BLKROKT

Listen to it on track, starting around 3:15. Sounds like one to me.

Johnnie58

i knew you'd chime in

oh please

BLKROKT

It's an opinion dude. Clean out your ears maybe, it sounds great.

JRHolt

The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio sounds nothing like a V8

CarHopper

Sounding good and sounding like a v8 are two different things.

Does it sound good? Yes. Does it sound like a v8? No. It sounds like what it is, TT'd v6.

Vladds

This is a late 70's Alfa Romeo Montreal.
This has a V8, the European V8 technology and sound is different.
This is overhead cam, drysump from the factory, mechanical fuel injection and a small displacement of 2.6 liter.
It makes its torque high up there at 4750 RPM and is meant to be revved in normal day by day life.
Because its a rare car these days, reviewers don't rev it like they should and need to.
This is why even this video is not representative and does not provide the real sound this car puts out.
I've worked for Alfa and saw factory guys in action with them. They bring it over the Max torque RPM and keep it there, even if they only drive to the store.
The point is, here's a much worse quality video of a Montreal Autodelta, , the driver giving it what it.. deserves.
Listen to how happy of a sound that it.




I'm glad to see so many potential Alfisti here, I'm one, owned a 164 in the 90's and will own one in the future.
You can't take only the good with them, take the good and be prepared for the bad. I did all my work, complied to all the painful requirements (timing belt two times every 3 years, take the dash apart to do stepper motors, correct the front suspension geometry and so on).
They all have needs. You give them what they need and they give you in return amazing, dramatic experiences.

Vladds

Unrelated, I'm sorry but had to post this video of this Alfa GTV6, race prepared, taking part at an event in 2015.
Preparing such an Alfa does not need to be very expensive, certainly requires skill.
Notice the chance this guy takes race driving an Alfa of the 80's at a closed traffic event, but an event on streets, with no particular safety barriers.


A regular GTV6 is a 2.5 V6 and it can provide in close to stock form 75% of the drama seen here.

SuperFastYo

So teach a young guy a new lesson:

Why does everyone here like Alfa? I've never driven one, never been driven in one, and rarely rarely rarely see any of them. To me the design is boring, and the name carries no weight. So why is everyone ranting and raving about it?

604 C63

Having listened to some more clips, I would say it has some very v8 sounding moments but it does sound like a TT6. Having said that, it sounds hella better than an M lol.

AMGC

Pre facelift C63 and went from that to a facelift p31 c63 lol. Will get a 205 coupe next unless the 206 comes out as I am not a fan of them thus staying with a 204

Vladds

I'll try to explain why I like Alfa, I'm going to generalize a bit, bare with me:


These days cars cater to owners, this has been the case for a long time.
When a car is built so that everyone can drive it fast, so that everyone is driving it as it was meant to be driven, what you have left is the enjoyment of the sounds and adrenaline of going fast.


But if a car has quirks, these weed out a lot of potential owners. It's a society with an entry ticket.
The ticket is that you have to first put up with these.
Then you learn to turn these quirks/weaknesses into strengths.
At a certain point comes the realization that you have gotten to understand what it takes and have developed the skills and this is rewarding.


Take for instance an Alfa 75/Milano, or the GTV6. They're a transaxle car, with inboard rear brakes. Getting the gearbox to slot every gear for you is a ... negotiation process. I've seen guys that skip second until the transmission warms up, I've learnt that from them.


A young friend had a 1977 Alfa Spider, was grinding 3rd on downshift. People had told him to double declutch, that seemed to not work for him.
We saw that the blip that he was doing was not powerful enough, once he got that, it never ground again.


Its a collection of things you learn.

604 C63

TL, DR: One man's character defects are another man's personality. See: Saab.

Adi-Benz

This ^

Also just in short Alfa's keep it classic.

In the US the most you see of alfa is a 4c or 8c, but in Europe they have the good 'ol regular ones (older ones). In reality, that's where it all starts. Make good sporty cars and they end up being excellent driving machines.

I guess that's where some companies start to fall short these days.

Adi-Benz

Also Alfa combines that Italian supercar essence with all their cars.

What do you guys think of the review on the new Grand Tour episode?

HAHAHAHA JEREMY CALLED IT THE QUATTRO FORMAGIO just like I call it, see previous post ^^ +1 if you made that connection

Mbm6f

Discovery Sport. Needed the practicality

507OverBiturbo

Perfect reference. I'm a former SAAB owner (900s turbo). I loved it. It was such a different animal. Not extremely fast. Not a track car. But it had character. Finding character in cars today is getting difficult, and one reason why I love the c63.

HBC350

Slightly used and highly depreciated 2015-2016 F-Type R coupe or convertible. Not sure if I want rear wheel drive or all wheel drive.

amg4rl

Lexus GS F. Totally different car but in a good way. Not as fast and angry as my C63.

Thrilla

I went to the NAIAS this weekend and saw an Alfa Romeo SUV with the 4 leaf clover. It's called Stelvio.

Adi-Benz

There is the new Jaguar SUV and one other I forgot...

In all honesty though they are mixed between sports cars and SUV's, and for that reason they suck. Jeep SRT is the way to go IMO.

tantumaude

To the Alfa question: I really love driving my '75 Spider, for two reasons. First, it's a challenge--this is a car that demands a fair amount of skill to drive well, be it through the double-clutching, trail braking or a few other techniques. The lack of power anything and the lack of torque (relative to modern machines) mean that you have to drive well ahead of the car. That said, its handling is quite balanced.

Second, it's a rewarding experience. It's not a fast car, and it needs a lot of attention. However, the amount of smiles it generates, both for me and any onlookers, is far more than my other cars. Yes, the C63 accelerates much faster. Yes, the 456 eats distance much better. Yes, the E30 devours corners better. But the open top and tiny size of the car make you feel much more connected, if I can use that term. It's also a very distinctive car.

Td;dr: empirically, Alfas aren't very good. But they have lots of soul, passion, pizzazz, verve, etc. Mine is 100% a point-A-to-point-A car.

ENVē

2012 CTS-V Wagon
I wanted more moddability.

Oh and manual

Adi-Benz

Superbowl commerical!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySBY1OpvNrY

Vladds

nice.

JPetros2008

right now i'm looking at:

FL w204 c63 coupe
2013 m6
2013 maserati granturismo

c63 i've always loved. just really want a coupe and like the updated interior. it would also be cheaper than the other options so i could just save money while i think of what to get a couple years down the road.

m6 i go back and forth on. i like the size of it and it's a coupe. puts out a lot of hp and torque, but not sure how the real life day to day performance would be compared to the c63. has a lot of new tech i don't currently have though and a huge screen inside.

granturismo i think looks the best by far and also sounds awesome. not something you see everyday too. underperforming though and maintenance and reliability might be an issue i don't really want to deal with.


anyone happen to switch to any of these cars after having a c63?

i've considered a cl63 (2011+) and cls63 (2012+), but the interior feels dated in the cl and the cls isn't really doing it for me anymore looks-wise.