Would you like to hear about a luxury SUV with gobs of horsepower? What’s that you say, you’ve seen plenty of them and they are impressive – but so darn expensive. I agree on both items: there is a lot of competition for the 2024 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrofoglio I recently tested, and those ramped-up SUV prices are rarely less than six figures. It doesn’t matter where you look, whether it’s Jaguar, BMW or Mercedes-Benz, 0-60 mph can be had in 3.
5 seconds or less IF you are willing to pay for it. While the current Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrofoglio is no value-priced luxury vehicle, landing at $7K less than the six-figure competition, it has a lot of performance and a very distinct Italian aesthetic. The heartbeat of the Stelvio Quad is its 2.
9-liter twin-turbocharged V6. Pushing out a potential 505 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque, my tester easily hit the promised 60 mph in less than 3.6 seconds.
Look for an 8-speed automatic handling all of the wheels on the Quad. Perhaps the coolest part of the whole high-performance SUV experience is the elevated seating position that, for me, adds a nuanced element of enjoyment (not to mention visibility). This is the last version of the Stelvio for the gas-engine crowd.
Looks like EV-power (like so many) is going to be the “only select” option on the future menu. Years from now when the EV is the standard (and its hammering torque the bar), we can reminisce about the old gas-powered performance experience – and this S.