THERE'S been an all-new BMW 3 Series that has subsequently been updated since the Alfa Romeo Giulia went on sale back in 2016. And while the Giulia has been treated to a few updates here and there, these are arguably the biggest yet. But this new-for-2023 car is still based on the same Giorgio platform, and still uses the Italian firm's raspy 276bhp 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine in this Competizione model (the trim dictates the powertrain in the Giulia line-up). It's linked to an eight-speed automatic gearbox that drives all four wheels as part of Alfa's Q4 system on the example we're driving. But we'll only get the rear-drive car in the UK, and the figures we quote in our spec panel (right) are for that model.
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