Alfa Romeo does not build many cars like the Alfa Romeo Giulia: a 4-door notchback saloon with 1.3 , built from 1962 to 1978 in the decade that gave the world the pony car and the mid-engined supercar. Its designer of record is Giuseppe Scarnati.
How it came about
Alfa Romeo Giulia (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒuːlja]) is the name of three not directly related model (line)s from Italian carmaker Alfa Romeo. The first were the four-door Type 105 entry-level compact executive sports sedans produced from 1962 to 1978; the second are the updated (mainly up-engined) Spider, Sprint, and Sprint Speciale Alfa Giuliettas, and in 2015, Alfa Romeo revived the Giulia name, again for a compact executive car (type 952). Alfa Romeo was one of the first mainstream manufacturers to put a powerful engine in a light-weight 1 tonne (2,205 lb) four-door car for mass production. The Type 105 Giulia was equipped with a light alloy twin overhead camshaft four-cylinder engine similar to that of the earlier Giulietta (750/101) range, available in 1.3-litre (1,290 cc) and 1.6-litre (1,570 cc) versions.
Various configurations of carburetors and tuning produced power outputs from about 80 to about 110 bhp (55 to 75 kW), coupled in most cases to 5-speed manual transmission. Giulia sedans were noted for lively handling and impressive acceleration among small European four-door sedans of their era, especially considering modest engine sizes offered. The popular Super version with the twin carburettor 1.6 litre engine had a top speed of 170 km/h (106 mph) and accelerated from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in about 12 seconds, better than many sports cars of the late 1960s and early 1970s. The styling of the three-box four-door sedan was square and boxy, softened only by detailing of the front and bonnet, roofline, and boot. Using a wind tunnel during development helped de
The hardware
Under the skin sits 1.3 other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 978 –. The gearbox is a 4-speed manual (Giulia 1300) / 5-speed manual. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is 2510 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Where it sits in Alfa Romeo's history is not in doubt: the Alfa Romeo Giulietta (750/101) came before it; the Alfa Romeo Giulietta (116) followed it; it was built at Portello Plant, Milan. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Ferrari 250 GTO, the Volvo P1800, the Jaguar E-Type. Its Alfa Romeo stablemates include the A.L.F.A 12 HP and the A.L.F.A 15 HP.
The money
There is no federal ownership record for the Alfa Romeo Giulia — it predates the complaint database or was never sold in the United States — so MotorJury publishes no running-cost figure for it. For a car of this age the price is set by the collector market and the condition of the individual example, not by a formula.