The world debut of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta will be crowned by the reveal of the ultimate version of Alfa Romeo’s newest model, the 173 kW Alfa Romeo Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde at this Geneva International Motor Show next week (2 March 2010).

Set to arrive in Australia at the end of 2010, the Giulietta marks not just the rebirth of a classic Alfa Romeo name, but also the model chosen to celebrate Alfa Romeo’s 100^th birthday.

A new architecture to enhance road holding and agility in total comfort and safety

The new compact Alfa Romeo has been designed to appeal to customers looking for a distinctive saloon providing excellent levels of comfort and the best possible dynamic performance.

The Giulietta introduces an entirely new platform - referred to as "compact" - designed to satisfy the most demanding customers in terms of road-holding, agility and safety. It ensures both exceptional dynamic performance and high comfort levels, thanks to the refined technical solutions employed for the suspension, a new-generation steering system, a light and rigid structure created from materials such as aluminium and high-strength steels and avant-garde manufacturing techniques.

This new architecture will allow the Giulietta to accommodate the needs of all customers in this category, teaming on-board comfort with functional interiors and boot, with the typical dynamic qualities of every Alfa Romeo.

Driving satisfaction and comfort can be adapted to meet every customer's specific needs thanks to the Alfa DNA selector, a device that customises the vehicle's behaviour to suit different road conditions and driving styles. The new architecture of the Alfa Giulietta was in fact designed to integrate the vehicle's different systems and exploit them to the full, thus emphasising the three set-up functions (Dynamic, Normal and All Weather) available through the Alfa DNA selector. This device, fitted as standard on the entire range of the new model, is designed to modify the operating parameters of the engine, gearbox, steering system and Q2 electronic differential, in addition to the behaviour logic of the Vehicle Dynamic Control system (VDC). Full details of the prices and specification of the Australian variants of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta will be announced when it goes on sale at the end of 2010.