2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio

摘要

Alfa Romeo's Giulia sedan winning our Car of the Year was a huge deal, but let's not forget that the base 2.0-liter turbo Stelvio crossover was a top finisher in our SUV of the Year testing, as well. And that was without a high-performance Quadrifoglio version in its SUV fleet.Well, that wait for the stonking Stelvio is over. One might jump to the conclusion that the Stelvio Quadrifoglio, by virtue of ditching the 280-hp I-4 in favor of a 505-hp 2.9-liter twin-turbo V-6, ought to be one great SUV, right?The engine certainly doesn't hurt. In addition to the 505 Italian stallions, the Stelvio Q4 comes packing 443 lb-ft of torque, available from 2,500 to 5,500 rpm. The Quadrifoglio also sports a beefed-up version of the ZF eight-speed automatic transmission featuring an all-wheel-drive transfer case and massive column-mounted aluminum paddles. The computers-known as Chassis Domain Control in Alfaspeak-can vary the torque split as needed:100 percent of the twisting force can be diverted to the rear wheels or up to 60 percent of the torque to the fronts. There's also a torque-vectoring rear axle, which can overdrive either outside rear tire by 50 percent.