in the class.

Phenomenal review!

Incredible Sports Car and Review!!!..just replaced my redsport for the 22 veloce w 21 inch rims...next the quadro in a few years!

AT 5:58 YOU MENTIONED THE BREAKING SYSTEM. I felt the same thing. I did some research and found out that the standard all weather tires that Alfa chose to use on my Stelvio TI Sport are not the the same type of grippy tires that I had on my BMW X3. A little disappointed with the breaking performance, may upgrade to sport tires. LOVE MY STELVIO !!!!

Thx for the ride along and review!

Your video makes me want to run down and buy one!!!

I've had a stelvio ti for 8 days.....i love it. went from a 2012 chevy impala to this and geeeez im in love

Hi, and finally I find someone speaking about how feels driving and enjoying this car, here in Europe they only speak about crappie infoentertaiment, plastic and something stupid stuff ,the whole all the cars have plastics, and the only infoshit I need is a radio station wiht good music for the long rides, and the only I want to hear about is how loud is the engine, accelerating ,the brakes ,suspensions and the handling on the motorway and main roads thank you very much,

Very Good Suv! Agree!!👍👍

Great review. Looks fantastic in that Misano Blue.

Good review. I went last Saturday to look at GTI and stop by Alfa Romeo dealer and bought Stelvio TI for $14k off mrsp

Heading to Westbury Alpha today thanks to this review. I'm typically a 335i/340i guy but with the new electric steering racks, meh. I'm in Oyster Bay so not far from you I think. Thanks for this review.

I own an 2005 Infiniti FX35. I really love how the Stelvio looks like amazing indeed. If my FX gives out this will be surely be on my top list still can’t believe damn Nissan trashed it for a boring CVT, FWD. You got me sold on this brand!!

Unrelated to this video, but I just watched your "Oil Change from Hell" video from a few months ago & noticed appears you utilize Jack stands to access the underside of your GT350. Was wondering if you had ever used or considered the "Race Ramps RR-56" product versus Jack stands as appears may be a safer way to access the underside of a vehicle & provide more surface to underside space? I've always had dealers change my oil as I worked a lot of hours @ my job (CPA Firm Partner) over the years but have more free time capacity nowadays so was gonna give the DIY oil change a try on my 13 Boss 302 but obviously not interested in a car falling on me so have been doing some research into equipment that allows for safe access to the underside of a vehicle & was curious if you might have any feedback from your experience. Best regards....

I have a 2018 stelvio, can you please describe your camera equipment and how you mounted it in the car?

alfa romeo is the mother of ferrari!

You know your stuff Mr. Auto Fanatic. Do you think I should wait for the 2020 model? I'm hearing on a boost on horsepower on the standard engine. Have you heard anything?

I want one

Yeah I’ve driven all the new AR’s, 2.0 & 2.9tt Giulia’s and 2.0 & 2.9tt Stelvio’s and, it’s remarkable how good they all are. I love my Giulia QV to death but just had my winter tires put on and 3 out of 4 forged wheels were bent. For the NY area the Stelvio QV might be a bit better all around for the lousy roads. When I drove a Stelvio QV up at Miller Motorcars this past summer and I was shocked how close it felt to the the Giulia QV. Even the base Stelvio feels like a better driver than many sports sedans. Hard to believe it’s AR’s first SUV. Love all the new AR’s! The Stelvio brakes do feel better on both the base and QV model than the Giulia. I think it’s two thing; the Stelvio has had the benefit of a bit more development time and they are significantly heavier than the Giulia’s which helps them with modulation a bit in my opinion. Also the Stelvio QV seems much louder than the Giulia QV, might be the big open cargo area makes it like a speaker enclosure and makes the bass boom a bit more...

I just purchased a 2019 Stelvio with the Sport Package. I absolutely love driving this vehicle, especially with the paddles. I am interested in the aftermarket programmable devices that are available for this vehicle. Is there anyone up here who has added one to their vehicle? Also interested in upgrading the airbox. Thanks for the great video review here.

Great review...I'm thinking of getting a 2019 Sport TI ...not sure if I should buy or lease

alfa romeo best experience driven

I kind of missed all the fuss about the steering directness and lightness when I first drove a Stelvio. Because I did not had any experiance with modern SUVs which still lack any kind of car feel and still are kind of crap to drive. Now I know, Stelvio is the exception to the rule - it can feel just like a normal sedan, and that's something very few other suv's can do. The Stelvio I tried was quick, much quicker than it felt (I was surprised how quickly it got to illegal speeds, while I thought I was still driving normal and slow). This was probably mainly because of the suspension which did not allowed alot of forward/backward movement and low noise levels from exhaust.

I leased a misano blue stelvio, but with yellow brake callipers. It’s an amazing car.

One thing $54k and no spare available aftermarket I already had blowout on I95 at 10 pm total darkness in SC somewhere. I had order a spare at amazon.it and sent it to my cousin and he shipping to me West Palm Beach

Great video!! Hows back seat? Do you feel cramped? I am shopping for red one.. hows maintenance?

I have a Nero edition and one thing I will say is that I love the look and ride. What lets it down in comparison to the Germans is the fit and finish, nobody can say the plastics in the interior are better. The drive however is on par if not better than the Europeans and it looks miles ahead. The car is going in for the drivers seat slightly moving so again for me, some questions over fittment.

Blue is the warmest color

Surprised you did buy the Quad version of this so you can make it through those harsh NY winters😁

Hey guys, thinking of picking a stelvio ti up. What are the tuning capabilities of the engine? I don’t want to go too hard, but would love to do some basics, tune, intake etc. anyone have any 0-100 etc?

