The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio is a automobile constructed on ardour. Like several efficiency automobile, its goal demographic is fans. The automobile’s Italian heritage and devilishly good styling doesn’t damage, both. It additionally has the excellence of being one among only a few vehicles to tackle two totally different generations of the M3 and, roughly, maintain its personal simply pretty much as good as anything. That’s regardless of small adjustments within the Alfa over its decade of manufacturing — and a serious generational shift in BMW land. Latest experiences point out that, after a hiatus, the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio is the truth is returning. Ought to BMW be involved? Extra importantly, does this actually imply something for M3 customers?
Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Returns: What to Know
Manufacturing for the new Giulia technically led to September, however Alfa really pulled the automobile from the States a 12 months early. Nevertheless, a latest interview with Autocar revealed that the Giulia Quadrifoglio is returning to at the very least the British market in April 2026. Technically, no phrase but on U.S. launch, however we determine it’s a 50/50 shot. Based on Motor1, Alfa claims the common Giulia will stay in manufacturing till at the very least the tip of 2027. The automobile returns as Alfa reworks the successor automobile(s) to accommodate a combustion engine. Alfa’s preliminary plans forecasted EV-only replacements.
Quadrifoglio vs. G80: Now and the Future
So, what does this actually imply for the BMW M3? The 2 vehicles are hardly incomparable; the truth is, we’ve already checked out how the automobile stacks as much as the G80 M3 and F80 M3. We’ve test-driven the Quad quite a few instances and thought it dealt with and steered one of the best. Arguably, the G80’s largest foibles are the place the Alfa excels: steering really feel and aesthetics. A minimum of from outdoors the automobile, the Quadrifoglio nonetheless appears to be like good, even ten years after its debut. In the meantime, the G80 continues to polarizing, even regardless of a mid-lifecycle refresh that included a light-weight facelift. The G80 will at all times be faster in a straight line (with or with out all-wheel drive). However that isn’t at all times what issues to fans.
It’s clear the Quad is an in depth rival. In the end, that’s nice — it’s one other alternative for efficiency sedan customers, a section with solely so giant a candidate pool. After all, Alfa doesn’t promote wherever close to the variety of Giulia Quadrifoglios that BMW sells M3s; statistics counsel solely round 2,000 Giulia Quadrifoglios modified palms between 2017 and 2023, a literal fraction of the variety of M3s offered in the identical time. So, it appears secure to take a position that the Giulia’s re-introduction received’t matter a lot to BMW’s backside line.
Wanting forward: the next-gen M3 comes someday in 2028, reportedly with gasoline and EV fashions. The longer term appears to be like related for the Quadrifoglio; again in March, Alfa Romeo’s head of promoting and communication claimed the automobile wanted a “roar,” closely implying a combustion engine. Nevertheless, Alfa being a part of Stellantis means the long run is just about at all times an uncertainty. For that reason alone, we expect selecting up (or definitely at the very least check driving) a Giulia Quadrifoglio is a superb play if it in any other case matches into your car-buying plans. Fuel-powered M3s aren’t going wherever anytime quickly; who is aware of if the subsequent Giulia even makes it to manufacturing, not to mention drives wherever close to as nice as the present one?
