Am I Crazy? Daily driving a Giulia Quadrifoglio! 

No doubts about your choice Chris. I have been owner of 4 alfas so far (my latest one is a GT and i love it ! ) and i will never go back to anything else than an Alfa. Life is really so short to let passion, fun and enjoyble driving out of it. Hopely my next one will be a Guilia ^^.. Greetings from Greece my friend !!

Titles like these mislead people into thinking that these are unreliable cars and RU-vidrs need to stop it. I own a a Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio and it has been absolutely perfect.. not one problem at all. Its been much more reliable than my previous BMW's, Ford and even my Lexus..... So can we please stop with the click bait titles.

The Quadrifoglio is perfect for any occasion! Has gorgeous looks, brut power and amazing handling, just dances around its competition! 🍀

I agree with your comment about seats - I have sat in two of my brother's BMWs - the first one a 5 series, and the other an X5. I can confirm they are nothing to write home about. The seats in my 159 are much more comfortable and supportive, but the best seats that I have ever sat in are those in the first generation Saab 9-5.

Great video Chris, I love the Quadrifoglio....What a machine

Hi Chris nice video mate, I own a Stelvio Quad and in the one year of ownership I have never seen another in my area, and driving to other cities I have only seen 3 Stelvio Quads, exclusively as well as performance is a massive factor for the Quads and for me personally. Keep up the content and keep those videos coming.

I enjoyed watching your video. Thanks from Australia.

Congratulations on your new Alfa! I need one… for sure! 🎉

That Misano blue does look stunning!! I'm really happy for you

Hello. Great channel. I love Alfas and will be buying my first one next Wednesday. Gulietta 2015 JTDM 2. Cant wait. Subbed.

THank you for the video! It's my dream car

My dream car. Great detailed video!

Hello Chris, loved the video, so much so that I've liked and subscribed! I own a Giulia Speciale and I've found that you can raise/lower the volume of the sat-nav independently of the radio if you adjust it during a spoken instruction. Try it and let me know how you get on... Might help loads of other Giulia owners too! 😊👍

I subscribed mainly because of the effort you put in your logo (Alfa Nut).. Says alot 🎉

Getting mine this Thursday! Thanks for the video

Great report Chris!

Good to have you back Chris😊 if you go into the system and switch TA off (traffic information) that should keep the radio off.

Had my GQ for nearly 4 years of trouble free fun. Have all boxes ticked, except for the carbon backed seats, as an old injury gives me back issues in cars. Long continental tours, and I arrive refreshed, (physically, maybe a little shaky, if too much espresso, or too much espresso pedal!) and comfortable. Use the heated seats and steering-wheel a lot too. Love everything about it, particularly the handling and the psychic steering. Can’t imagine being without it.

One of the most beautiful sports sedans on the market, it handles great, has a lot of grip and a lot of power. I think it's great, my next car will be an Alfa Romeo.

Nice, descent review!!! I own a 166 Lusso 2.5 V6 (Busso) 24v, remapped to 202 hp & a 147 1.6 TS remapped from 120 to 129 hp. I used to own a 33 1.7 8v i.e. for 18 years (bulletproof car!!!!) & a Mito turbo for 5 years. They all are/were great cars from every angle, but my favorite remains the 1st, the 33 1.7 (boxer). My next target is a Giulia like yours ...maybe....keep it up!!!

Great! I just needed this video. Being an Alfa-driver for many years and started to drive BMW, I was wondering about the Giulia QV and pick up my old motor-branch again. This video convinced me to buy the QV. Great, again! Thanks, Pascal, the Netherlands.

You’re a real Alfisti! I’m so happy for you that you bought the best car in the world! Can’t wait to see this video but I can’t atm 😂 Salute from Bulgaria!

