U.S. buyers looking to gets the keys to an Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio will have to cough up more cash for the 2018 model year car, following confirmation that the sports sedan is now US$ 1,500 pricier.

Cars Direct discovered that the price of the Giulia Quadrifoglio will rise from US$ 73,595 (including a US$ 1,595 destination charge) to US$ 75,095. Fortunately, customers will enjoy two important upgrades for that little extra dough.


For 2018, the car will come standard with a 14-speaker Harmon Kardon audio system and forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking. In the 2017 car, these two features could be purchased for US$ 1,400 so the 2018 Giulia QV is only really US$ 100 more than the outgoing model.

The inclusion of the forward collision warning system also gives Alfa Romeo an edge over the Mercedes-AMG C63 and BMW M3. In the former, the Mercedes equivalent costs US$ 4,450 while the M3 requires customers to spend US$ 5,600 for the crash-avoidance technology.