Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio

The Stelvio Quadrifoglio is the performance variant of Alfa Romeo's first ever crossover. As many of you may already know, the Italian SUV is named after the iconic Stelvio Pass in northern Italy near the Swiss border. "Quadrifoglio" refers to the four-leaf clover featured throughout the vehicle; Alfa Romeo went with this as it was used as a good-luck symbol to racing drivers. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio is basically a taller, more practical version of the Giulia Quadrifoglio, packing a 2.9-liter twin-turbo V6 developed with Ferrari producing 505 horsepower and 443 lb-ft of torque. The launch from 0 to 60 mph occurs in 3.6 seconds, with the vehicle capable of a top speed of 176 mph. This is 0.2 seconds faster to 60 mph and 15 mph slower than the Giulia Quadrifoglio. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio comes standard with Q4 all-wheel-drive and an 8-speed automatic. Features that stand out the most include a torque vectoring system, large and distinct paddle shifters, carbon fiber trim, and the ability to control the position of the liftgate from the infotainment system. Pricing for the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio starts close to $80,000. Overall, the first Alfa Romeo performance crossover is amazing and contains more sports car traits than the average Joe would imagine. Although the Stelvio Quadrifoglio is one of the quickest SUVs available, I prefer the Porsche Cayenne Turbo and the top-level Mercedes-AMG SUVs mainly because the latter two are more reliable and sophisticated.