I want one but can’t afford one so I’ll stick with my Brera still enjoy it immensely every time I get in it

Absolutely awesome car chris, one day I hope to have one on my driveway, there is just not another car out there I want to own, that is within my budget look forward to more videos then I will maybe take the plunge😉

The heated steering wheel is definitely a welcoming feature on a cold winter's morning. By the way wonderful and amazing vehicle choice and a excellent video review ❤

You are spot on. I love the colour choice, and the gods were with you with getting the right spec. You also made the right choice is getting the exhaust note to match how the car should actually sound when you drive it. It is a magnet for people and Im surprised how economical it is. I hope one day I may be able to get one.

You are not crazy at all. Just a very like man, who owns a stunning Alfa Giulia Quadrifoglio.

Chris, I think that is a very honest opinion about alfaa in general and quadrigfolio in particular.

Hi Chris. Great video, thank you. Alan here - I have a Vesuvio Grey metallic QV and we met and chatted at the breakfast meet on Haldon at the US diner. I agree with you about the seats - they are superb. You did well to get the older spec car - I wouldn't want a QV without the coloured stitching, alcantara seats and painted calipers. I understand that the current cars don't get the carbon fibre roof either. The bean counters have ousted the engineers unfortunately. I'm very pleased with mine - it's got the same equipment as yours and coincidently is going in for it's 5th service at Vospers tomorrow. Keep the videos coming 👍👌😊

The Q is definitely a great daily driver. I’ve owned mine for little over a year and it’s a thoroughly modern car with all the comfort, toys and safety features one could reasonably desire from a daily. So it’s not crazy at all to use it as such! Of course, as petrolheads, we’re looking for more qualities in a car, and the Q can also deliver on that front. Performance is simply unhinged when it’s let loose. I can hardly believe this car isn’t banned from public roads. It seems we’re lucky that Alfa drivers can restrain themselves - most of the time 🤭

Great car,great video!more updates about it!cheers

Really happy for you! Your car, in this colour and spec, would be what I’d want too! This will be, hopefully, my next car! Just bought a M135i as that’s within my budget is also a great car.. albeit the usual BMW issues.

If you're crazy then you're MY KIND of crazy :)

Excellent review. I love my Veloce and wouldn´t swap it for anything but I WOULD love a QV next to it. BTW, @13:30 you´re referring to the B-pillar. The A pillar is at the front. You know... A - B - C etc. Drive tastefully.

Good luck Chris. Beautiful color. I also daily drove my quadrifoglio for 2 years until the engine blew up at 30k miles. But don’t worry, alfa replaced the motor at no cost to me. I did have an early model though so maybe you’ll be luckier. Best driving car for a daily driver. Tons of fun. Enjoy.

Hello from the states. I own a modified 2009 bmw 335i e90 sedan pushing about 525 hp and I love it but quad is definitely a dream car of mine.

Thats an awesome daily driver, sounds sooo awesome! 🤩

A piece of Italian art. I hope to own one one day!

Hi Chris, Thanks for the review of the Q. For your little music problem: did you try to switch of the Autoplay function in the settings of the infotainment system, maybe this helps. The blindspot monitoring has two extra sensors in the rear bumper under the taillight for monitoring the blind spot. And as always nice video, my Giulia is about to be one year old and i don't want to miss it, perfect car with the Q4 for the south german winter roads.

I'm very happy for you, Chris! Enjoy every moment with your QV ❤

Great review! You should get a gold star for still holding a valid driving licence.

I have been a Guila fan since they burst onto the car scene. I remember oggling a blue Guliia many years ago. I own a Giulietta QV manual, and I love owning and driving it, for the similar reasons Chris stated. Great car choice Chris and great video, but I didn't need much convincing.

