A pair of special edition Alfa Romeo models have been announced, celebrating the Italian marque’s motorsport heritage.
Based on the high performance Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio, the Super Sport limited editions pay homage to Alfa Romeo’s victory at the 1928 Mille Miglia.
That year saw the Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 cover the exhausting 1,007-mile course, with Giuseppe Campari and Giulio Ramponi taking a dominant win.
A number of design tweaks, both inside and out, will mark out Super Sport models from the regular Quadrifoglio.
Badge engineering
The most significant changes for the Super Sport duo come from Alfa Romeo’s Centro Stilo design department.
For the first time in 100 years, the famous Quadrifoglio (four-leaf clover) has been modified. Its traditional white background is replaced with black for the Super Sport, said to give ‘more boldness and solidity’ to the badge.
Super Sport buyers can choose from triple-coat Etna Red or metallic Vulcano Black paint, with the Giulia saloon also available in Alfa White. Carbon fibre trim is found on the door mirrors and front grille.
Black ‘Teledial’ wheels are fitted as standard, with 19-inch items on the Giulia and 21-inch rims on the Stelvio SUV.
Crimson and clover
Alfa Romeo has left the 2.9-litre V6 powering the Stelvio and Giulia Quadrifoglio unaltered. However, this still means a very respectable 520hp, combined with a mechanical limited-slip differential. An Akrapovic performance exhaust is fitted, too.
The interior benefits from generous helpings of red-tinted carbon fibre trim, which is applied to the dashboard, centre console and door cards.
Red Alfa Romeo and Super Sport logos are stitched into the front headrests, along with recognition of the cars’ limited-edition status. A combination of leather and Alcantara (synthetic suede) is used for the steering wheel.
Time is running out
Alfa Romeo plans to build just 275 examples of the Giulia Quadrifoglio Super Sport. Numbers for the Stelvio are limited to 175 units.
UK prices for the Giulia Quadrifoglio Super Sport will start from £82,815, while the Stelvio Quadrifoglio Super Sport costs from £91,835.
As Alfa Romeo pivots increasingly towards electrification, the Super Sport models will likely be one of the final opportunities to own a V6-powered Quadrifoglio. Grab one while you can…
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