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It may be a great little mini SUV... but its not gonna matter and its certainly not gonna be stealing a significant amount of anyone's sales. I genuinely think you'd have to have your head checked to buy the Alfa over the X3M, Macan or even AMG GLC. |
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Made my decision for me right there if true. This is a deal killer for me.
I dont hate anyone who's ready for electric. IT just aint me. Not yet anyway. I want my growl when i put my foot down. Not a whistle in my ear. I dont care how much faster they are theres more to the experience than quickest to 60. Again just my opinion... I can totally understand the appeal to others. I'm just not there yet. |
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It would seem so on paper but have you seen the issues plaguing the Alpha Romeo Giulia QV? How about the Stelvio Ti? Not even close would sum this up. Reliability has to count for something. The 63S will be top dog until the X3M is released...followed by the Macan Turbo S and/or the future Macan EV. It should all be an interesting comparison. Competition is good.
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After owning and driving both the M3 and QV side by side during two months overlap, I finally decided to sell the M3. The Alfa was and still is a better driving/performing/handling/sounding/riding car. Overall the M3 was the standard bearer at one time, but no longer, until the next gen arrives. I bought my Alfa QV very well-equipped for $77K. That was about $7k less than the similarly-equipped, two model year older M3 when I bought it new, but honestly, the QV is a better car. Speaking from real world experience, not regurgitated magazine BS (due to not getting the well-known start-stop system software updates performed before beating on the car only to have it succumb to the reason for the update. Not a mechanical issue, just a software conflict, since resolved). Anyway, don't discount the upcoming Stelvio Quadrifoglio. It will outperform the new Cayenne Turbo for $50-65k less money...mark my words! The X3M ain't no Cayenne Turbo. So there you go. Last edited by mcc3456; 09-15-2017 at 05:27 PM.. |
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As far as the Cayenne Turbo is concerned...it is in a different class altogether. Porsche claims the new 2019 Cayenne Turbo will hit 60 MPH in 3.7s and God only knows what the Turbo S will hit. Porsche is pretty conservative with their 0-60 numbers and I haven't seen a Giulia QV hit 60 faster than 3.9s...so, I doubt the heavier Stelvio QV will break 4s. 2019 is going to be a big year for M cars. Let's see what happens.
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Sources such as MotorTrend and Road&Track have consistently put the Giulia at 3.9s to 60 MPH and those are the sources IMO that have the best real world tests. TV auto shows like Top Gear can't get anywhere nears those numbers and magazines like Car&Driver always have the fastest times that no one else can replicate. No doubt that the Giulia's performance on the track is impressive, but if I was on the market for a sedan, Alpha Romeo would have to work hard to convince me that it's reliability is on par with other manufactures to even consider it as an option. There are too many other options that perform just as well to justify taking a risk.
But we are not here to talk about sedans are we? Personally I am "jacked" that SAVs are finally getting the attention they deserve. The market over the next few years will be a very interesting one. In my current position, there is no other vehicle that checks all the boxes like the X3 M40i does. I would be in a Macan Turbo right now if it wasn't too small. When the time comes, I will test drive them all...X3M, GLC63s, RSQ5, and the Stelvio. These are the SAVs that are at the right size and performance for me.
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I did test drive an X4 M40i awhile back and it set me down the path of extending my lease until the X3 M40i was available.
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