Hi Chris, Thank you for the detailed opinion on your Giulia. I've owned many classic Alfa's from the Sud, Alfetta sedans, 3 x V6 75, 164, 90, 156, and the last series 147. I currently own an ex UK import Prisma 1.6 1983 model that I restored with the hope of selling to buy a Giulia. Prisma was never offered in Australia, so it was appealing to save it due to rusty body, but the bones were good. One owner, all the paperwork and history, with very low milage. I hope to find one soon 🙏. Cheers from Oz 🇦🇺

Great video Chris,a man after me own heart.That is a thing of great beauty you have there sir and it wouldnt be an Alfa if it didnt have its,as you rightly put it,1st world problems,after all its how she drives and makes you feel not her electronic quirkiness which makes an Alfistis heart beat faster and I must admit that should I own such a beast my own running costs in the form of speeding tickets here in the Netherlands In which every cm of road is watched with eagle eyes would be far too prohibitive.But having said that I too as a man in his fifties do occasionaly rise to the bait in my Giulietta QV,even though the result of said contest is not always as certain as in your Bella machina. Nice one mate.👍

Good video and confirms my lust for the car. BTW its B pillar with the front screen being A pillar and rear screen is the C pillar.

You past me on the Taunton stretch of the M5 last week. The car has presence!!!

Great video, these are without a doubt the sexiest sports cars on the planet. Insanely fast too. The last of the petrol Quadrifoglios have future classics written all over them. ❤ I have one identical to the one in your video except the roof is painted as I like its looks better that way. I’ve owned it for about six months and haven’t found anything to dislike yet! Cheers from an Australian fan 👍🏽🎉🇮🇹

Chris you're full of you know what... the correct opinion haha. Can't imagine choosing an M3 over this.

Enjoyed your video Chris but sadly for me I bought a brand new Alfasud Sprint when I was 23 years old I am now 72 years old and can never forget the experience of Watching a car rust away at speed that at three years old the little Alta was a complete rust bucket.

Spot on! I love mine!

Doesn’t particularly matter in the grand scheme of things and I may be wrong but I think the A pillar is the one at the front that forms the side of the windscreen. The one in the middle you’re referring to is the B pillar and the one at the back is the C pillar. Anyway who cares? What a car!!! What a car!!!! Love it

Nice Misano Blue! Mine’s a Rosso C Red and I smile every day I go to work.

“…and he’s wearing a track suit.” Hahaha. We understand. They’re all flash and exhaust. I am a happy QV owner (Stelvio, but a heck of a blast. I’m a drummer & needed the hatch anyway). Thanks for this. Gave me a lift. 🤙🏽

great choice bro

Thanks for sharing. Fellow QV owner here. My spec: 2020 MY, Misano blue, carbon everything (including front V grill which has been discontinued), exposed carbon fiber roof, carbon ceramic brakes, Alcantara seats, ICE white interior color. My lease expires this year. Debating buying it out or not. Been keeping an eye on the secondary market for QVs. If I'm paying less than market value (buyout is 75k Canadian dollars tax in), I'll pull the trigger. If not, I'll let her go and maybe circle back in the future and pick one up preowned, although will be hard to find such a good spec. Oh and I baby mine, only 8000 km. Glad you drive yours daily, enjoy it

I love my Alfa Giulia 🥰

Well after coming from a die hard Bmw m5 nut having owned e39,e60and My last one the f10 which was 760bhp ….I’m absolutely blown away with the quad I picked up last sat which apparently is tuned to 600bhp ,the quality of it is amazing and the styling is to die for I’ve also nited drivers looking in there wing mirrors when I’m coming up the side of them when overtaking ,it’s such a nice place to be as well can’t wait for better driving conditions so I can take it up to the welsh mountains 😂.

Loved the review, thanks for taking the time to share your experience with the Quad! I rented one for the weekend and found it being mistaken for a BMW by observers who I would think should know the difference. While the driving experience is excellent, In terms of looks, it doesn't seem to be that different than a BMW. What are your trhoughts on the styling not being set apart from the competition?

I got in November the veloce version in misano blue aswell and black leather seats its just an work of art absolute gem of a car ! My goal is to get one day the qv in Montreal green with the bucket seats pre or facelifted ... enjoy her it's an beautiful spec !

You are 100% accurate in your assessment sir. I owned a 2017 Quad and loved it. The finest car I have ever owned. Not a single issue with it after using it as a daily year round driver and 54K miles. Simply amazing car. I truly hope to own another soon.