What would your pick between this beautiful stelvio ti and q50 red sport 400 if you plan to own? I currently have 18 stelvio ti and Im thinking about changing my car to 2p19 q50 rs 400. I'm wondering about handling feeling, stability, and cornering comaparison between 2 cars.

I was hoping that you would do a review of the Giulia Ti Sport as that is what I am trying to make up my mind in buying. I have been driving BMW 3 series for the last 20 years. As BMW has lost its way (people say the BMW is trying to come back G20), I am thinking about jumping the ship and so far from what I have researched, Alfa Romeo Giulia looks like the car that fits what I am looking for. Is the engine on the Stelvio (2.0T) the same as the one in Giulia? Do you know if the 2.0T engine is derived from the 2.9T or is it made in-house at Alfa Romeo. When I say in-house I mean designed & built by Alfa's engineer with no input from other brands. I am aware that all the current Alfa vehicles that are being sold in US are of Georgia platform that has been designed & developed by the Maserati & Ferrari engineers. But I have not been able to find any information about the 2.0T engine in the Giuilia, as all the good reviews and news making rounds are that of the Quadrifoglio's 2.9T engine.

Shared with my son at Alfa Romeo, Albuquerque, New Mexico. I’m sure he will add to Dealership Showroom Monitors as he did with your Alfa Romeo.

I am paying $475 for my 2018 Stelvio with only $1200 out of pocket. $14k off. My was $54k mrsp

With that color its a shame you cant get the Ice trim or interior. You're making it difficult for me to decide what SUV/Crossover I want. Stelvio? Levante? Edge ST? Q5? Macan?

I am looking at buying one of these for the wife, but I am having trouble understanding how it is a "drivers car". With the lane control, collision avoidance, blind spot beeping is it not all distracting? Also the traction control cannot be turned off, forget enjoying the car in the winter time. The drive by wire braking as well, does this car still drive that good that you can ignore all the nannies and anti-driving options the car has? I'll even ignore the fact it does not come as a manual, but that is another story.

Great car indeed.

How close to Albany are you? I'm 45 mins south of Albany where I live

There is something about Alfa Romeo that just gets into you.

Why is everyone going to the 2l turbo??i wish they went with a 3 l turbo

I seek inspiration on RU-vid and find this. Thanks a lot! I try to help people on my channel as well. If you'd like to collaborate, I would be honored.

Do you think it’s better than the Lexus RX 350!!!!!!

They changed the steering for 2020... is it that much worse?

I think that people over hype this car I have one and it isn’t all that special. It’s sort of MEH

Too bad Alfa doesn't offer a bright tan (think Ferrari tan) interior with this outstanding exterior color

i know ,you have a strong sporty platform,but,as Italian,I have to admit,the designer should have done better in terms of design,it lacks finishing touches,it is somehow a little poor in terms of exterior trimming ,for example i would have added a real brushed stainless steel shield on the rear bumper ,like Mercedes does,they simply did a two tone color.Still the front bumper would have gained in style from more aluminum or chrome trimming around the coolings openings,the grilles are mde of cheap plasti, where a car like this deserves a metal stamped grille inserted into the mouth opening with an aluminum brushed/polished trim.This stuff can't match the ambition of rebirthing an high end brand like Alfa Romeo,no compromise are admitted in term of high quality material,the richness of material is mndatory here,you CAN?T simply stamp a plastic bumper and insert a black stamped grille from behind,bam...done.No man ,you have to count at least 3 different material,from carbon fiber,to aluminum,to stainless steel and chrome.Same for the lower skirts,again material ,material ,material,not just a simple matt black plastic trim.Believe buddy this is a kind of weird FIAT legacy,they tend to a real reliable platform and honest designing but lack in the refinishing,and in a segment like this,with ambition like this ,no compromise,in my opinion ,you HAVE TO ASTONISH your competitor,not to be criticized by an honest Italian Alfista...my two cents buddy

Have count how many issues this vehicle came with 🤣, it's very annoying when one gets a new car and within 2 years of ownership we have 8 ( right ) manufacturer recalls , and several trips to the local dealer for other issues , like the one we just ran into , the lever to open the hood broke , can't open the hood to check on anything ,like washer fluid level etc etc Sure it is a fun car to drive , but the problem after problem is take all the fun out of it And please , STOP comparing it to Ferrari for good

Leased the Stelvio in July I absolutely love the look and the way it handles. But I must say I'm having lots of issues with it. The Navigation will just stop working for no reason, the windows go down when you want to put them up. The dash will light up like a Christmas Tree at times again, for no reason. It'll downshift when coming to a stop pushing the car forward and sometimes the brakes feel like they're just not there....Scary!. Along with little things to minor to mention. I started having issues after 5000K miles, I now have 9000K. Service is quite a distance away from me so taking it in is a hassle. When I called service he said people have been complaining about the same electrical issues as myself. I don't want to bash this car because it makes me feel special and different than the average SUV next to me on the road , but I wouldn't buy or recommend this vehicle to anyone. I'm sorry I got a 39 month lease..Should have went with the 24 month. I think this vehicle is going to have lots of issues as time goes on.

Does it use plastic or composite material in critical areas such as the exhaust manifold, intake manifold or radiator? This is important to know for long term service. BMW is well known for this nonsense and I believe other Euro car makers as well.

Why do people lie so much in comments😂

The write off of the Alfa Romeo is steep. Here in the Netherlands I never buy a alfa romeo. The write off in 3 years of time is the half of the price of the car!

"truck"? LOL

No offense but it’s not even close to a truck cool suv tho lol