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Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio – interior and tech

The Giulia’s interior has improved over the years, although its ambience is still behind its rivals

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  • Awesomely fast, amazingly approachable, full of charisma
  • Interior not a match for its rivals, reputation for flaky reliability

Historically, this has been the Giulia’s weakest area. Although the seats and driving position are faultless, and the design of the interior is neat if a little plain, the materials let it down, with lots of tough and scratchy plastics and flimsy switchgear. This has been gradually improved with various updates since the 2017 launch. The 2024 car features open-weave ‘3D’ carbonfibre, which is something of an acquired taste, but is distinctive.

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The Alfa’s updated infotainment system is serviceable. The only real issue we have found is when trying to listen to audio via a Bluetooth device, the system takes a long time to reconnect and allow the phone to play. And, sometimes it refuses to play anything at all. One of the reasons why the Alfa system is a relatively good one is that it doesn’t try to be too complicated; it does everything you need but nothing more, although its graphics do look dated. 

The liberal use of carbonfibre and Alcantara, both of which can be found on the rim of the steering wheel, do help give the inside a sporty feel. But there’s no denying it, it’s some way off the solid, supremely well appointed and well put together interiors of its main rivals from BMW and Mercedes.

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