Alfa Romeo Stelvio Veloce Q4. A beautiful Italian girl and looks jealous. Test, review

The gears can be controlled in three ways: in automatic mode by setting the lever to D, and manually using the lever or paddles on the steering wheel. Paddles are large, comfortable to use, but you must remember that they do not rotate with the steering wheel.

To be honest, the manual gear change in the Stelvio will especially appeal to sports driving enthusiasts, because the 8-speed automatic works well and gently, provides reasonable dynamics and great driving pleasure.

The three-spoke steering wheel has a few easy-to-use buttons to control the cruise control, turn on Lane Keeping Assist, Hill Descent Assist and the radio.

Alfa Romeo Stelvio Veloce Q4 – powerful engine, 280-horsepower

Under the hood of the Stelvio test, there was a 2.0 liter turbo petrol engine with 280 hp and 400 Nm of torque. This is enough to drive a car weighing almost 2 tons (with passengers, it weighs 1660 kg empty). According to factory data, acceleration to “hundreds” takes only 5.7 seconds. Due to the difficult winter conditions, we could not verify these data.

Visibility from the driver’s seat directly in front and to the sides is very good, only the rear view, through the large sloped boot lid window, is limited. You should use the side mirrors, and when driving, especially turning and parking, the rear camera and parking sensors (front and rear) help a lot.

During the test (half the distance on the road, half in the city) the average fuel consumption was 10.5 l/100 km. On the road, while maintaining the permitted speed (120-140 km / h), you can enter 9 l/100 km. These values ​​are higher than those given by the manufacturer. According to factory data, the tested Stelvio consumes an average of 8.7 l/100 km.

We were able to assure ourselves of the effectiveness of the car’s safety systems. During the morning trip along the A2 road, it turned out that there are thin tongues of ice on the road after the night frost. The highway services simply fell asleep and did not spray the de-icing agent in time. At one point, at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, we drove our left wheels on that part of the icy road. The car vibrated a lot, we felt the ESP system working, but the track was maintained. In fact a dozen or so seconds later we saw two cars stuck on the barriers – the outer and the inner, which lost their grip on the ice, did a pirouette and hit the barriers.

Alfa Romeo Stelvio Veloce Q4 according to the 2023 price list costs 292 thousand. zlotys. The equipment is very rich, but the test copy had a few extras that “increased” its price to about PLN 330,000. zlotys.

Alfa Romeo Stelvio Veloce Q4 – expensive extra

What do you have to pay? For example, tinted side and rear windows cost PLN 2,000. PLN, red brake calipers – PLN 1,600, factory bell PLN 2,200, 21-inch rims – 6,000. PLN, Misao Blue color PLN 4,600, sliding glass roof – PLN 7,500, Premium package – PLN 13,000. zlotys. Not all of them are important, but usually the owners of premium cars like “full feed” and do not save on accessories and gadgets.

Alfa Romeo Stelvio Q4 – technical data