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2017. -
E - Luxury car
sedan, 4 door
4 x 4
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2016. - 2022.
D - Large family car
sedan, 4 door
4 x 4

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Dimensons & Outlines

4862 mm
1871 mm
1450 mm
563 liters
563 liters
66 liters
Length
Width
Height
Boot (min)
Boot (max)
Fuel tank
4643 mm
1860 mm
1436 mm
480 liters
480 liters
52 liters
2017 Volkswagen Arteon
2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia

Engine

Volkswagen
2.0 TDI CUAA
Diesel
4 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Bi-Turbo
1968 cc
240 hp
500 Nm
Engine
Fuel
Configuration
Aspiration
Displacement
Power
Torque
FIAT / Chrysler
2.2 mJet II 210
Diesel
4 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Turbo
2143 cc
210 hp
470 Nm

Performance (manual gearbox)

 
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Performance (automatic gearbox)

dual clutch - 7 gears
1828 kg
6.5 s
245 km/h
7.1 l/100km
5.1 l/100km
5.9 l/100km
152 g/km
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Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
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automatic - 8 gears
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6.4 s
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Expenses

24000 EUR
Price from
14900 EUR

Virtual Adviser's™ opinion

Overview

We are here considering two somewhat similar cars, but we can't deny some of the obvious differences. For a start, they are not even classified under the same segment, with the Volkswagen being a luxury car and the Alfa Romeo representing large family car vehicle class. The first one has a Volkswagen-engineered powertrain under the hood, a 4-cylinder, 16-valves 240hp unit, while the other one gets its power and torque from a 4-cylinder, 16-valves 210hp engine designed by FIAT.

Safety

A starting point here would be to take a look at the results from European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) tests which were performed on both of the cars, with the same number of safety stars gained in the process. Still, apart from the official crash test results there are other things we need to be aware of. The first vehicle is a luxury car and that gives it a marginal advantage over the large family car competitor, at least that's what statistics show.

Reliability

I don't like generalizing things when it comes to reliability, although it does seem that Volkswagen as a brand displays somewhat better results, all the models observed together. That's the official data, while our visitors describe reliability of Volkswagen, as well as Alfa Romeo, with the same average rating of 4.2 out of 5. Independent research findings rank Arteon as average reliability-wise, and Giulia is more or less at the same level.Above it all, drivers of cars with the same engine as the German car rank it on average as 5.0, while the one under the competitor's bonnet gets 4.5 out of 5.

Performance & Fuel economy

Alfa Romeo is a bit more agile, reaching 100km/h in 0.1 seconds less than its competitor. Still, it lacks the power to win the top speed competition, topping at kilometers per hour, 245km/h less than the other car. When it comes to fuel economy an obvious choice would be the Italian car, averaging around 0 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (INF mpg), in combined cycle. That's INF% difference compared to the German car!


Verdict

Volkswagen appears just a bit more reliable, although the difference is truly marginal. The most important thing when deciding between any two vehicles should always be safety, both passive and active. In my opinion, everything taken into account, the German car offers slightly better overall protection and takes the lead. From there things take a different direction, with Alfa Romeo offering somewhat better performance, just enough to call it quicker. To make things even better, it consumps less fuel! All together, there's not much more to say, in this case I wouldn't even consider anything but Alfa Romeo. Anyway, that's the most objective conclusion I could've came up with and it's based solely on the information found on this website. Aspects such as design, practicality, brand value and driving experience are there for you to measure them out. I suggest you spend two more minutes in order to find out which car, based on your needs and budget, would be picked by the virtual adviser, out of 12.000+ vehicles we currently have in our database.

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