Texas Auto Writers Association Honors Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio with Top Performance Awards

Alfa Romeo Giulia. Photo: Fiat Chrysler media website.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced last Thursday that the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) honored two models from Alfa Romeo's Quadrifoglio lineup with top awards in two performance categories.

TAWA crowned the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio as "Performance SUV of Texas" and the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio as "Performance Sedan of Texas" in their annual Texas Auto Roundup, held at Eagles Canyon Raceway.

“The Alfa Romeo brand made a strong showing with the all-new 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio and the 2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia during our two days of evaluation,” said Mike Marrs, President of TAWA. “Both vehicles feature impressive style and craftsmanship and the Quadrifoglio editions were a blast to drive, offering excellent performance and handling on the track.”

A total of 49 TAWA journalists attended and drove 46 vehicles during the two-day event. Consideration is given to everything from exterior/interior styling to the entrant’s overall utility, value and performance.

As the Giulia lineup’s “halo” model, the Giulia Quadrifoglio highlights Alfa Romeo’s performance and motorsports expertise with an all-aluminum 2.9-liter twin-turbocharged V-6 engine featuring best-in-class 505 horsepower, 0-60 mph in 3.8 seconds and a record-setting 7:32 lap time around the legendary Nürburgring – the fastest time ever achieved by a four-door production sedan.

With the all-new 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio, Alfa Romeo took on the challenge to create a mix of high performance, capability and design. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio is the fastest SUV in the world with a Nürburgring lap time of 7:51.7 and boasts a best-in-class 0-60 mph time of 3.6 seconds.