Electric Technology Car News: Can the civilian Ferrari break the Nürburgring record after Stelvio lands in China and break through the existing SUV pattern?

The Alfa Romeo brand is really special. People always say it is the civilian Ferrari. Five short words can get to the point: cheap and high performance. Compared with its big cousin Ferrari, Alfa Romeo is indeed quite cheap. They always tinker with the big cousin's engine and then install it in their own products to set a record.

Not long ago, they got tired of making sedans, so they made an SUV and broke the record of mass-produced SUVs in the Nürburgring. Such a casual style is very Italian. However, casualness naturally requires financial support. With such NB brand capital and the first SUV under its brand, where is the largest SUV market in the world? That’s right, sell it to China. So after Giulia, Chinese consumers are fortunate to welcome another new car from Alfa Romeo - Stelvio.

As Alfa Romeo's first SUV model, this car is positioned in the mid-size SUV level, but the Italian design can make it look a whole circle larger than the data, and it also looks very high-end. The actual length, width and height of Stelvio are 4687mm*1903mm*1688mm, and the wheelbase is 2818mm. Compared with its main competitors, it also has obvious advantages in parameters. The design without D-pillar on the side of the car makes it look quite sporty.

The four-leaf clover-shaped front face is the logo of Alfa Romeo, which is highly recognizable. The side license plate frame is very personalized. Only Italians can play with SUVs like this. The shape of the headlights is similar to the previously launched Guilia sedan, and the shape is quite fierce. However, all Stlvio series use xenon headlights instead of the popular LED light source, and there is no adaptive high and low beam function. The thin-spoke wheel rims are slightly conservative in my opinion. Interestingly, only the 200HP luxury version of Stelvio is equipped with 19-inch wheels, while the 200HP elite version and 280HP luxury version are equipped with 18-inch wheels. On the side of the body, the C-pillar of Stelvio is very similar to that of the Porsche Macan. The black deflector helps the air quickly leave the rear of the car. Similar designs can often be seen on sports hatchbacks or SUVs. The huge rear spoiler also looks quite cool.

The interior design of this car is slightly different from that of the Guilia. The lines are very neat, and the black on top and brown on the bottom give people a very high-end feeling. The center console is made of plastic, which feels very soft to the touch, but the texture and touch are weaker than those of German luxury brands. The barrel-shaped instrument panel and high-resolution LCD are the same as those of the Giulia. The 260km/h dial indicates the sporty characteristics of the Stelvio to a certain extent.

The D-shaped steering wheel is very small and the leather is very delicate. The difference from the high-end models is that the 3 o'clock/9 o'clock positions do not use materials with a better grip, and there are no shift paddles. But even so, the feel of this mid-end steering wheel is still very good. The 8.8-inch screen on the center console has a good display effect and good anti-glare ability. It is well hidden under the irregular black panel. The middle is a gun gray brushed texture trim. Although it is plastic, it looks quite high-end.

In terms of power, the engine hood of this model is very small, and it adopts a double-lock structure, plus the original top bar design, the sporty temperament comes out immediately. In terms of engine parameters, there are two 2.0T engines, one with 200 horsepower and the other with 280 horsepower, with a difference of 30,000 yuan.

After the Alfa Romeo Stelvio was introduced into the Chinese market, it is bound to cause a wave of Romeo fever with its good styling and brand appeal in terms of sportiness. It is expected that its user group will be mostly young consumers. Compared with the SUVs of the same level under the competitors BBA, Stelvio has the advantages of pure Italian-style sports styling and imported from Italy, and its body size is also larger than its competitors. For consumers who pursue individuality and have a certain degree of recognition of the brand, it is a model that is very easy to be tempted to buy.

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