AUBURN HILLS, Mich.,
Sept. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
- 2019 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio named "Northwest Most Fun
SUV"
- Winning accolade courtesy of the Northwest Automotive Press
Association (NWAPA)
- NWAPA members drove and evaluated 24 vehicles at their 13th
annual "Run to the Sun" competition that took place throughout
Oregon and Washington
- Stelvio Quadrifoglio continues to highlight Alfa Romeo's
performance expertise with best-in-class 505 horsepower and
segment-leading V-6 torque, powering it from 0-60 mph in 3.6
seconds with a top speed of 176 mph
For the second consecutive year, the Alfa Romeo Stelvio
Quadrifoglio has been named "Northwest Most Fun SUV" by the
Northwest Automotive Press Association (NWAPA) at its annual "Run
to the Sun" media drive event.
Over the course of the 459-mile drive route, participants had a
chance to drive a number of competing vehicles and voted on what
vehicle they would choose in a number of categories.
"When the Alfa Romeo Stelvio is matched against the
competitive segment it retains the title of best performance SUV,"
said Nik Miles, Run to the Sun
chairman and Vice President of NWAPA. "Words cannot replace the
experience of driving this Italian SUV on the roads of Oregon and Washington. This experience clearly impressed
the 24 judges in this competition."
In retaining its title as Northwest Most Fun SUV, the Alfa Romeo
Stelvio Quadrifoglio topped a selection of recently introduced
challengers in its category.
The Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio brings world-class
performance, seductive Italian style and an exhilarating driving
experience to the premium midsize SUV segment.
With the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio, where other SUVs stop
at utility, Alfa Romeo took on the challenge to create the perfect
mix of high performance, capability and design.
With best-in-class 505-horsepower powered by a 2.9-liter,
all-aluminum, direct-injection, 24-valve, twin-turbocharged
intercooled V-6 engine, the Stelvio Quadrifoglio is one of the
fastest SUVs in the world with a top speed of 176 mph that set a
Nürburgring lap time of 7:51.7 and boasts a best-in-class 0-60 mph
time of 3.6 seconds.
About NWAPA
NWAPA (www.nwapa.org) is a professional
organization of automotive journalists and media members from
throughout the Pacific Northwest and Southwest Canada. Founded in 1991, NWAPA
includes 62 voting members representing newspapers, magazines,
radio stations, television networks, media groups, and the
internet. Non-voting NWAPA members include representatives from
automotive manufacturers and related industry professionals.
About Alfa Romeo
Since its foundation in Milan, Italy, in 1910, Alfa Romeo has designed
and crafted some of the most stylish and exclusive cars in
automotive history. That tradition lives on today as Alfa Romeo
continues to take a unique and innovative approach to designing
automobiles. Born from the world's greatest driving road – the
Stelvio Pass – the Alfa Romeo Stelvio sets a new benchmark in
performance, style and technology in an SUV that could only be from
Italy. The award-winning Alfa
Romeo Giulia delivers race-inspired performance, advanced
technologies, seductive Italian style and an exhilarating driving
experience to the premium mid-size sedan segment. Crafted by Alfa
Romeo artisans at the Cassino plant in Italy, the Giulia Quadrifoglio and the Stelvio
Quadrifoglio feature Alfa Romeo's most powerful production engine
ever with best-in-class 0-60 mph times of 3.8 and 3.6 seconds,
respectively. Rounding out Alfa Romeo's world-class lineup is the
handcrafted Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, which represents the purest form
of La meccanica delle emozioni (the mechanics of
emotion), with its race-inspired, mid-engine design and
state-of-the-art, Formula 1-inspired carbon fiber monocoque
chassis.
Follow Alfa Romeo brand news and video on:
Website: www.alfaromeo.com
Newsroom: FCA US Media Website
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