People’s main issues about the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio are how it looks and drives. It is said, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” This comment doesn’t work well in Italian, though, because one Italian company thought it was better than Alfa Romeo in every way, so they changed the look of a Giulia Q4 to look like this. The body of this Alfa was made by the coachbuilder ErreErre Fuoriserie in Turin. It is based on a 1963 Giulia TI Super, a rare copy of the original Giulia. From some angles, the similarity is obvious: the front view looks almost the same as the original. A better way to explain it is as a reinterpretation from behind. It’s like the Mitsuoka Orochi, a re-bodied Honda NSX that is sometimes thought to be the weirdest car ever made because of its four-eyed front and midcentury design. At least as much will be said about this Alfa’s body. You might change your mind about this customized Alfa after hearing what else has been done under the hood. According to PistonHeads, most of it is made of carbon fiber. The Q4’s 2.9-liter V6 now makes 562 horsepower, up from 503 horsepower when it was stock. This is because it has been tuned and given a Capristo exhaust. The best thing about this car is that it is said to have the six-speed manual gearbox still, even though the Bilstein coilovers have been upgraded to be adjustable. If this sounds like your cup of tea (or rather, a shot of espresso), you can wait in line for one of the 33 Alfas that are said to be being made. You will, however, have to pay a lot for them because they are told to take six months to complete and cost $425,000 (giving car included). The kids will probably lean out of the school bus windows and call it a “Gi-ew-lia!” This way of life is only fitting for some of everyone.