As a long-term owner of Alfas they certainly do make you feel special, and it doesn't matter what model you have. The closest car I've owned in terms of fun factor was my 1968 Lotus Elan +2. Alfas and Lotuses have more smiles per mile than any other reasonably priced cars. My car Alfa of choice is the Giulia Veloce. I test drove one back in 2017. Nowhere near as fast as the Cloverleaf but, as usual with Alfas, very driver focused.

I have to admit... I have wiped the floor with some people in my Alfa as well. Sometimes they ask for it no matter how much you try to ignore them ❤

The perfect Alfa! Thanks for shareing. Is it my imagination or do most cars now have the B pillar much more forward than before?

I couldn't agree more. I love my Quad too, wouldn't even consider a german although I did like my previous A3 Quattro, very nimble and sure footed, the Quad frightens the B-jesus out of me sometimes! Especially when I let my daughter drive it and she decided to chase a BMW ... Anyway, great video and it's the B pillar that you were referring to. I too find the vision more restrictive than my old A3 being a biker myself too. Do you find the wing mirrors are obtructive too, eg at roundabouts and righthand turns. This is the price we the car buying public have to pay for such safe cars these days. ( I think the blind spot detectors are in the wing mirrors having checked the price and details of a replacement!!!!

I own the Q4, so not a Quad, but its an incredible daily driver! It's a bit heavier, more luxurious, and less powerful than the Quad, but it's still great around a track, and as a daily driver, I'd say even better than the Quad! Overall, just love Alfas, and I love that quality issues are essentially gone with the newer Alfas, especially Giulia and Stelvio models.

I daily my 2019 qv. Its epic and mental at the same time.

Have the Veloce in the same colour and never get bored of it,I think it’s the sweet spot in the range without the QV costs,would love that engine note though…👍

Beautiful

Good choice , greetings from Italy 😉.

Catching up on some of your back catalogue mate, these for me are far better looking cars than the equivalents from BMW, Mercedes and most certainly the blandmobiles from Audi. My neighbour up the street has a red Giulia, its gorgeous 😍

I own a petrol Mito QV, love it everyday! Drove a Mito Diesel 1.4 before.

I have ever owned a sporty Alfa and I would love to drive one of these

The ‘A’ pillar is actually the ‘B’ pillar you were referring to.

Thanks for the vid. I have a 2018 that I've put over 90,000 miles so far, still have not serviced the carbon ceramic brakes. I've also averaged 15.5MPG over 90,000 miles!!!

I love the Giulia Quad. I currently own a Stelvio and will likely buy a Giulia before they are gone. Your review was inspiring, but it would be helpful to hear about some of the maintenance costs - the tires for example or the overhaul of the Brembo brakes.

Take the Alfa all day long, beautiful car great review.

I’ve had a 2016 14 multiair for 3 and half years. And I absolutely love it. Obviously was bought with the heart ❤️ the head .

Totally agree with you on the info system - the BMW and Merc ones are just an iPad bolted on like an after thought - hideous. Italian design far better.

Love the vid and your Quad Chris, not quite in the market yet but my 159TI still floating my boat after 20K in a little over 12 months. /Is there a better looking saloon than a 159? It miight just be the Gulia

I would dearly love a Quad, but still put of my budget at present. I do however have a phase 1 916 Spider twinning and a GT 3.2 V6. That busso is a lovely engine, my 2nd busso in fact. Anyway, great video and I think the final few statements about bling etc....pretty much sums up the general car buying feeling these days. People only seem to want German or Japanese cars these days. Give me an Alfa any day.

What a mad lad!

Beautiful car, I'd love to have a drive in one.

Fantastičan

Laughing to myself when u said you're mostly mature and u let them carry on... Then when u start explaining yourself that sometimes u just gotta do it I started giggling out loudly 😂😂😂

I'd rather have this than a 3 Series that's for sure.

