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Originally Posted by alphasaur
Alfa Romeo Giulia
approx 3400lbs, rwd and 280hp with an excellent ZF transmission.
The 4 cylinder giulia is fairly reliable as well with electrical gremlins from earlier model years being the most commonly reported issues. The majority of the issues appear to be fixed with ECU flashes.
Driving dynamics are excellent and road presence is great too. It's 100% the most driver focused car in it's class. Can find CPO at about ~30k. Make sure you get the sport package with LSD.
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Largest issue I had with the 2.0 Giulia is that it's an SOHC 4 pot that redlines at 5500 RPM. Torque starts to fall off at around 4500 RPM. It does pull hard, but matted to the ZF8 you find yourself almost constantly slapping paddles while on a back road. While that sounds fun, the stock exhaust is very quiet, and I constantly found myself bouncing off the rev limiter. The handling was fantastic, but compared to a twin where you can enjoy winding out a gear, the low redline gets annoying pretty quickly.