Alfa Romeo has revealed that it has opted against
producing a Giulia Sportwagon, instead deciding to focus on the all-new Stelvio
SUV.
Although the world would have loved to see a Giulia
estate designed to rival the BMW 3-Series Touring and Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Estate, Alfa’s manufacturing chief Alfredo Altavilla recently questioned the
need for such a model with the Stelvio now part of the Alfa family.
Altavilla’s logic makes sense. The Stelvio is based
on the same Giorgio platform as the Giulia and in Quadrifoglio guise, comes
with the same twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter V6 engine. Although it is slightly
heavier than its sedan sibling, Alfa still claims it’ll be the fastest
production SUV around the Nurburgring, approximately 30 seconds slower than the
Giulia but still dipping below the 8-minute mark.
While the Giulia won’t receive an estate variation,
the Italian marque will introduce a coupe dubbed the Sprint sometime this year,
potentially at Geneva.
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