I just subscribed! Am I crazy, I'm going to buy a 1987 Milano Gold .... oops sorry I'm in the States, 75. fix it for a daily driver!!! And it's an automatic! And I'm poor! I'm just jealous.. the most modern Alfa I drove was a 1991- 164L, 5 speed, if Only it was rear drive.. my previous Milano 3.0 'Verde' was unfortunately a rust bucket.. clutch was slipping, body work patched up horribly. I have to laugh at this. Your Guilia still all the old Alfa Quirks but in a newer car! Got to love it! It's hard not resist.. the temptation to 'race' .. some 'As...h..e' driver, yes as a mature driver, it makes sense not to resist the temptation to 'blow his doors off' an old saying in the states. I'll be going on number 17.. I hit the bell ringer!

As a winter Quad owner I can say that the Sparco Carbon Fibre seats are not cold. Also the steering wheel is not a bother either. As the seats are alcantara rather than leather they do not become as cold at that time of year. My car has the carbon ceramic brakes and I have never experienced the not smooth braking issues spoken about one the steel discs by others. Driving in slow moving traffic there are no issues with smooth on off operation. I drove my car through Switzerland along mountain roads and the turning lights and brilliant turning circle of the car was an awesome experience - really made a massive difference to safely navigating the twisty roads there. I drove 3000 miles around Europe in 8 days and the seats. were totally comfortable and I am not a small man. Excellent car - worrying is the terrible servicing from dealers. If anyone knows of a good one then let me know

I absolutely love the Quad and would have one over any of its rivals without a shadow of a doubt. Like you said Chris, it gets criticism for it's infotainment system but as long as it plays a bit of music when you want it, who cares?? 👍

I own a 2017 quad, and the first thing that surprised me was how loud it is in any mode, infact I get embarrassed whenever I start it up in the morning and wake all the neighbours ha. I’ve tried it in every mode and tbh it sounds the same volume wise. I suspect the newer models actually got a lot more quiet over the years ? Anyway what a car, by far the best I’ve ever owned and driven. Anyone who I’ve let have a go have all been amazed how it drives and the power👌

The economy figures are astonishing. We're contemplating a lease car and would love a Giulia QV.

I think when you enter a heavy electric magnetic zone it may interfere with the electronic switches.

Most comfortable seats I've sat on were in a 2011 Cadillac DTS 🥰wow!

Lovely car. I daily drive a Giulia Veloce TI, as doing 25k miles a year 23mpg hurts. The TI has all the carbon bits and the quad interior plus it’s also in Misano and has quad wheels. Not quite as fast but fast enough. For my fun car i have something from Maranello so the Veloce is good. But for one car to do the job of both, the Quad would be ideal.

amazing car. for someone that has been looking at MKZ 3.0 and Fusion Sport. this thing is clearly is superior to both. its kind of unfair to compare them from a cost of ownership perspective of course but shitttt is that thing a beast.

The pillar your taking about is the B pillar,the one in front is the A, by the way I would find it hard to drive such a lovely car in the winter months with the salt being put on the road😢

Sat Nav volume is adjustable independent of radio. Adjust volume when Sat Nav is talking

I’m leaning towards a 4C because I think the price in the US has almost bottomed out. And I think it’s super special, and cheap to own (30+ mpg) traffic here sucks, so I won’t bother with daily driving. I have an EV for the boring day2day stuff. But I do love the QV, bloody fantastic car.

Chris I agree with all you say .only 1 thing I'd rather have the early screen Only because the finger prints on the screen. But let's face it alfa simply the best and your quadrifoglio is stunning my trofo white quadrifoglio is simply my dream car better than any German garbage alfa deep in my heart.

Alfa Romeo forever!😊

Great video. Of course the Giulia Quadrofoglio is a fantastic car, but as for the driving experience, do you consider it's better and more fun to drive than other Alfa Romeos? If you compare with the Giulia Veloce 280 hp, is it really 10 times better?